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With summer just around the corner, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is offering a variety of educational programs to keep students of all ages actively learning and expanding their skills throughout the summer. From youth summer camps to college prep courses, STEM programs, online and on-campus classes, there are many ways for students to get ahead this summer at UVI.  

The Eastern Caribbean Center of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has completed the mapping of the U.S. Virgin Islands and will begin the 2024 Virgin Islands Community Survey (VICS) interviews this month. This scientific survey of a sample of households is a follow-up to the one conducted in 2018. The information collected is like that gathered in the Population and Housing Census of 2020.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies for two School of Agriculture research facilities – the Agricultural Experiment Station Livestock Facility and Aquaponics Facility at 10 a.m. on May 29, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. The first ribbon cutting event will take place at the Aquaponics Facility and then participants will move to the Livestock Facility.

The University of the Virgin Islands conveys condolences to the friends, family, and loved ones on the death of Pamela Richards, who passed away on Friday, May 24.

The University Virgin Islands Medical Simulation Center (UVI MSC), in partnership with the Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services (FEMS) and the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), is conducting a Mass Casualty Exercise at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will confer 264 degrees to graduates at its Commencement Ceremonies this week.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is thrilled to announce the launch of its Job Readiness Summer Program, aimed at empowering graduating high school seniors with essential skills for entering the workforce. Developed and administered by UVI's University Bound program, in collaboration with Cruzan Rum Distillery and the V.I. Department of Labor, this initiative represents a significant step towards preparing the next generation of professionals in the St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John Districts.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands’ Nursing Pinning Ceremony on Monday, May 6, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix in the Great Hall at 4 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 7, 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) men’s and women’s track and field teams closed out their 2024 season at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) Track and Field Championships at the Lee Hedges Stadium track in Shreveport, Louisiana. The two-day event that was hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission on April 19 and 20 ended with UVI placing seventh overall in the final GCAC conference standings.

The University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL) along with the Virgin Islands Department of Health, the Department of Human Services and Digital Lending Innovation are proud to announce the upcoming Women's Health Forum, dedicated to empowering and educating women aged 40 and older about their health and well-being.