2022 Small Business Innovation Grant Recipients Selected

September 29, 2022 - The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VI SBDC) would like to congratulate the 336 recipients of the 2022 Small Business Innovation Grant.Read More

VI EPSCoR to Host 2022 Annual Conference  “Our Islands, Our Youth, Our Future” on October 27 - 28, 2022 

September 27, 2022 - The Virgin Islands Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (VI-EPSCoR) will host its Annual Conference on Oct. 27-28, highlighting the next generation of STEM professionals: the youth of the Virgin Islands. The event, titled “Our Islands, Our Youth, Our Future,” will focus on students and their mentors in the U.S. Virgin Islands that are supported by VI-EPSCoR, and specifically on their research success and path to impactful employment and opportunities.   Read More

Three UVI Students Receive Marine Science Awards from OCOVI

September 20, 2022 - Ocean and Coastal Observing Virgin Islands, Inc. (OCOVI) has announced that three students from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) have been awarded funding to help support their marine sciences research and study. Read More

Taylor Tapped as UVI’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach

September 20, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Athletics Department has selected Shannon Taylor to serve as Head Coach of its Men's Basketball team. Read More

UVI Resumes Normal Hours of Operation After Passage of Hurricane Fiona

September 18, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands announced today that there was no damage to its facilities following the passage of Hurricane Fiona.   Both campuses did experience fallen branches and some impact to trees.  The University will resume normal operations on Monday, Aug. 19. Read More

UVI to Remain Open as it Monitors Tropical Storm Fiona

September 16, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands announced today that it will remain open and continue to monitor storm conditions associated with Tropical Storm Fiona. The University’s Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) met early on Friday and received a report on the storm’s track. The EOC will continue to monitor TS Fiona and update the University community as needed. Read More

UVI Monitors the Approach of Tropical Storm Fiona - University Community Encouraged to Prepare

September 15, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands continues to monitor Tropical Storm Fiona. According to the National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. advisory, TS Fiona is located at 16.6 north and 53.6 west with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour. Its present movement is 13 miles per hour. There are no watches or warnings in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands at this time. Read More

UVI Continues to Monitor Tropical Depression Seven, Employees Asked to Enter Phase Two Preparations

September 14, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands continues to monitor all activity associated with Tropical Depression Seven. According to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. advisory, TD Seven is located at 16.5 north and 49.6 west with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. Its present movement is at 14 miles per hour. There are no watches or warnings in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands at this time. Read More

UVI Announces Tenure for Four Faculty Members

September 12, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is pleased to announce that four faculty members have been promoted and/or awarded tenure. Read More

UVI to Host Energy Sustainability Fair for VI Residents & Businesses 

September 06, 2022 - The VI Energy Office (VIEO) and the Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC) of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) are pleased to announce the dates of the inaugural VI Energy Sustainability Fair aimed at empowering Virgin Islanders to transition towards energy independence and become more resilient. The events will take place at the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas on Oct. 15, and at the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix on Oct. 30. Read More

Journalism Students Represent UVI at Top National Conference

September 06, 2022 - Four University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) journalism students recently attended the nation’s leading conference for journalism education, career development, networking, and industry innovation for persons of color. Read More

UVI Receives $1M National Science Foundation Award to Support Marine Science Graduate Students and Workforce Position

August 15, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has received a $1 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to support UVI students who wish to pursue a master’s in Marine and Environmental Science at UVI and to secure workforce positions in marine and environmental science in the territory. Read More

UVI Mourns the Loss of Former Governor and Educator Dr. Charles W. Turnbull

August 11, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) joins the Virgin Islands community in mourning the passing of Dr. Charles Wesley Turnbull, former Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, who was a professor of History at the University from 1977 to 1998.Read More

Student Orientation Events Kick Off UVI’s 2022-2023 Academic Year

August 05, 2022 - Orientation activities for new and transfer students at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will be held next week on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. Read More

New Student COVID-19 Regulations Open Campuses to Unvaccinated Students - UVI Updates Testing Protocols for Fall 2022

