We Are UVI Contribution for Dec. 30

This submission was posted Sunday, Dec. 30, to UVI's Golden Jubilee blog. It joins more than 50 other stories from individuals with close ties to the University.

Do you know who this is? To see photos of this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor and read her story, visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

We Are UVI Contribution for Dec. 23

This submission was posted Sunday, Dec. 23, to UVI's Golden Jubilee blog. It joins more than 50 other stories from individuals with close ties to the University.

Do you know who this is? To see photos of this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor and read her story, visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

We Are UVI Contribution for Dec. 16

This submission was posted Sunday, Dec. 16, to UVI's Golden Jubilee blog. It joins more than 50 other stories from individuals with close ties to the University.

Do you know who this is? To see photos of this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor and read her story, visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

Students, UVI Housing Get Into the Holiday Spirit

UVI St. Thomas campus Student Housing Supervisor Sean Georges discusses the donation made by students and Student Housing to Bethlehem House with James Gardner for a TV 2 news report. 

Before UVI St. Thomas campus students left for their holiday break, they got into the holiday spirit by responding to a clothing drive, for distribution by the Bethlehem House Shelter for the Homeless, operated by Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas campus Student Housing Supervisor Sean Georges topped up the offering by donating a sizable amount of used furniture – mattresses, dressers and lounge furniture, etc. – that had been replaced in several of the student residence halls during the fall semester.

UVI to Close for Annual Holiday Recess; St. Croix Festival, Three Kings Holiday

The University of the Virgin Islands will be closed from Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, for its annual holiday recess. University offices will reopen on their regular schedules on Wednesday, Jan. 2. UVI will also be closed on Friday, Jan. 4, for the St. Croix Festival, and Monday, Jan. 7, in observance of the Three Kings Day holiday. The VI Small Business Development Center offices on St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John will observe the same holiday schedule.

For details see the UVI Bulletin Board at http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/pages/news_show.aspx?newsid=481&s=co&sectioncode=public_relations&typecode=

We Are UVI Contribution for Dec. 9

This submission was posted Sunday, Dec. 9, to UVI's Golden Jubilee blog. It joins 50 other stories from individuals with close ties to the University.

Do you know who this is? To see photos of this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor and read her story, visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

We Are UVI Contribution for Dec. 2

This submission was posted Sunday, Dec. 2, to UVI's Golden Jubilee blog. It joins almost 50 other stories from other individuals with close ties to the University.

Do you know who this is? To see photos of this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor and read her story, visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

2012 STT/STJ Ag and Food Fair Views

Charles Leonard and Nathaniel Tuitt were honored as the 2012 crop and livestock farmers of the year, respectively, at the St. Thomas/St. John Agriculture and Food Fair held this month on the grounds of UVI’s Reichhold Center for the Arts. This year’s theme was “Agriculture: Key to Improving Our Economy.”

The two, long-time local farmers headlined the list of other competition winners. Their selection was announced during the Fair’s opening ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 3. The annual Fair, which continued through Nov. 4, featured tempting displays of some of the best locally produced fresh produce, plants, arts and crafts, and specialty products.

Crop Farmer of the Year Charles Leonard joins with other fairgoers in visiting the wide array of vendor displays, this one featuring hot sauces and more offered by Theresa Davis.

Ayanna Simon of the USVI Department 
of Agriculture Veterinary Services area 
and Michael E. Austrie of the Cooperative 
Extension Service on St. Croix spend 
time judging entries in the livestock 
competitions.

Victorine Williams of St. 

Thomas displays some of the 
hot sauces offered at the booth 
she operated with her mother 
Theresa Davis of St. Croix, who 
has been attending the fair for 

more than 20 years.


UVI Crop Farmer of the Year
for 2012 Charles Leonard and
his daughter Britaney proudly
display the award plaque.

Click to view a
news release and the
complete list of 2012
competition winners.

