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UVI Carnival Notes ... UVI Troupes to March The UVI community is encouraged to support the University's entries in St. Thomas' 2008 Carnival Children's and Adult's parades. The Children's Parade is slated for Friday, April 25. Yvonne Phillips of UVI's Cooperative Extension Service is the parade's Grand Marshal. The Adult's Parade is set for Saturday, April 26. A web site featuring the 2008 costumes and other troupe details for the UVI troupe is available from the UVI home page - www.uvi.edu - and from this link : carnival.uvi.edu. 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. New & Updated Items posted April 24, 2008 Volunteers Sought for V.I. Study Volunteers are needed in the Virgin Islands to participate in a research study looking at the health status of African American and Afro Caribbean women and at their access to health care services. The study, which seeks to involve 200 women in the territory, is being conducted by the Caribbean Exploratory Research Center in the Division of Nursing at the University of the Virgin Islands. For details, call 693-1212. A news release is available from the UVI web site - http://www.uvi.edu -and from this direct link. St. Croix Class of 2008 The final general meeting for UVI's St. Croix campus class of 2008 is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, in the Cafetorium. The agenda includes discussion of the upcoming Baccalaureate Service on May 4 and Class Night on May 9. Class members with questions or concerns can contact Class President Andres E. Velazquez at 277-7852 or send email to mannyfl84@yahoo.com. PRAXIS Exam Offered April 26 The PRAXIS Exam for teacher certification will be administered from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in the Sports and Fitness Center on UVI's St. Thomas campus. For details, call 693-1462. Spring Semester Classes End April 24; Today (Thursday, April 24) is the last day for classes for UVI's 2008 spring semester. Exams are scheduled from April 28 through May 4. Clarke, Bailey and Jackson Aquanette Clarke and Robert Bailey won the spring 2008 semester mixed doubles bowling title scoring a total of 256 pins. Clarke also won the women's title with 134 pins, while Andrew Jackson won the men's title with 128 pins. Thirty-six persons participated in this year's intramural tournament, making it the biggest event since bowling became a UVI intramural sport. Top finishers were: Mixed Division: 1 - Clarke/Bailey (256), 2 - Shaniqua/Dylan (243), 3 - Barnes/Jones (238), 4 - King/Jackson (237). Women's Division: 1 - Clarke (134 ), 2 - Shaniqua (130), 3 - Barnes (129), 4 - Tittle (127). Men's Division: 1 - Jackson (128), 2 - Bailey (122), 3 - Jelani (116), 4 - Dylan (113). Joseph and Bailey Win Kelly-Ann Joseph and Robert Bailey went undefeated, winning 66 points, in taking the spring 2008 semester mixed doubles tennis title. Seven teams participated in this year's event played on UVI's St. Croix campus tennis courts. Final results: 1 - Joseph/Bailey (66), 2 - Simmonds/Simmonds (63), 3 - Orr/Doward (58), 4 - Little/Harriet (48), 5 - (tie) Mizejewski/Garcia (44) and Tyson/Royer (44), 7. Manso-Basal/Chism (43). UVI Staff Council to Elect New Officers; 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 and 24. 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. UVI Staff Council Posts Web Site A new web site has been developed for the UVI Staff Council. It includes links to the schedule of upcoming meetings, meeting agendas and minutes, and the organization's by-laws. The site will also be used to host information on proposals affecting UVI staff members and responses from the UVISC to those proposals. The site is available from this link - http://www.keularts.com/SC/. It can also be accessed from several places on the UVI home page - www.uvi.edu - including the "Other UVI Sites" menu and the "Site Index" and "Staff/Students" button. Other Current Items ... 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. 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. |
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Other Current Items (Cont.) ... '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. 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. 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. 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. SBDC Notes ... Small Business Week 2008 UVI's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will coordinate this year's annual Small Business Week activities from May 19 through 23. The week is designed to promote entrepreneurship and small business training opportunities. The week will be highlighted by Small Business Week awards ceremonies set for May 22 on St. Croix and for May 23 for the St. Thomas/St. John awards. For more information, contact the SBDC St. Thomas/St. John office at Nisky Center at 776-3206 or the SBDC St. Croix office in Sunshine Mall at 692-5270. Details are also available at the SBDC web site - http://www.sbdcvi.org/. SBDC to Offer Free Seminar UVI's Small Business Development Center will conduct a free seminar on Small Business Administration (SBA) program offerings including the Community Express Loan Program from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, on St. Thomas. The session, which will take place at the SBDC's Nisky Center Training Facility, will be presented by Carl Christensen, branch manager of the SBA in the Virgin Islands. Community Express, no collateral loans from $5,000 to $50,000 are available. For details or to pre-register (which is required) call 776-3206. CELL Notes ... Taxi and Tour Certification A six-week Taxi and Tour Certification program designed to equip tourism professionals with skills to actively engage guests in the language, history and culture of the Virgin Islands will be offered beginning May 1 on St. Thomas. Program meetings are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, through June 5. Topics such as customer service, V.I. history and culture, points of interest and presentation skills will be covered. The training costs $250 and includes materials. To receive certification, students must pass a 100-question exam and demonstrate their presentation skills. The program was developed by the UVI's Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (CELL) Center and is endorsed by the USVI Hotel and Tourism Association and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. To register, call the UVICELL Center at 693-1100 or visit http://cell.uvi.edu. Management Skills Workshop The fourth in a 10-part series of management skills workshops will be offered by UVI's Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (CELL) Center from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, on St. Thomas and St. Croix. The series is designed to help managers develop and refine the skills needed to manage the workforce more effectively. The workshop is titled "Performance Appraisals: Strategies for Success." It will focus on extablishing standards of performance and effectively managing the process. The St. Croix venu is the Joseph A. Simpson Building, #23A Hospital Street in Frederiksted. On St. Thomas, the workshop will be held at the CELL Center on UVI campus. The workshops are being held in collaboration with the American Management Association (AMA). Participants who complete six of the workshops can obtain a Certificate in Management Skills in the Workplace from the University of the Virgin Islands and the AMA. For details or to register, call 693-1100 or visit UVICELL on-line at http://cell.uvi.edu. |
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