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

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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.

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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.