Board of Trustees

Roles and Responsibilities

The University is governed by the Board of Trustees, which, under the provisions of Title 17, Chapters 33 and 35 of the Virgin Islands Code, serves in a dual capacity:

• As a body politic and corporate for the purpose of exercising general management and control of the affairs of the University (17, V.I.C. Section 453); and
• As a body politic and corporate for the purpose of managing and exercising the powers conferred upon the Fund (17 V.I.C. Section 492) 

 

The Board consists of seventeen voting trustees

• Ex-Officio: The Chair of the Board of Education of the Virgin Islands, The Commissioner of Education of the Virgin islands and the President of the University
• Public Members: Nine public members shall serve on the Board who are appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Legislature
• Trustees Elected by the Board: Two members of the Board shall be elected by the Board
• Trustees Elected by the Student Body: One member of the Board shall be elected by the student body. 
• Trustees Elected by the Teaching Faculty: One  member of the Board shall be elected by the teaching faculty of the University.
• Trustee Elected by the Alumni Association: One member of the Board shall be elected by the UVI Alumni Association

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