Padrón Campus

Live as if you were to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Ghandi

From writing to art, ethics to communication, the CAP department at Padrón Campus manages all of the General Education courses in Communication, Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, Art, Religion, Humanities and Philosophy. 

Our faculty—regardless of discipline—find ways to engage your curiosity about the world and develop your critical thinking.  With each course you will become more and more engaged in experiencing, questioning and changing the world around you.  Our faculty and staff love the richness of our student body and welcome working with students from diverse parts of the world and from different neighborhoods in Miami. 

Opportunities on campus:

• Join Urbana, our highly awarded literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and photography.  Contact advisors Omar Figueras (ofiguera@mdc.edu) or Emily Sendin (esendin@mdc.edu) if you would like to join.  Open to all students;
• Take GSEL designated courses that help you develop your understanding of how best to create a more sustainable and resilient world while taking all of your required, general education courses.  View our full listing of current GSEL courses. The campus offers many clubs, field trips and service opportunities that develop your civic engagement and understanding of earth ethics;
• Look for our many blended courses that offer an option to meet face-to-face one day a week and complete the rest online.

Course Listing

Below is a current list of courses taught at this campus. Gordon Rule courses are designated with GW. Every student needs 24 credits of GW courses to graduate. View this page for more information regarding Gordon Rule.

CRW2001	Creative Writing
CRW2002	Creative Writing
ENC1101	English Composition 1 (GW)
ENC1102	English Composition 2 (GW)
LIT2480	Issues in Literature and Culture (GW)
LIT2000	Intro to Literature (GW)
SPC1017	Fundamental of Speech Communication (GW)
SPC2608	Intro to Public Speaking
ARH1000	Art Appreciation
ARH2740	Cinema Appreciation (GW)
THE2000	Theater Appreciation (GW Spring Only)
HUM1020	Humanities
REL2300	World Religions (Fall only)
PHI1010	Introduction to Philosophy (GW)
PHI2604	Critical Thinking and Ethics (GW)
PHI2070	Intro to Eastern Philosophy (Fall only)
MMC2000	Intro to Mass Communication
MUL1010	Music Appreciation
MUL2380	Jazz and Popular Music in America (GW)

Faculty Directory

Name	Email	Telephone	Office
Glenda Phipps, Chairperson		305-237-6049	1310
Omar Figueras, Instructor Composition, Literature & Urbana Advisor		305-237-6187	1349
Tricia Foster, Instructor Composition and Literature		305-237-6226	1342-02
Alicia Garcia, Instructor Composition and Literature		305-237-6221	1359
Oscar Gonzalez, Instructor Composition & Literature		305-237-6826	1346
Liza Greenberg, Associate Professor Composition & Literature (GSEL Certified)		305-237-6081	1322
Volrick Higgs, Instructor Communication		305-237-6804	1372
Albert Lenel, Associate Professor Philosophy (GSEL Certified)		305-237-6498	1316
Janea Judge-Hemans		305-237-6027	1371
Jacquelyn Loftus, Associate Professor Humanities & Religion		305-237-6321	1334
Matthew Sang, Assistant Professor Philosophy		305-237-6015	1358
Jake Guyton Instructor		305-237-6561	1367
Adam Gonzalez Instructor		305-237-6296	1368
Jose Sebastian Terneus, Assistant Professor English and Literature		305-237-6010	1342-01
Maria Thevenot		305-237-8185	1357