Vendors, from left, Victorine Williams, Tassili Maat and Marie Paul took time out from their tables to feel the music as local radio personality and UVI alum Rashidi Clenance, in the background, handled the Fair’s master
of ceremonies duties.

We Are UVI Contribution for Nov. 25

This submission was posted Sunday, Nov. 25, to UVI's Golden Jubilee blog. It joins more than 45 other stories from other individuals with close ties to the University.

Do you know who this is. To see more about this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

UVI Jazz Ensemble and a Few Friends



The UVI Jazz Ensemble rehearses with some of the nation’s top jazz professionals who just happen to hail from St. Thomas, Dion Parson (UVI’s Artist in Residence), Ron Blake and Reuben Rogers.

The UVI Jazz Ensemble and Dion Parson and Friends play at today’s (Tuesday, Nov. 20)  Thanksgiving Musical Celebration at 5 p.m. at the West Indian Company dock in Havensight Mall on St. Thomas. The Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Joseph H. Francis, Jr., along with Parson, Blake and Rogers will open the show. At 6:30 “Dion Parson and Friends” take over, with Blake on saxophone, Rogers on bass, Roan Creque on piano and Abu on percussion. Lorna Freeman will provide the vocals.



Dion Parson and Friends - Shown are,
from left, Roan Creque, Parson, Ron
Blake and Reuben Rogers.

The show – which is free and open to the public – is part of a monthly concert series Parson has been offering with WICO since August. "It’s a fun, family event,” Parson said. The final concert in the series for 2012 is slated for Dec. 11, which is WICO’s 100th anniversary. He also added that plans are in place to continue the series in 2013.



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UVI in the Caribbean...

UVI, Nevis Sign Agreement
to Attract More Students from Nevis

 

UVI President Dr. David Hall, left, and the Honorable
Joseph Parry, Premiere of Nevis, sign the agreement.

The University of the Virgin Islands and the Nevis Island Administration signed a historic agreement on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, designed to attract more students from Nevis to UVI. The Honorable Joseph Parry, the premiere of Nevis, visited UVI’s St. Thomas campus to join UVI President Dr. David Hall in signing the memorandum of understanding establishing the agreement.

Under the agreement, graduates from the Nevis Sixth Form College will be allowed to attend UVI at a tuition rate of only 1.75 times the rate charged to residents of the Virgin Islands, less than the normal out-of-state tuition rate. The agreement is historic as it represents the first time that UVI has entered into a specific agreement with the government of a Caribbean nation. The agreement covers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It also commits the Nevis Island Administration to provide scholarships or annual financial support for students from Nevis who choose to study at UVI. It was approved by UVI's Board of Trustees at the regular meeting on Oct. 27. 

Shown, from left, following the signing of the agreement are UVI students Aujeunelle Brown and Abigail Parry, both of whom are from Nevis, President Dr. David Hall, Nevis’ Premier the Honorable Joseph Parry, UVI Interim Provost Dr. Camille McKayle and Executive Assistant to President Hall Dr. Noreen Michael.

The Honorable Joseph Parry poses with current UVI students from

Nevis Abigail Parry, left, and Aujeunelle Brown following the

signing. Abigail Parry is the Premiere’s cousin.

Dr. Hall presents the Honorable Parry with UVI’s new Strategic

Plan 2012-2017 – "Pathways to Greatness."

Ag Fair Fun Set Nov. 3/4 on St. Thomas

St. Thomas/St. John Agriculture and Food Fair 2012

The popular St. Thomas/St. John Agriculture and Food Fair returns to the grounds of UVI's Reichhold Center on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 and 4. Don't miss the food and fun. Find out who wins the 2012 Farmer of the Year Awards.

This year's theme is Agriculture: Key to Improving Our Economy.

Read more at Ag & Food Fair Link

We Are UVI Contribution for Oct. 28

This submission was posted Sunday, Oct. 28. It joins more than 40 other stories from other individuals with close ties to the University.

