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John Adkins,
Dept. Chair Click here for Student/Faculty images MFA: Studio Art, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee After teaching drawing, painting, design, and computer aided design in Tennessee, Mississippi and Illinois, for the last six years, Professor Adkins, whose works have been exhibited throughout the country including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta, decided to find new challenges at Miami Dade College. Professor Adkins has been with the Miami Dade College family since 2005. Courses Taught:
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Jennifer Basile, Assistant Professor Click here for Student/Faculty images MFA: Southern Illinois University,
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Angela Bustamante, Director of Visual Resources Center Click for the MIFF 2004 awards brunch MFA: Sculpture/Painting, Computer Art, Film & Video, Columbia University, NYC, New
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Tony Chirinos,
Assistant Instructor MFA: Columbia University, New York,
New York Tony Chirinos he has been teaching photography since 2003. Trained as a Bio-medical photographer in 1985 at Miami Children’s Hospital. In 1989, Mr. Chirinos created the Medical photography department at Baptist Health Systems in which he worked as the Director until his departure in 2001. Mr. Chirinos has exhibited his Photographs in New York, California, Miami and Bogota, Colombia. He is also is in the advisory board at the Center for the Photographic Arts in Miami, Florida. Courses Taught:
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John Frazier,
Instructor BA: Chemistry and African Studies, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY John Frazier strongly encourages students to get involved in community and global issues. Professor Frazier has traveled the world working with diverse populations and helping people educate their youth, including the Baka Pygmies of Central Africa, Ibo of Nigeria, Sudanese refugees in Chad and Kenya, Rwandan orphans in Kenya, Vodou practitioners in Haiti, and Mexican street artists. To date, Professor Frazier’s educational programs and curriculum, have served 1.5 million children, 43,000 teachers, 15,000 refugees, and 500 collegiate faculty. As a leader in innovative pedagogical approaches, Frazier has received numerous awards, including four American Museum Association excellence awards, three “Best Practices in Education” awards, and curriculum-writing awards from the U.S. Department of Education, Illinois State Board of Education, Indiana State Board of Education, United Nations, UNICEF, British Arts Council, and National Board of Multicultural Education. Courses Taught:
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Alberto Meza, Professor, Senior Click here for Student/Faculty images MFA: Northern
Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois Alberto Meza, a native of Chile, coming from a family long involved in the arts he started his higher education as a law student at the University of Chile, later, obtained a degree in literature. On his way to become a lawyer, however, Meza attended night art classes at the Santiago Museum of Fine Arts. Professor Meza, the Frances Wolfson Endowed Teaching Chair of Excellence in Arts and Carnegie/Case 2003 Florida Professor of the year, received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Syracuse University, and an MFA degree from Northern Illinois University. Since 1996, Meza is a Professor of Fine Arts at the MDC Kendall Campus Arts and Philosophy Department. Courses Taught:
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Yomarie Silva, Instructor BFA: Painting & Sculpture, Florida International University, Miami, FL Yomarie Silva has exhibited consistently in the Southeast, showcasing her biomorphic sculptural forms. Recently, she was an Artist-in-Residence at the Deering Estate in Miami, Florida. There she completed a body of work about arachnids & fauna which was exhibited at the Estate. Courses Taught:
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Dr. Charles Fink, Professor PhD: Philosophy, University of Miami, Florida Courses Taught:
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Dr. Amy Lund, Assistant Professor PhD: Philosophy, University of New
Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Amy is a native of the Midwest, born in Chicago and raised in Minnesota. She attended college at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, where she studied Philosophy, English, and Cognitive Science. She went on to complete her MA and PhD at the University of New Mexico. Her areas of specialization include Philosophy of Art, Kant, and the nature of human judgment. Areas of competency include Continental philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy, and Feminist Philosophy. Amy moved to Florida two years ago, and has now been through 6 hurricanes. Courses Taught:
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Allen McPhee, Professor MA: Philosophy,
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Courses Taught:
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Mark Neunder, Professor PhD: Philosophy, University of
Miami, Miami, Florida Dr. Mark Neunder received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Miami in 2001, for a dissertation on the ethics of genetic engineering. Material from this study was published as “Can Genetic Enhancement Be Obligatory? Four Arguments” in the Journal of Philosophical Research. His interests include applied ethics, ancient philosophy, skepticism, argumentation theory, rhetoric, and the philosophy of religion. Courses Taught:
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