August 05, 2022 - In preparation for the start of the Fall 2022 semester on Aug. 15, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announced the opening of its campuses to unvaccinated students and the return of on-campus activities and instruction for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. The revised vaccination policy for students allows unvaccinated students to benefit from in-person classes and campus-based activities while observing new testing protocols to safeguard the University community. Read More

UVI Communication Students Travel to Las Vegas for Major Journalism Convention

July 29, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) voted to send four executive board student members to the prestigious National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 3-7, 2022. Read More

NSE Recognizes UVI Exchange Student with Achievement Award

July 21, 2022 - Heather Bruck, who participated in the National Student Exchange (NSE) program when she attended the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) during the Spring 2022 semester, has been awarded the Bette Worley Student Achievement Award. Read More

Volunteers remove 4,687 pounds of Trash during Great Mangrove Cleanups on St. John & St. Croix 

July 19, 2022 - More than 4,600 pounds of marine debris was removed from mangrove shorelines during the 2022 Great Mangrove Cleanups that took place on May 7, in Coral Bay, St. John and on June 24, in Salt River, St. Croix.Read More

UVI Alumna Awarded Prestigious Public Health Fellowship   

July 19, 2022 - Berlina Wallace-Berube, a three-time alumna of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), has been named to the 2022-23 cohort of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows. Read More

UVI CELL Program Graduates More Than 50 Certified Public Managers

July 14, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) awarded certificates to 55 graduates of its nationally accredited Certified Public Manager™ program during a virtual ceremony held last month. The online event was moderated by Dr. Suzanne Darrow-Magras, director of the UVI Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL), and included reflections on the program by students from the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas as well as group presentations by the St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John cohorts. Read More

UVI Hosts Marine Debris Curriculum Workshops for 37 VI Educators

July 14, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) hosted two educator workshops on June 28, on St. Thomas and June 30, on St. Croix, to demonstrate hands-on, interactive lessons from the newly released USVI Marine Debris Curriculum. The curriculum includes 12 lessons for middle and high school students and highlights marine debris composition and abundance, sources and transport, impacts, and solutions. It also spotlights 16 locally relevant research projects and individuals working on marine debris issues. The curriculum was co-created by the Virgin Islands Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research at UVI (VI EPSCoR) and 61 Virgin Islands educators in workshops in 2016 and 2018. Kits are now available on loan with supplies for educators to implement these lessons in the classroom with funding from the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (VIDPNR). Read More

St. Thomas & St. John Get Rare Visits from the World’s Biggest Turtles

July 07, 2022 - The beautiful beaches of the northern U.S. Virgin Islands had some special visitors this spring, eight leatherback sea turtle nests have been documented on local beaches. The largest and most ancient of all sea turtle species, leatherbacks regularly nest on St. Croix and Puerto Rico, but they are rarely seen on St. Thomas or St. John. Read More

Healthy Communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands: An Initiative by the University of the Virgin Islands Walkability Institute

July 07, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands recently established a partnership with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) to continue the goals of the USVI Walkability Institute with the inclusion of the Institute under its research network. Read More

UVI Unveils Medical Simulation Center Designed to Improve VI Healthcare Education & Attract Medical Education Tourism

July 01, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art medical simulation center realizing a major objective in its goal to improve medical education and healthcare in the Territory. At the ribbon cutting ceremony on June 29, at the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix, UVI President David Hall urged supporters to “keep breathing life into the vision of enhanced healthcare in the VI.” Read More

Media Invited to Cover & Photograph the Medical Simulation Center Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

June 24, 2022 - Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the Medical Simulation Center on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix on Wednesday, June 29, from 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Read More

Media Invited to Cover and Photograph UVI 50th Land-Grant Anniversary Ceremony

June 21, 2022 - Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands School of Agriculture on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on Wednesday, June 22, at 9 a.m. for the opening ceremony of the 50th Land-Grant Anniversary. Read More