To see this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

Red Ribbon Week 2012 on St. Thomas

Current and former UVI students, from left, Jewelise Fahie, Anisk Tonge (the current Miss V.I. America) and Nailah Williams proclaimed the Red Ribbon Week theme - The Best Me Is Drug Free - with a banner as they led the 2012 Red Ribbon Week Walk and Rally on St. Thomas on Thursday, Oct. 25.

Around 100 students, faculty, staff and supporters, including the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School marching band and dancers, participated in the walk, which moved from a staging area near Cyril E. King Airport to the Recreation Center on campus. Co-hosting the event were the Prevention Council of the V.I. Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) and the Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse St. Thomas-St. John (COAST).  - Click images to view full-size photos.

Some of the UVI student participants followed the band as the group reached the St. Thomas campus. After the walk, they gathered for a rally and speak-out.

Presentations were made by Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Erik Barnard, retired V.I. Police Officer Dennis Vanterpool, COAST Executive Director Shelly Williams and Flemon Lewis from the Law Enforcement Planning Commission. UVI student Deborah Reese served as the MC. The evening concluded with singing and a poetry slam. “I was really impressed with what the students had to say,” said UVI Dean of Students Dr. Doris Battiste. “They were good and creative.”

Ivanna Eudora Kean High School marching band and dancers also performed.

Pathways To Greatness…

UVI President Dr. David Hall officially unveiled the University's new Strategic Plan 2012-2017 – "Pathways to Greatness" – on Wednesday Oct. 24, on the St. Thomas campus.

Similar presentations, sharing details of the plan, were made on St. John, on Oct. 22, and on St. Croix, on Oct. 23.

The theme of the new plan is “Honoring Our Past, Creating Our Future.”

To read the complete plan and view a brochure and fact sheet visit – http://strategicplan.uvi.edu.

Officers representing the Student Government Association groups from both UVI campuses joined on St. Thomas on Oct. 24, to attend the third of three UVI Strategic Plan presentations.

We Are UVI Adds New Contribution

Do you know this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor?

This submission was posted Sunday, Oct. 21. It joins more than 40 other stories from other individuals with close ties to the University.

To see this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

UVI Supports Student Entrepreneurship

Second 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competition
Begins; Another $60,000 in Prize Money is at Stake

Patricia Rogers, winner of the first 13D
Student Entrepreneurship Competition
at UVI, demonstrates how to make a
winning business plan presentation
to interested UVI students.

Patricia Rogers won $30,000 in seed money in the first 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competition at UVI. On Thursday, Oct. 18, she gave a spirited version of her winning business plan presentation to other would-be student entrepreneurs. 

Students gathered in four rooms on UVI’s St. Thomas and St. Croix campuses for the videoconferenced session that served as the kickoff for the competition’s second year.

The program is designed to spur the entrepreneurial spirit among students, providing guidance from seasoned entrepreneurs as well as some initial start-up funding for teams judged to have come up with the most promising business plans. Students turned out to learn what it takes to enter and succeed in the competition.

For the second year, the competition features $60,000 in prizes – $30,000 for first place, $20,000 for second place and $10,000 for third place. Program organizer Dr. Glenn Metts, a professor in UVI’s School of Business, provided attendees with an outline of the competition, what would be expected from them, and the support they could expect to receive in developing and then presenting business plans to the competition’s judges.

The 2011-12 competition drew 72 students in sixteen teams. Though final numbers are not yet in, based Thursday’s turnout, Dr. Metts said he expected as many or more participants to sign up this year. Eight teams and 14 students made it to the final round of the first competition, held in May of this year. Rodgers’ business plan for a Virgin Fresh Egg Farm is in active development.

Funding for the competition is provided by a $5 million gift to UVI from investment strategist and entrepreneur Kiril Sokoloff, the founder of 13D Research, which is based on St. Croix. Details on year two of the competition are available from UVI business professor Dr. Glenn Metts at (340) 693-1303 or gmetts@uvi.edu. Additional information is featured on the UVI website – www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link. 

