UVI welcomes a new class of new and transfer students with a week of orientation activities beginning Monday, Aug. 18. Orientation, which is a requirement for all new students, begins with residence hall check-in from noon to 7 p.m. on Aug. 18. Formal sessions which bring new and transfer students together with UVI administrators, faculty and advisors will continue throughout the week. A complete news release is available from the Media Section of the UVI website – http://www.uvi.edu – or from this direct link.