Select areas of the University of the Virgin Islands’ St. Thomas Campus are being used to help the territory recover from the Hurricanes Irma and Maria. President David Hall spoke of the role that University Virgin Islands has been playing in an effort to regain normalcy in the Virgin Islands at a Board of Trustees board meeting in October 2017.
The Sports and Fitness Center on the St. Thomas Campus has been repurposed as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Command Center, which will provide leadership and support in the Territory’s restoration efforts.
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