Would-be UVI student entrepreneurs and supporters, gathered in the main conference
room in UVI’s Administration and Conference Center on the St. Thomas campus, react
to the presentation of 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competition winner Patricia Rodgers.

We Are UVI Adds New Contribution

Do you know this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor?

To see this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

This submission was posted Sunday, Oct. 14. It joins more than 40 other stories from other individuals with close ties to the University.

Golden Galas set Dec. 1 & Dec 8

Tell your friends about the Golden Galas...

The final public event of UVI’s 50^th Anniversary Golden Jubilee celebrations will be Golden Gala fundraisers on St. Thomas and St. Croix. The entire community is invited to celebrate with UVI at the black-tie events.

On St. Thomas the Golden Gala will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1. at Marriott’s Frenchman’s Reef Resort.

On St. Croix the Golden Gala will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort and Casino.

The public is invited to mark their calendars for “A Grand Affair to End the Year.” Ticket prices and locations will be announced shortly.

For more information contact Liza Margolis at (340) 693-1053 or lmargol@live.uvi.edu.

UVI Alumni Attempting to Make History

In a last major push to reach a historic 50 percent alumni giving rate, the University of the Virgin is reaching out to all its alumni to make a gift by Sept. 30. UVI President Dr. David Hall challenged alumni to raise the alumni giving rate to 50 percent, in honor of UVI’s 50th anniversary, through what was named the 50 for 50 Challenge. If that goal is reached, UVI will be the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to hold that distinction. Click here for details on how you can help UVI make history: UVI Alumni Have a Few More Days Left to Make History.

We Are UVI ...

Do you know this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor?

To find out who it is, visit “We Are UVI” at: http://weareuvi.blogspot.com/.

“We Are UVI” is the our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.

This submission was posted Sunday, Sept. 23. It joins stories from Sinclair Wilkinson ('72), Rafe Boulon, Jr. ('76), Carmie Thompson ('10), Frank Mills ('67), James Rakocy, Arah Lockhart ('78), Utha Williams ('82), former UVI President LaVerne Ragster, Marthious Clavier ('02,'08), John Lucas, Maxine Nunez, Rosary Harper, Yegin Habtes, Gloria Callwood, Laurent Javois (’76), Helen Dookhan ('79, '84, '98), Curtis Gilpin ('80), Carolyn O’Neal-Morton ('85), Ali McClean ('93), Constance Gumbs ('87, '91), Malcolm Kirwan ('67), Sharleen Fahie ('86, '93), Sam Hall Jr., Richard Lippke, Randy Brown, Paul Flemming ('95, '98, '99), Kishma Allen ('09), Lawrence Lewis ('73), Aimery Caron, Quilin Mars ('08), Alvincent Hutson ('76), Vincent Cooper ('72), Dennis Parker, UVI President Emeritus Orville Kean, Richard Schrader, Albert Bryan (’04), Jerome McElroy and Velma Tyson ('80, '83).

Final 2012 Alumni Phonathon Hopes to Set Records



President Dr. David Hall is interviewed by
Da Vybe’s radio personality Anita Davis.



Director of Annual Giving and
Alumni Affairs Linda Smith, left, and
Associate Director of Human
Resources Yvonne Lawrence work.

In a last major push to reach a historic 50 percent alumni giving rate, the University of the Virgin Islands Office of Institutional Advancement is hosting its final Alumni Phonathon of 2012. Scheduled to run nightly until Sept. 20, each evening volunteers will process pledges from traditional and special alumni, and Reichhold Center for the Arts patrons.

On Sept. 17, radio station Da Vybe 107.9 FM broadcasted live from the event’s location in UVI’s Administration and Conference Center, interviewing UVI President Dr. David Hall and fielding calls from alumni throughout the territory and as far away as St. Kitts and Nevis. Jaedee Caines, a UVI alumna and former St. Thomas campus Student Government Association president, joined the broadcast from Nevis. About 15 volunteers, including Dr. Hall and his wife Dr. Marilyn Braithwaite-Hall, made calls.