UVI Board of Trustees Approves New BS Degrees in Aquaponics & Horticulture; a New Dance, Music, Performance and Theatre Major and Approves Revised Vaccination Policy for Students

June 21, 2022 - In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on June 18, via Zoom, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees re-elected Henry Smock to serve as chairman and Oran Roebuck as vice-chairperson. “I thank all of the Trustees for their faith in myself and Trustee Roebuck. We have a lot on our plate, both today and coming up. I do appreciate the confidence,” said Board Chair Henry Smock. At Saturday’s meeting, the Board unanimously voted to establish a Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Aquaponics and a Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Horticulture. Read More

UVI to Celebrate 50th Land-Grant Anniversary on June 22nd

June 15, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Land-Grant University status on June 22, in the Great Hall on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. The formal opening ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. and will be followed by an open house with vibrant farm to table food demonstrations, educational agricultural displays, entertainment, and wonderful prizes. Read More

UVI Students Awarded $48K in 13D Entrepreneurship Business Launch Competition

June 09, 2022 - Three University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) student entrepreneurs were awarded $48,000 at the annual 13D Entrepreneurship Business Launch Competition held virtually on May 6, providing them with valuable start-up funds to pursue their business ventures. Christopher McDonald earned $24,000 for his MappIt! Geographic Information System (GIS) business start-up, and an additional $24,000 was awarded to Mitchell Turnbull and his teammate Walter Morris for their Cash N’Crypto ATM business idea. The 13D Competition is designed to eliminate the obstacle of financing for UVI student entrepreneurs who have great ideas for potentially profitable businesses but no access to start-up capital.  Read More

USVI-BVI Mangrove Restoration Learning Exchange: When Growing Mangroves Collaboration is Key.

May 20, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Center for Marine and Environmental Studies (CMES) hosted a mangrove restoration learning exchange with individuals from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLCC) in Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI). The exchange is the first of two that will bring researchers and students together in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the BVI to learn from each other about mangrove restoration techniques. Read More

Media Invited to Cover and Photograph Nursing Pinning Ceremony

May 11, 2022 - Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University's Nursing Pinning Ceremony on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas on Wednesday, May 11, from 4 – 6 p.m. It will be held in the Administration and Conference Center (ACC) First-Floor Conference Room. Read More

Nearly 300 Degrees to Be Conferred at UVI’s 2022 Commencement Ceremonies - Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or valid 24-hour negative test result required for ticket only event

May 11, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands will confer close to 300 degrees at its 58th Commencement Ceremonies being held in person this week in-person. The ceremonies will take place on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the Sports and Fitness Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus in St. Thomas and on Friday, May 13, 2022, on the grounds of the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Both ceremonies will begin at 1:00 p.m. Read More

Renowned Theologian & Author Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. Slated to Deliver Keynote Remarks at UVI’s 2022 Commencement Ceremonies

May 06, 2022 - Dr. Robert Franklin, Jr., former President of Morehouse College, will deliver the keynote address at the 58th commencement ceremony of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), taking place on May 12, 2022, at the Orville E. Kean Campus (St. Thomas) and on May 13, 2022, at the Albert A. Sheen Campus (St. Croix). Read More

Media Invited to Cover and Photograph Nursing Pinning Ceremony

May 06, 2022 - Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University's Nursing Pinning Ceremony on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix on Sunday, May 8, from 4 – 6 p.m. It will be held in the Great Hall. Read More

St. John Great Mangrove Cleanup to Take Place on May 7 at Coral Bay

May 04, 2022 - The St. John Great Mangrove Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to noon along the mangrove shoreline in Coral Bay, St. John.Read More

UVI Unveils 13D Research & Strategy Innovation Center on Kean Campus

May 02, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has unveiled a cutting-edge innovation center that aims to bring together students, researchers, businesses, government leaders and other stakeholders to learn from one another and turn innovative ideas into reality. The 13D Research & Strategy Innovation Center is the latest realization of UVI’s “Greatness Through Innovation”Read More

