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The USVI Agriculture Business Center, in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands School of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service (CES), will host two free Canva workshops designed to help farmers, fishers, agriculture-related nonprofits and small businesses create simple and professional marketing materials.

The University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Writer Press proudly announces the release of Bomba: The Story of a Virgin Islands Hero, a landmark new publication by Myron Allick, the youngest son of the legendary Wilfred Elisha Allick, Sr., affectionately known throughout the Virgin Islands simply as “Bomba.”

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will confer 280 degrees during its 2026 Commencement Ceremonies, taking place on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Elridge W. Blake Sports and Fitness Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas, and on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Island Center for the Performing Arts on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Both ceremonies will begin at 1 p.m.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands’ Nursing Pinning ceremony on Monday, May 11, in the Great Hall on the Albert A. Sheen campus on St. Croix, and on Wednesday, May 13, in the LaVerne E. Ragster Administration and Conference Center at 5 p.m. on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will confer an honorary degree upon distinguished media leader and community advocate Rena Brodhurst during its 2026 Commencement Ceremony on St. Croix, which will be held this year at the Island Center.

The Virgin Islands Agriculture Business Center (VIABC) at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), in partnership with the Research and Technology Park (RTPark) Community Impact Fund, will host a free webinar on May 6, 2026, at 6 p.m. to introduce the new Farmers & Fishers Program and help participants better understand available financing opportunities for agriculture and fisheries businesses across the territory.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands’ 62nd Commencement Exercises on Thursday, May 14, at 1 p.m. in the Elridge W. Blake Sports and Fitness Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas and on May 15, at 1 p.m. in the Island Center Amphitheatre on St. Croix.

Students at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) gained hands-on experience in mangrove restoration through regional partnerships that strengthen conservation efforts across the Caribbean—most recently through an immersive learning exchange held during UVI’s spring break.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) joins the Virgin Islands community in mourning the passing of Violette Roach Browne, a beloved member of the Roach family with longstanding ties to the University and the Territory. UVI extends its thoughts and prayers to the Roach family and all who are grieving this loss.

Students at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) gained hands-on experience in mangrove restoration through regional partnerships that strengthen conservation efforts across the Caribbean—most recently through an immersive learning exchange held during UVI’s spring break.