Webmaster Moneca Pinkett, front, Reichhold
Center’s Marketing Manager Karen Gutloff
and President Hall volunteer.

 



Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Dionne V. Jackson answers a question
from student volunteer Shawn Seabrookes.

In January, Dr. Hall challenged UVI alumni to raise its alumni giving rate to 50 percent, in honor of UVI’s 50th Anniversary, through a “50 for 50” campaign. If that goal is reached, UVI will be the first Historically Black College and University to hold that distinction. For more information call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (340) 693-1047.







UVI Student Competition Promotes Role Swap with President

Be UVI's President for a Day
Calling all UVI students. Here's your chance to swap roles with President Hall and win a $1,000 scholarship. Click here for more details: http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Pages/Spotlight_News_Show.aspx?newsId=435&s=PS

UVI Cuts Ribbon on Newest Residence Hall

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UVI President Dr. David Hall cut the ribbon marking the grand opening of UVI's newest residence hall - West Hall - on the St. Thomas campus on Thursday, Sept. 6. Shown, from left, are Senator Patrick Sprauve, Representative Donna Christensen, Senate President Ronald Russell, Lt. Gov. Gregory Francis, Resident Assistant Joel Lee, Dr. Hall, Student Government Association President Leslyn Tonge and UVI Board of Trustee Chair Alexander Moorhead. Students Lee and Tonge each joined the day’s main speakers, Dr. Hall, Congresswoman Christensen, Lt. Gov. Francis, Senator Russell and Trustee Chair Moorhead, during presentations which preceded the ribbon cutting ceremony. The first 96 students moved into state-of-the-art, 100-bed, four-story, air conditioned facility early this semester. Students, faculty, staff, government representatives and invited guests turned out for an afternoon of grand-opening tours.

More information is available in a news release on the UVI homepage - http://www.uvi.edu - and from this direct link.

UVI on WTJX Face to Face Program

President David Hall to Appear on Today’s ‘Face to Face’

UVI President David Hall will be a guest on today’s edition (Wednesday, Sept. 5) of the Public Television program “Face to Face” with Addie Ottley at 8 p.m. on WTJX-TV Channel 12. Dr. Hall is expected to update the community on the recently opened West Hall residence hall on UVI’s St. Thomas campus. WTJX filmed video of the residence hall, including the sweeping view from the building’s rooftop, on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Resident assistant Krystie Webster, a junior elementary education student from Anguilla, provided WTJX cameraman Henrick Lockhart with a tour of student rooms and numerous common areas in the building which students occupied early this semester.

UVI West Hall Resident Assistant Krystie Webster with WTJX camerman Henrick Lockhart following their tour of the new West Hall residence.

Reichhold Center Unveils 2012-2013 Season

UVI's Reichhold Center for the Arts unveiled it's 34th season on Thursday. Visit the Reichhold's website for all the details - http://www.reichholdcenter.com

UVI Soccer Coach Sees Chance to Reach LAI Playoffs This Season

Coach Yohannes Worede, in back at right, keeps a close eye on St. Thomas campus
students who turned out for team tryouts on August 28. Click image to view full size.

Interest in UVI’s soccer team has spiked following the squad’s positive showing in last year’s Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria (LAI) play. The Bucs posted a 2-2-3 record in their inaugural season. So far this year the squad is looking at 10 potential players  from the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and another 16 from the St. Thomas campus, according to Coach Yohannes Worede. “I expect this year we have a chance to get into the playoffs,” Worede said in a break from the St. Thomas tryouts on Tuesday, Aug. 28. He said he think’s last year’s squad “has stoked a fire” under other potential players.

Worede said the team’s diverse background and the resulting unorthodox style of play brought by individual players will be a strength he can employ against league foes in Puerto Rico. “It adds an element of surprise,” he said. He also likes their athleticism. 

