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UVI Carnival Notes ... Carnival Troupe Signup Deadline is April 23 UVI students, faculty, staff and friends have two days left to signup to become members of the University's 2008 Festival troupe. Wednesday, April 23, is the new deadline to join. A web site featuring the 2008 costumes and other troupe details is available from the UVI home page - www.uvi.edu - and from this link : carnival.uvi.edu. Costumes cost $150 for students, $170 for faculty and staff, and $180 for others. On St. Croix, students are offered a $150 package that includes the cost of the costume, round-trip transportation and lodging. Space in the St. Croix program is limited. Interested individuals can sign up by calling Liza Margolis at 693-1053 or Sean Georges at 693-1112 on St. Thomas, or Hedda Finch-Simpson at 692-4228 on St. Croix. UVI's 2008 theme is "Aquatic Escape - Coral Reefs ... A Learning Environment." The troupe will consist of five sections - mermaids, turtles and coral reefs for women, and sea horses and stingrays for men. The Carnival's adults parade is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. CES Employee to be Grand Marshal UVI's Cooperative Extension Service extends congratulations to employee Yvonne Phillips who has been named the Grand Marshal for the Children's Carnival Parade that will be held on Friday, April 25. CES Director Kwame Garcia, Sr., congratulated Phillips and encouraged the entire University community to attend the parade and support the 4-H youth Carnival Troupe. Two Hours of Administrative Leave UVI President Dr. LaVerne E. Ragster has authorized up to two hours of administrative leave for all employees who wish to attend the Cultural Fair activity of Carnival 2008 at Emancipation Garden on Wednesday, April 23. To maintain adequate departmental coverage, all employees are asked to obtain prior approval for this leave from their respective supervisors. UVI Carnival Recess Set April 25-26 The University of the Virgin Islands will be closed for Carnival Recess on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26. Reichhold to Host J'ouvert Warm-up Jam A j'ouvert warm-up jam featuring Trinidad Road March King Machel Montano will be held in UVI's Reichhold Center for the Arts at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23. Soca queen Patrice Roberts and the Virgin Islands' Jam Tyme and Bouncers Band will also perform. Admission is $35 in advance (more at the door). A news release is available from the UVI home page - www.uvi.edu - or from this direct link. New & Updated Items posted April 21, 2008 Spring Semester Classes End April 24; Thursday, April 24, is the last day for classes for the 2008 spring semester. Exams are scheduled from April 28 through May 4. UVI Staff Council General Meeting The University of the Virgin Islands Staff Council (UVISC) will conduct its next general meeting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22. An agenda for the one-hour meeting has been posted in the Archive section UVI Announcements page - announce.uvi.edu - or from this direct UVISC Agenda link. The session will be videoconferenced between Chase Auditorium (B-110) on St. Thomas and Evans Center room 401 on St. Croix. UVI Staff Council Begins The UVI Staff Council (UVISC) has begun the process of electing Staff Council officers for the next year. The first round of nomination forms were distributed with paychecks on April 17. Additional froms will go out with paychecks distributed this week. Special boxes in which to place completed forms will be available in the Library, Physical Plant and Business Office on St. Croix and in the Administration and Conference Center on St. Thomas. The deadline to submit nominations is May 1, 2008. Shared Governance Initiative Posted Additional information about UVI's ongoing initiative on shared governance is now available from the Shared Governance section of the UVI Announcements web page - http://announce.uvi.edu. (This "Intranet" page and the links featured below are only available from computers connected to the UVI network.) Included are:
