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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.

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.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Dean’s List Reception and Award Ceremony on Sunday, April 21, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. It will be held in the Great Hall. The reception will start at 2 p.m. and the program portion begins at 3 p.m.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Buccaneer men’s and women's track and field teams will compete for the final time this season in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) track and field championships on April 19 and 20 in Shreveport, Louisiana. The last time the Buccaneers competed was March 22 and 23 at the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) “Knight Invite” in Orlando, Florida.

Cooks, volunteers, supporters, and fun seekers partied with a purpose at the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Afternoon on the Green fundraiser last month to raise money for college scholarships. Two St. Thomas high school students were awarded scholarships to attend UVI and more than a dozen cooks were recognized for their popular food entries.

The University of the Virgin Islands will bestow honorary degrees on Theron Thomas and Timothy Thomas, recording industry celebrities known professionally as “Rock City,” and Virgin Islands Election System Supervisor Caroline Fawkes, an aviation trailblazer, at UVI’s 60th Commencement Ceremonies on May 9, and 10, at its St. Thomas and St. Croix campuses, respectively.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Culinary Arts Program Closing Graduation Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, in the University’s 13D Research and Strategy Innovation Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is honored to announce that Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, who previously served as senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, will serve as the keynote speaker at UVI’s 60th Commencement Ceremonies. The event will take place on May 9, on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas and on May 10, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Both ceremonies will commence at 1 p.m.

Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Dean’s List Reception and Award Ceremony on Sunday, April 14, in the Eldridge W. Blake Sports and Fitness Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. The reception start time is 2 p.m. and the program portion begins at 3 p.m. Students are being recognized for Fall and Spring 2023.

After a fun filled evening of pageantry and performances, LaMonee Morris, a University of the Virgin Islands psychology major, was crowned Miss UVI 2024 on Saturday, April 6, in the Cafetorium on the University’s Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix.