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New & Updated Items - June 30, 2008 The University of the Virgin Islands will be closed on July 3 and July 4 in observance of Virgin Islands Emancipation Day and U.S. Independence Day, respectively. Summer Session II classes will resume and administrative offices will reopen on their regular schedules on Monday, July 7. ICMC Supports UVI's College The University of the Virgin Islands and International Capital and Management Company have formed a partnership in support of UVI's College Business Residency Program (CBRP). The CBRP is a three-week summer business education program for high school sophomores and juniors, which takes place on UVI's St. Thomas campus. At a reception on Friday, June 27, UVI President Dr. LaVerne E. Ragster welcomed Richard J. Stephenson, founder and chairman of International Capital and Management Company (ICMC). ICMC has made a $57,000 annual commitment to fund UVI's College Business Residency Program. A news release is available from the UVI home page - http://www.uvi.edu - or from this direct link. Email Reminder for UVI Students Student email addresses ending in .. @uvi.edu are no longer functional. Students are asked to update their Blackboard accounts with an email address of their choosing. Students may request a UVI student email account with Google Mail. Please contact the Help Desk to request an account or with additional questions and concerns, 693-1466 or send email to helpdesk@uvi.edu. Other Current Items St. Croix Campus Acting CEAs Announced University of the Virgin Islands President Dr. LaVerne E. Ragster announced that, effective June 24 until June 30, Miriam Osborne-Elliott will serve as Acting Campus Executive Administrator (CEA) for the St. Croix campus while CEA Dr. Monique Guillory and Associate Campus Administrator Nereida Washington are on annual leave. Effective Tuesday, July 1, Nereida Washington will serve as Acting CEA for the St. Croix campus. Dr. Ragster encourages members of the UVI community to continue to give all individuals your full support and cooperation as they fulfill the critical functions relative to student affairs and operations on the St. Croix Campus. Business Computer Lab Closed; Due to upgrade and renovation projects taking place in the academic buildings on the upper portion of the St. Thomas campus, Information and Technology Services (ITS) has announced that during Summer Session II the computer labs in the Business Building will be closed and there will be no video conferenced classes held on the upper campus. ITS has shifted staff to provide increased support in the Classroom Administration Building (CAB) computer labs. Please take note of the following schedules for Summer Session II: St. Thomas Campus CA Building Computer Lab Hours of Operation:
A technician will work from the ITS office in the CA Building computer lab to provide support for evening video conferenced classes, since all video conferenced classes will be held on the lower campus. A technician will be available until 10 p.m. Summer Library Hour Update Due to popular demand, library hours on St. Thomas will revert back to the original schedule:
The St. Croix campus library hours are as follows:
Questions, concerns and inquires should be directed to the Help Desk at helpdesk@uvi.edu or at 340-693-1466. Summer Upgrades Planned UVI St. Thomas Campus Executive Administrator John D'Orazio has announced that the St. Thomas campus will undergo a series of physical projects and upgrades during the summer. One of these upgrades includes the renovation of the upper campus restrooms, which began on June 25. This project is expected to be completed in approximately six weeks. Signs will be posted as to which restrooms will be operational during this time. Other campus projects and upgrades include door and hardware replacements in the upper academic buildings, smartcard access for student laundry services, science building renovation and residence hall furniture upgrades. There will also be a request for qualifications for the Brewer's Bay restroom and shower. A complete list of projects and upgrades is available from this direct link. |
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Other Current Items (Cont.) Oliver Samuels to Bring New Play Comedian Oliver Samuels will bring what the Jamaican press calls one of the best plays of the last five years to the Virgin Islands in July. Samuels plays a shrewd spiritual leader and prophet in the Jamaican village of "River Bottom." "River Bottom" has its Virgin Islands premiere at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 11, at Island Center for the Performing Arts on St. Croix. The comedy gang moves to St. Thomas for two 8 p.m. shows slated for Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13, at UVI's Reichhold Center for the Arts. A news release is available on the UVI web site - http://www.uvi.edu - or from this direct link. Ongoing Items ... Tuition, Room Rate, Fees to Increase; New and returning students needing assistance with identifying funding options in light of a five percent University tuition increase that will take effect at the beginning of the Fall 2008 semester should contact the University's Financial Aid Office at 340-693-1090 on St. Thomas, on St. Croix at 340-692-4193, or by email at mgilchr@uvi.edu. For scholarship information students should contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 340-693-1043 or by email at aelliot@uvi.edu. More information is available from these links on the UVI web site: Financial Aid | Cost of Attendance. St. Thomas Summer Exercise Schedule UVI's Student Activities Office has organized a free summer exercise program on the St. Thomas campus. The following classes are offered on the schedule below. They take place in the UVI Recreation Center (next to the tennis courts). For details, call 693-1111 or 693-1120. Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
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UVI Community Encouraged to Support The UVI community is encouraged to support UVI's Buccaneers basketball team that is participating in the Housing, Parks and Recreation Co-Ed League on St. Thomas. Games are played at 9 p.m. in the Charlotte Amalie High School gym. The league schedule is as follows:
Reminder: Performance Incentive Award All UVI employees are reminded that nominations for the University's 2008 Performance Incentive Awards program are now being accepted. The goal of the program is to promote consistent and exceptional performance by recognizing the achievements of those who have exceeded personal, unit, and organizational goals, and who have contributed significantly to the progress of UVI and the Virgin Islands community. Employees are encouraged to nominate individuals they feel have met these criteria. Details of the 2008 program and links to online nomination forms are available from the "University Employee Compensation Program" area in the Archives section on the UVI Announcements web page - http://announce.uvi.edu. Information is also available from this direct link. The nomination process continues through August 20, 2008. UVI's Eastern Caribbean Center The Eastern Caribbean Center of the University of the Virgin Islands is conducting the 2008 Virgin Islands Community Survey (VICS) during the months of May, June and July. This scientific survey of a sample of households is a follow-up to the one conducted in 2007 that collected information similar to that gathered in the census of 2000. VICS data for 2008 will be gathered on two topics - population and housing. A news release is available on the UVI web site - http://www.uvi.edu - or from this direct link. CELL Notes ... CELL Offers Personal Computer UVI's Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (CELL) Center is offering two, five-week summer courses on computers on the University's St. Thomas campus. Basic and intermediate courses will be offered. Each course costs $200. A late fee of $25 will be charged for those who sign up after the posted registration deadlines. To register, or for additional information, call UVI-CELL at 693-1100 or visit http://cell.uvi.edu. The basic computer course will be offered on Mondays and Wednesdays from July 23 through Aug. 11. The course will teach basic skills needed to operate a computer and use commercial software packages. Participants will explore Windows, word processing functions, spreadsheet basics, using the Internet, email and much more. The registration deadline for the intermediate course is Friday, July 11. The intermediate course is scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8. This course will allow students to explore advanced topics such as troubleshooting PCs, the internal structure of a PC, using system tools to maintain peak performance and much more. The registration deadline for the advanced course is Friday, Aug. 1. CELL to Offer Taxi and Tour A six-week certification program for Virgin Islands taxi and tour operators will be offered by UVI's Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (CELL) Center beginning on August 7. The program, with classes from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, covers the areas of customer service, V.I. history and culture, points of interest and presentation skills. The training costs $250 and includes materials. Students are required to pass a 100-question exam and to demonstrate presentation skills in order to receive certification. The program was developed by UVI's CELL Center and is endorsed by the U.S.V.I. Hotel and Tourism Association and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. To register, call the UVI-CELL Center at 693-1100 or visit http://cell.uvi.edu. |
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