All university personnel are encouraged to review all documents and respond with comments or suggestions by April 30 to Stevie Henry at shenry@uvi.edu or Haldane Davies at hdavies@uvi.edu. President Ragster has also announced that two, town-hall-type meetings on shared governance - on the St. Thomas campus and one on the St. Croix campus - will take place the week of May 5-9. UVI Student's Opinion Piece Congratulations to UVI student Miriam Welderufael, whose opinion piece written for the student newspaper UVI Voice has been picked up by the Black College Wire service for national distribution. She is the newspaper's St. Croix campus managing editor. Welderufael's comments can be read at this Black College Wire link or in the opinion section of the UVI VOICE online. UVI Honors Employees' Service; Congratulations to all UVI employees honored in service awards ceremonies on April 17 and 18. The programs included the presentation of service, perfect attendance and 2007 Performance Incentive Program awards. Recent retirees were also recognized. Each ceremony concluded with the naming of employees of the year - Public Relations Specialist Gary Metz on the St. Thomas campus and Academic Affairs Program Specialist Francisca Barry on the St. Croix campus. Click here for lists of those honored - St. Thomas campus | St. Croix campus. 'No Shows' on Seaborne Airline The University community is advised that Seaborne Airlines is now enforcing its "no show" policy. That policy is as follows: Reservations using Seaborne Corporate ticket (University bulk tickets) can be cancelled without penalties up to one (1) hour prior to flight time. If passengers fail to show for a booked flight, the applicable account (at UVI) will be charged for one Seaborne Corporate fare. Corporate travelers will be charged the full corporate rate for each "no show" plus have the return flight cancelled. The Business Services Office on St. Croix and the Purchasing Office on St. Thomas will pass the cost of a cancellation on to the appropriate department. Persons traveling on University business who have a change of plans are strongly encouraged to contact Seaborne Airlines to avoid these additional fees. Please contact the Business Services Office on St. Croix at extension 4167 or the Purchasing Office on St. Thomas at extension 1480 for additional information. AES to Sponsor Two Seminars UVI's Agricultural Experiment Station will sponsor two seminars on St. Croix as part of the interview process to fill the position of research assistant professor of horticulture. Faculty, staff, students and members of the Virgin Islands farming community are invited to attend. The first seminar - titled: Suggested Research Topics for Horticulture in the Virgin Islands - will be presented by Dr. Lawrence Lewis, former V.I. Commissioner of Agriculture. It is scheduled for 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, April 28, in room 133 of UVI's Research and Extension Center. The second seminar - titled: Nutrient Management in Horticultural Crops - will feature Dr. Brandon Smith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee. It is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, in room 133 of the Research and Extension Center. For details, call Dr. James Rakocy at 692-4031 or Yvonne Horton at 692-4020. |
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Other Current Items ... SGA Elections Scheduled in April Student Government Association (SGA) elections are slated for April 21 and 22 on the St. Thomas campus and for April 22 on the St. Croix campus. (Note the St. Thomas campus election was originally slated for April 15 and 16.) Students on each campus will vote for a president, vice president, secretary and three student senators for the sophomore, junior and senior classes. The deadline to apply to run for an office has passed on St. Thomas. For more information contact Junie Violenes at 693-1111. The deadline to submit a petition to be an SGA candidate on St. Croix is April 16. For details, contact Hedda Finch-Simpson at 692-4228. Film, Speak Out to Mark National UVI students on the St. Croix campus are encouraged to attend a National Sexual Assault Awareness Month film presentation and speakout titled "No Means No" at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, in the UVI Cafetorium. The event is presented by the Women's Coalition in conjunction with the UVI offices of Student Activities and Health Services. For details, contact Hedda Finch-Simpson at 692-4228. Next Student Trustee Election UVI students will elect the next student representative to the UVI Board of Trustees in balloting scheduled for Tuesday, April 22. The vote will take place on both campuses, with the student trustee candidates to come from the St. Croix campus. The student trustee position alternates each year between campuses. The current student trustee for 2007-2008 is St. Thomas campus student Dwayne Petersen. The next student trustee will begin service on the UVI Board of Trustees during the upcoming fall semester. Environmental Club Plans Earth Day UVI's Environmental and Marine Science Club on St. Croix plans to mark Earth Day 2008 - Tuesday, April 22 - by calling attention to the amount of Styrofoam and plastic trash generated on campus. On Earth Day, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., members of the UVI community who bring in re-usable cups, plates or tableware to use in lieu of Styrofoam or plastic products, will receive free baked goods from the Cafetorium. For details, contact Emily Tyner at 