About the Committee

The Teaching & Mentoring Effectiveness Committee (TMEC) brings together faculty and academic leaders from across Duke Kunshan University to guide the development of a shared framework for teaching and mentoring effectiveness.

The committee’s work is grounded in DKU’s distinctive educational context and informed by faculty perspectives, educational research, and established frameworks for effective teaching, mentoring, and advising.

Committee Members (2025-2026)

Floyd Beckford (co-Chair): Chair of the Faculty Assembly, NAS faculty

Ying Xiong (co-Chair): Assistant Vice Provost for DKU Learning Innovation and Assessment

Bill Parsons, Dean of Undergraduate Curricular and Academic A airs

Changcheng Zheng, Associate Chair for Natural and Applied Sciences

Gergely Horvath, Division Chair for Social Sciences

Haiyan Zhou, Director of Center for Teaching and Learning

Junyi Li, Chair of Teaching and Advising Committee, LCC faculty

Lingling Wang, Registrar and Dean of Academic Services

Victoria Yang, Institutional Research Analyst III, Office of Assessment

Yitzhak Lewis, Faculty Coordinator for Academic Strategies and Learning Innovation, AH faculty