Media Invited to Cover & Photograph Music is Life Benefit Concert Donation to UVI’s Music Department

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph a check presentation from the proceeds of the Music is Life benefit concert held in St. John last spring. Intellectual Global Concept USVI LLCC hosted the concert and will present a $30,000 donation to the University of the Virgin Islands’ Music Department at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Music Department Building on the St. Thomas Campus. read more

Media Invited to Cover & Photograph Dean’s List Reception Ceremony

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Dean’s List Reception ceremony, which will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, in the Great Hall on the Albert A. Sheen Campus. read more

UVI Board of Trustees Approves Fiscal Year 2020 Budget & Fundraising Goals

In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in the Great Hall on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees approved the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget of $47.1 million. The Board also set the Fiscal Year 2020 fundraising goal at $3 million and the Alumni Giving rate at 20 percent. read more

UVI Hackathon 2019 Winners Present Solutions to Power

The University of the Virgin Islands announces the winners of the 6th annual Hackathon, which was held on both the St. Thomas and Albert A. Sheen Campuses on October 18 and 19, and October 25 and 26, respectively. The marathon app concept development competition was keenly contested by 12 students, four on the St. Thomas Campus and eight on the Albert A. Sheen Campus. Addressing the themed hack – “Power,” the five student-teams identified and created solution concepts to fix frustrations related to power in the Virgin Islands community. read more

UVI Students Receive $20,000 in Scholarships from Margaritaville

St. Thomas’s Margaritaville presented two $10,000 scholarships to two University of the Virgin Islands’ Hospitality and Tourism Management students at the resort’s annual scholarship award ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. This marks the sixth year Wyndham has given these annual scholarships to UVI students in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program. read more

Census 2020 U.S. Virgin Islands Offices Open On St. Thomas and St. Croix

The U.S. Virgin Islands Census offices opened on St. Thomas on Wednesday, Oct. 23 and on St. Croix on Thursday, Oct. 24. Each office will support field operations during the 2020 Census, helping to ensure that everyone is counted once, only once, and in the right place. read more

UVI Students Earn Top Scores & Full Travel Awards at Fall Research Symposium

The University of the Virgin Islands announced the winners of the 20th annual Fall Research Symposium held on Sept. 21, on the St. Thomas Campus. Six students earning top scores and several others were awarded thousands of dollars in travel grants through federal and private funding. Kervin Mathurin, J’Nique Ronan, Kiwanee Smith, Gerlinder Difo-Cheri, Makeda Mills, and Orian Stapleton were named winners at the Symposium, for their research. read more

Media Invited to Cover & Photograph Dean’s List Reception Ceremonies

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Dean’s List Reception ceremony, which will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, in the Sports and Fitness Center on the St. Thomas Campus. read more

Media Invited to Cover & Photograph the 22nd Annual Eastern Caribbean Islands in Between Conference

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands 22nd Annual Eastern Caribbean “Islands in Between Conference” on Thursday, Oct. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. This year’s conference focuses on languages, literature, and cultures of the Eastern Caribbean. read more

Media Invited to Cover & Photograph the Alliance for Responsive Investment in Children’s Health: U.S. Virgin Islands (A Rich VI) Culminating Activities

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph a conference hosted by the University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Exploratory Research Center (CERC) that will highlight work done by the Alliance for Responsive Investment in Children’s Health: U.S. Virgin Islands (A Rich VI). read more