692.4144. Graduation Ball for 2008 Graduates The annual Graduation Ball for prospective 2008 graduates (Associates, Bachelors and Masters) on UVI's St. Thomas campus will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Resort. Tickets are $60 and are available at VI Bridal & Tuxedo - Tutu Park Mall, Modern Music - Havensight, Max Mart - Nisky Center and at the UVI Bookstore. A $5 discount is available for students with an I.D. There is also an early bird special rate of $45 available for 10 days beginning Wednesday, April 9. For details on this and other class of 2008 events call 693-1111 or send email to myideasforclass2008@yahoo.com. Graduation Wishes Available Individuals who want to send a special "Graduation Wish" to a student worker, advisee, co-worker, friend or organization member who is graduating this year on UVI's St. Thomas campus can do so in a special Graduation Ball Booklet being compiled by the Student Activities Office. Depending on size, "wishes" cost from $5 to $35. The deadline to submit a "wish" is Wednesday, April 30. The Graduation Ball is scheduled for May 11. More information and a submission form are available at this "Graduation Wish" link. Details are also available by calling the Student Activities Office at 693-1111. Ongoing Items ... Summer Session Dates, Fall Semester Dates and detailed registration information on UVI's two 2008 summer sessions, as well as for the upcoming fall semester are available on the UVI web site. UVI's Summer Session I is scheduled for May 19 through June 23. Summer Session II will run from June 25 through Aug. 1. UVI's fall semester classes begin on Aug. 18 and end on Dec. 3. Direct links to this information is available from the Academics link and the BUCSS - Banner Utilization Central for Self Service - button on the UVI home page: www.uvi.edu. Online registration for both summer sessions and the fall semester began on March 17. Students must confer with advisors on course selection and obtain personal information numbers before they can register online. Microsoft Office 2007 UVI's Information Technology Services has announced that it is ready to install Office 2007, on a voluntary basis, on faculty and staff computers. Interested individuals should submit requests for an Office 2007 upgrade to Suzanne Darrow at sdarrow@uvi.edu. DVD and face-to-face training will be offered, with the first round of face-to-face training sessions beginning the weeks of April 28 on St. Thomas and May 5 on St. Croix. More training sessions will be offered in the future. Information on computer requirements and other details was distributed to faculty and staff via email on April 8. Young People Sought for Reichhold's UVI's Reichhold Center for the Arts is accepting applications for its 2008 Youth Moviemaking Workshop. The workshop starts Monday, June 23. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 30. Applications are available at the Reichhold Center's office at 693-1550 or via email from ffenton@uvi.edu. For more information on the Youth Moviemaking Workshop visit Reichhold Center's website at www.reichholdcenter.com. A news release is available from the UVI home page - www.uvi.edu - or this direct link. Rotary Offering Scholarship Rotary of St. Thomas is presenting students in their first or second year of study at UVI with the opportunity to compete for an ambassadorial scholarship for international studies. The scholarship is valued at $23,000 per year. Please call Ardrina Scott Elliott at 693-1040 or Yegin Habtes at 693-1323 for additional information. Volunteers Sought for Study African American and Afro Caribbean women who are 40 or older are being sought for participation in a study on health status and health practices by the Caribbean Exploratory Research Center in the Division of Nursing at the University of the Virgin Islands. The study will begin with one-hour, face-to-face interviews with a nurse researcher. Some participants will be randomly selected for inclusion in two-hour focus group sessions. The Caribbean Exploratory Research Center is funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. For details, call 693-1212. CELL Notes ... UVI-CELL Schedules One-Day The University of the Virgin Islands' Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (UVI-CELL) Center will hold a one-day workshop for individuals interested becoming proficient in Microsoft Access. This hands-on workshop will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, on UVI's St. Croix campus. The workshop will provide valuable tools to create custom database solutions and organize data. Participants will learn to structure databases, create reports, enter, retrieve and sort data, and much more. For details or to register, call 693-1100 or visit UVI-CELL online at cell.uvi.edu. |
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