The University of the Virgin Islands has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program. The funding is for five years, with $403,000 for the first year.
Fostering safer and healthier workplaces for the hospitality and tourism industry is the goal of a renewed alliance signed today (Friday, June 3, 2011) between the U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourism Association (USVI-HTA) and the Safety In Paradise (SIP) Program of the University of the Virgin Islands' Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (UVICELL).
The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will launch a new program this summer for graduating high school students who have been accepted to the University as freshmen for the Fall 2011 semester.
The Virgin Islands will celebrate entrepreneurship in the Territory with the observance of Small Business Week from May 23 to 27 with activities on St. Croix and St. Thomas, and video conferencing to St. John on a limited amount of trainings from the St. Thomas schedule.
The University of the Virgin Islands will host its 17th Annual Summer Institute for Future Global Leaders in the Caribbean from May 16 to June 1, on the University's St.Thomas campus.
The University of the Virgin Islands will hold its 47th Annual Commencement Ceremonies May 14 and 15, on the St. Thomas campus and the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix, respectively.
The University of the Virgin Islands will hold its 47th Annual Commencement Ceremonies May 14 and 15, on the St. Thomas campus and the Albert A. Sheen St. Croix campus, respectively.
University of the Virgin Islands senior Recaldo Richardson won the Student Addy Award for Best of Show for his advertising campaign at the 2011 Addy Awards held on April 30, on St. Thomas.
The University of the Virgin Islands has received a $5 million gift commitment from investment strategist and entrepreneur Kiril Sokoloff. Mr. Sokoloff, the founder of 13D Research (USVI) LLC (13D), has pledged $1 million annually to UVI over a period of five years.
