Faculty & Staff

VPA 193 Voice & Diction

(Formerly VPA 3614) 3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisite: ESL 25 or ESL 82/84 or higher Co-requisite: ESL 35 or ESL 86/88 or higher, ESL 91 or higher or ENG 10 or higher The student will take a speech diagnostic test at the beginning of the course, and through individual and group exercises, demonstrate measurable improvement in speech production, diction, and pronunciation.

VPA 281 Acting II

(Formerly VPA 206) 3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisite: VPA 3598 - Acting I This course further develops the basic principles mastered in Acting I. The student will learn a diversity of exercises and improvisational work to expand the imagination and stimulate the instruments—an actor’s body and mind—by increasing sensorial awareness, enabling each student to make specific and clear choices in becoming a truthful character on the stage. The emphasis will be on characterization through monologues and scene work.

VPA 282 Movement for the Actor II

(Formerly VPA 207) 3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisite: VPA 107 Co-requisite: None This course continues the work introduced in Movement for the Actor I. The student will be further challenged in a diversity of movement influences; methods and trainings will be used to help the student connect physically, emotionally, and mentally with the challenges of the dramatic text and the development of a character. The student will become familiar with different theories as well as with application of various methods.

VPA 292 Advanced Public Speaking

(Formerly VPA 3616) 3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisite: COM 110 Co-requisite: ENG 100 or higher or ESL 91 or higher The student will organize and deliver informative and persuasive speeches at an advanced level. Topics will be appropriate to academic and career situations. Students will deliver speeches from a lectern using a microphone. Selected exercises will be audio and video taped. Students will engage in analysis and criticism of the content and delivery of the speeches. Problem-solving exercises will be included. HUMANITIES ► FACULTY & STAFF

Ana Ozuna, Associate Professor, Chairperson & Coordinator Black Studies, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Juno Morrow, Assistant Professor & Coordinator Media Design Unit, B.A., M.F.A. Inmaculada Lara-Bonilla, Associate Professor & Coordinator Latin American & Caribbean Studies Unit (Secondary: Modern Languages Unit), B.A., M.A., Ph.D Humberto Ballesteros, Assistant Professor & Coordinator Modern Languages Unit, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Natasha Yannacañedo, Assistant Professor & Coordinator Visual and Performing Arts Unit, B.A., M.F.A. Thomas Beachdel, Assistant Professor & Unit Coordinator Humanities Unit, M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D. Alisa Roost, Professor, Visual and Performing Arts Unit, B.A., M.A., M. Phil, PhD Walter Rada, Associate Professor, Modern Languages Unit, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Jovonne Bickerstaff, Assistant Professor, Humanities Unit, B.S., B.S., M.Phil., M.A., Ph.D. Joseph Caravalho, Assistant Professor, Media Design Unit, B.A., MFA Thelma Ithier-Sterling, Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts Unit, B.M., M.M. Catherine Lewis, Associate Professor, Media Design Unit, B.A., MFA Andrew London, Lecturer, Media Design Unit, M.A. Angel Morales, Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts Unit, M.A. Simona Prives, Assistant Professor, Media Design Unit, B.A., M.F.A. Ian C. Scott, Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts Unit, B.A., M.F.A. Maria Subert, Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts Unit, PhD Victor M Torres-Vélez, Assistant Professor, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Unit,B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Emmanuel A. Velayos Larrabure, Assistant Professor, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Unit, PhD Marcelo D. Viana Neto, Assistant Professor, Media Design Unit, BFA., MFA Nicole Beth Wallenbrock, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Humanities Units B.A., M.Phil, PhD Weldon Williams, Assistant Professor, Black Studies Unit, B.A., J.D., Ph.D. Rafael Mejia, Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts Unit, B.A., M.A. Emmanuel Diaz, College Laboratory Technician, Music/Piano Laboratory Visual and Performing Arts Unit Marino A. Corniel, Senior College Laboratory Technician Media Design Unit, A.A.S., B.A.