Fall 1984: Faculty Fellow,
Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton, NJ
1997-98: Mid-Career Fellowship,
Princeton University
Professor of
Mathematics, Union County College, Cranford, NJ.
Chairperson on Mathematics
Department, 1993-97.
B.A. Cum Laude with Departmental Honors, Mathematics, Saint Peter’s
College, Jersey City, NJ.
M.S., Mathematics, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
M.A., Mathematics, Fordham University, Bronx, NY
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Mathematical Association of America, NJ Section: Chair-Elect, Chair,
Past-Chair, 1978-82; Secretary, 1977; Director of the Speakers’ Bureau,
1980-84. Vice-Chair for Two-Year Colleges, 1996-97. Vice-Chair for Speakers
(Program Chair), 1997-98.
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges: Chair,
Convention Site Selection Committee, 1983-87. Member of the Delegate Assembly,
1986-88; Chair, Discrete Mathematics Subcommittee (Education Committee),
1988-90; Teaching Excellence Award Committee, 1999-2001,
2001-2003; Delegate Assembly, 2000-2002.Publicity
Chair, 2003-2005.
Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges of NJ: Vice President
for Program Development & President, 1981-83. President-Elect 1986-87;
President 1987-88. Project Director, NSF-funded Workshop in Discrete
Mathematics. President-Elect 1989-90; President 1990-91; Past-President,
1991-92. President-Elect, 1999-2000; President, 2000-01; Past President,
2001-2002.
American Association of University Professors, Union County College
Chapter, Recording Secretary, 1988-90.
American Association of University Women, Cranford Branch,
President, 1978-80.
Referee for College Mathematics Journal (MAA), also Media Reporter for
College Mathematics Journal, 1987-92.
Regional Editor, The Matyc Journal, 1976-80.
Also served on NJMATHNET, a Faculty Development and Mathematics Conference
Planning Committee sponsored by the NJ Dept. of Higher Education.
Member American Mathematical Society (AMS); Summit BPW (Business and
Professional Women’s Organization).
LECTURES GIVEN:
Mini-course on 6502 Microprocessor Machine Language, AMATYC
Convention, Memphis, 1985.
"Applications of Discrete Mathematics -- a Workshop sponsored by
MATYCNJ, funded by NSF": Report given, AMATYC Convention, Calgary, Oct.
1988.
"Enhancing Calculus Instruction with the HP-48", Calculators in
the Classroom Conference, NJMATHNET, March 6, 1992.
"Using the HP-48 to Enhance the Teaching of Calculus", NSF-UFE ODE
Workshop, Cornell Univ., May 29, 1992.
"TI-81 Graphics Calculator Workshop: Techniques and Applications",
Princeton High School, Feb. 18-19, 1993.
"HP-48: the Hand-Held Alternative to the Computer", Good Ideas in
Teaching Precalculus And . . . Conference, Rutgers University, March 19, 1993.
"Enhancing Precalculus and Calculus with Graphics Calculators",
NYSMATYC Annual Convention, April 24, 1993.
"Visualize the Possibilities: TI-82 Presentations", Rutgers, May
15, 1993.
HP-48 Graphing Calculator Workshop, Queensborough Community College, NY,
June 27, 1993.
"The HP-48 Supercalculator: Enhancing Calculus Instruction", AMTNJ
Annual Two-Day Meeting, Oct. 21, 1993.
"Enhancing Calculus Instruction with the HP-48 SuperCalculator",
MATYC-NJ Fall Meeting, Oct. 23, 1993.
"Enhancing Calculus Instruction with the HP-48 SuperCalculator",
AMATYC Annual Convention, Nov. 18, 1993.
"Using the HP-48 in Calculus", Good Ideas in Teaching Precalculus
And . . . Conference, Rutgers University, March 18, 1994.
NSF Workshop on Proposal Writing, Middlesex County College, April 15, 1994.
"Using the HP-48 Supercalculator to Enhance the Teaching of Precalculus
and Calculus", AMTNJ Regional Conference, Trenton State College, May 24,
1994.
"Introduction to the HP-48", Graphing Calculator and Computer
Conference, Jersey City State College, Oct. 22, 1994.
