News 2023

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Official Groundbreaking Ceremony of the School of Nursing on Monday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. on the Grounds of the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix.

The University of the Virgin Islands School of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service will conduct a workshop on Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on the Farm on Monday, Dec. 4. The workshop will be held at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix in the Research and Extension Center Room 133 from 9 a.m. to noon.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Buccaneers head into the 2023-24 season with a clean slate as both teams will make their initial appearance in the NAIA’s Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). The sky is the limit for the teams as they both were predicted to finish 10th in the conference’s preseason polls.

The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) is proud to announce the third Annual Journalism Summit, centered around the theme "Media Matters: Navigating a Changing Landscape." This year's summit promises to be an inspiring experience for all, providing a platform for engaging discussions and invaluable networking opportunities.

To help preserve the history of the institution that shaped his life both personally and professionally, retired University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) associate professor and alumnus, Dr. Ronald Harrigan, has donated his extensive collection of UVI memorabilia to the UVI Library.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC) 2nd Annual Energy and Sustainability Fair and Press Conference on Oct. 28, 2023, in the Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) basketball teams will host Buccaneer Madness on November 3, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center. Doors open at 7 p.m.

In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, via Zoom, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget of $51.1 million, the University’s 2024 Fundraising Goal of $4.5 million and an Alumni Giving Rate of 20 percent.

The University of the Virgin Islands continues to monitor Hurricane Tammy. According to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. advisory, Hurricane Tammy has maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour and is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue through this afternoon. A turn toward the northwest is anticipated by Friday evening, followed by a north-northwestward and northward turn Saturday night through Sunday night.

The University of the Virgin Islands would like to congratulate winners of the 2023 Fall Research Symposium hosted by the Emerging Caribbean Scientist Program and the College of Science and Mathematics.