LAI schools in Puerto Rico – 14 schools fielded soccer teams last year – are facing budget problems, so a season schedule has not yet been finalized. In the meantime, Worede is focusing on increasing the players’ physical fitness  and technique in ongoing practice sessions.

Coach Worede also encouraged other students interested in trying out for the squad to contact him via email at yworede@yahoo.com. More on the upcoming soccer season is featured in an Aug. 28 article in the Virgin Islands Daily News. > click to read

UVI soccer team tryouts brought out serious concentration on Aug. 28 on the St. Thomas campus. Click image to view full size.

Do You Know This Week’s “We Are UVI” Contributor?

“We Are UVI” is the University’s Golden Jubilee blog. To see this week’s contributor and read their story, visit the  blog at: http://weareuvi.blogspot.com.

“We Are UVI” features people sharing CVI/UVI stories and photos from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week, this one was posted Sunday, Aug. 26.
This submission joins stories from Sinclair Wilkinson ('72), Rafe Boulon, Jr. ('76), Carmie Thompson ('10), Frank Mills ('67), James Rakocy, Arah Lockhart ('78), Utha Williams ('82), former UVI President LaVerne Ragster, Marthious Clavier ('02,'08), John Lucas, Maxine Nunez, Rosary Harper, Yegin Habtes, Gloria Callwood, Laurent Javois (’76), Helen Dookhan ('79, '84, '98), Curtis Gilpin ('80), Carolyn O’Neal-Morton ('85), Ali McClean ('93), Constance Gumbs ('87, '91), Malcolm Kirwan ('67), Sharleen Fahie ('86, '93), Sam Hall Jr., Richard Lippke, Randy Brown, Paul Flemming ('95, '98, '99), Kishma Allen ('09), Lawrence Lewis ('73), Aimery Caron, Quilin Mars ('08), Alvincent Hutson ('76), Vincent Cooper ('72), Dennis Parker and UVI President Emeritus Orville Kean.

Reichhold Center to Unveil 2012-2013 Season on Aug. 30

UVI’s Reichhold Center for the Arts unveils its 2012-2013 season at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, (Postponed due to weather from the original date of Aug. 23.) with the traditional St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event at the Reichhold Theatre.

Business After Hours features complimentary appetizers and the famous “Chamber $2 Bar.” Fans can sign up for seasons subscriptions and qualify for a special eight percent-off the regular price. There will also be a raffle, with prizes such as tickets to Reichhold Shows and $500 shopping sprees at Gottlieb’s Quick Way, Cost-U-Less and PriceSmart. Top Notch Band will provide the entertainment. For more information call (340) 693-1550. For more visit: www.reichholdcenter.com.

New 'Garden Study Spot' Dedicated on Albert A. Sheen Campus



UVI Psychology Club President Jasmine Nieves and UVI President Dr. David Hall cut the ribbon officially opening the club-sponsored “Garden Study Spot” on the Albert A. Sheen Campus.



The UVI Psychology Club on UVI's Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 22, marking the opening of a “Garden Study Spot” on the patio of Room 308 of the Evans Center on UVI’s Albert A. Sheen campus on St. Croix. The St. Croix Psychology Club has donated $1,400 earned from bake sales over the past several years to help provide major construction support and the new sign.

On hand for the event were current Psychology Club President Jasmine Nieves, President Dr. David Hall, Interim Provost Dr. Camille McKayle, Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dr. Simon Jones-Hendrickson, Director of Campus Operations Nereida Washington, Psychology Club Advisor Dr. Aletha Baumann, SGA President Kevin Dixon, Student Activities Supervisor Hedda Finch-Simpson, Miss UVI 2012-2013 Ivory Carter, staffer Rishina Williams, Rodney Harris, a member of the St. Kitts/Nevis Student Association on St. Croix, Psychology Club member Francillia Francis and UVI Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Affairs Linda I. Smith.