"An Application Using Graphing Calculators in Differential Equations",
International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Nov. 19,
1994.
NSF Grant Workshop on Calculator Usage, Union County College, Dec. 3, 1994.
"Intro. to TI-82 Graphing Calculator", In-service Day, Roselle
Park High School, Jan. 16, 1995.
TI-81-82 Workshop, Union County College, March 4, 1995.
HP-48 Workshop, Union County College, April 22, 1995.
In-Class Presentations and Faculty Workshops using TI-82, Trenton High
School, Jan. 18,1996.
‘Precalculus and the TI 82 -- a Focus on Graphing and Table Features",
MATYC-NJ Fall Meeting, Sept. 30, 1996.
TI-82 Workshop, St. Patrick’s High School, April-May, 1997.
Converge Minicourse, International Conference on Technology in
Collegiate Mathematics, Nov. 1997.
"Using the TI-82", Good Ideas in Teaching Precalculus And . . .
Conference, Rutgers University, March 20, 1998.
"Using Converge to Enhance Mathematics Presentations", Rutgers,
Mar. 20, 1998.
Co-organizer, "Reconnecting Two-Year College Faculty to the Research
Enterprise", May 18-19 and Nov. 20-21, 1998. Also member of Advisory Board for
NSF-funded grant for this two year continuing project. DIMACS (Center for
Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science), Rutgers University.
"Introduction to the TI-82", Association of Mathematics Teachers
of New Jersey, Annual Two-Day Meeting, October, 1998
"Enhancing Calculus Instruction with the HP-48", International
Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Nov. 19, 1998
Co-Organizer, "Reconnecting Two-Year College Faculty to the Research
Enterprise", May 22-23 and Oct.23-24, 1999. DIMACS (Center for Discrete
Mathematics and Computer Science), Rutgers University.
"Enhancing Calculus Instruction with the HP-48G", International
Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Nov. 5, 1999.
"Introduction to the TI-89", with Susan McLoughlin, ICTCM, Nov. 5,
1999.
"Advanced Topics on the HP-48G", ICTCM, Nov. 6, 1999.
"What is My Calculator Really Telling Me?", American Mathematics
Association of Two Year Colleges 25th Annual Conference, Nov. 18,
1999.
"Introduction to the TI82/83", Association of Mathematics Teachers
of New Jersey Annual Two Day Meeting, Dec. 4, 1999.
"Introduction to the TI-83", Association of Mathematics Teachers
of New Jersey Annual Two-Day Meeting, October 26, 2000.
"But My Calculator Said....", American Mathematics Association of
Two Year Colleges 26th Annual Converence, Nov.11, 2000.
"Introduction to the HP49G", International Conference on
Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Nov.17, 2000.
TI-83 Workshops at Elizabeth High School, June 5-14, 2001.
PUBLICATIONS:
"Leading Mathematics Education into the 21st Century", AMATYC News,
Fall 1990.
Media Highlights Reviews, The College Mathematics Journal, May,
1988; Sept. 1988; Jan. 1990; March 1990; Sept. 1990; March, 1991; May, 1991;
March, 1992.
"Selected Materials from a Calculator Enhanced Instruction Project by an
Expanded Consortium of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Educational Institutions",
UCC, 1994. E.Petsu, Co-author.
"What is My Calculator Really Telling Me?", New Jersey Mathematics
Teacher, Spring 2000.
GRANTS:
Project Director, "Calculus Outreach", funded by Union County College
Foundation, 1995-96.
Project Director, "Enhancing Mathematics Instruction Through Technology",
funded by Union County College Foundation, 1994-95.
Project Director, "Calculator Enhanced Instruction Project by an Expanded
Consortium of NJ and PA Educational Institutions", NSF-Funded Sept. 1992 -
February, 1995.
Project Director, "Calculator Enhanced Instruction Project by a Consortium
of New Jersey Community Colleges", NSF-funded, Sept. 1991 - August 1992.
Project Director, "Workshop on Applications of Discrete Mathematics",
NSF-funded for MATYCNJ in association with Union County College, May - Sept.
1988.
Project Director, MAA funded Speakers’ Bureau for NJ section of MAA,
1980-84.
Project Director, MAA funded Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum Survey,
for NJ section of MAA, 1980.