Fifth Great Mangrove Cleanup Removes 4,450 pounds of Trash from Vessup Bay Mangroves on St. Thomas

April 25, 2022 - This month, 97 community volunteers, from eight years old to 70 years young, participated in the fifth annual Great Mangrove Cleanup on St. Thomas. Together the volunteers cleaned 0.5 mile of mangrove shoreline in Vessup Bay, removing 4,450 pounds of lingering hurricane debris and other trash trapped in the mangrove roots. This is the most debris removed during a Great Mangrove Cleanup, to-date. Read More

Tamia Grant Crowned Miss University of the Virgin Islands

April 25, 2022 - Tamia Grant, a junior at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), has been crowned the 42nd Miss UVI. Reigning Miss UVI Jackeima Flemming crowned her successor at the Miss UVI Ambassadorial Presentation and Coronation, which was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, on St. Croix. Read More

Media Invited to Cover the Blue Horizon Concert Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Athniel “Addie” Ottley

April 22, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) invites members of the media to cover and photograph a special musical event honoring the life and legacy of the late Dr. Athneil “Addie” Ottley. The Blue Horizon Concert will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, on the Reichhold Center’s lawn on the University’s Orville E. Kean Campus on St Thomas. Read More

Four to Vie for 2022-2023 Miss UVI Ambassadorial Title

April 20, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Student Government Association’s (SGA) Queen’s Committee will host the 42nd annual Miss UVI Ambassadorial Competition at the St. Croix Educational Complex on Saturday, April 23, at 6 p.m. Themed “A Journey Through Time...Celebrating 60 Years of Black Excellence,” the competition will showcase the talents of four contestants vying for the chance to succeed Jackeima Flemming, Miss UVI 2021-2022. Read More

UVI to Host Blue Horizon Concert to Celebrate “Addie” Ottley

April 20, 2022 - Through its Reichhold Center for the Arts, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will host a special musical event to celebrate the life and legacy of renowned Virgin Islander Dr. Athniel “Addie” Ottley. The Virgin Islands community is invited to enjoy the “Blue Horizon Concert” on Sunday, April 24, 2022, on the Reichhold Center grounds on UVI’s Orville E. Kean Campus in St. Thomas, beginning at 4 p.m. Read More

UVIABJ to Host First Caribbean Cinematic and Arts Festival

April 20, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) will host its first virtual film festival – the 2022 Caribbean Cinematic and Arts Festival (CCAF) – this Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24, via zoom. Read More

UVI Mourns the Passing of Former Premier Vance Amory

April 04, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) extends condolences to the family, friends and the Government and People of St. Kitts and Nevis on the passing of former Premier of Nevis Vance Amory. Amory served Nevis as Premier for two terms in the office – from 1992 to 2006 and from 2013 to 2017.   Read More

UVI Libraries Celebrate National Library Week

March 31, 2022 - National Library Week is April 3-9, 2022, and the Libraries at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will join libraries across the country in celebrating their contributions and promoting library use and support. This year’s theme, "Connect with your Library,” recognizes the innovative strategies libraries and library workers have employed to adapt resources and services to meet their communities’ needs during challenging times. Read More

UVI’s 60th Charter Day Celebration to Honor Legacy of Dr. Addie Ottley & Pay Tribute to Trustee Dr. Yvonne Thraen 

March 29, 2022 - To celebrate six decades of fulfilling UVI’s mission, Charter Day will include a keynote address by Dr. Robert Franklin in addition to announcing plans to honor the late Dr. Athniel C. “Addie” Ottley and UVI Board Trustee Dr. Yvonne E. L. Thraen.  Read More

UVI to Celebrate Earth Day with Mangrove Cleanup

March 28, 2022 - As part of a larger effort to reduce marine debris in the Territory, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is organizing the fifth Great Mangrove Cleanup along the mangrove shoreline in Vessup Bay, St. Thomas. The event is scheduled for April 2, 2022, in celebration of Earth Day observed on April 22. Read More

UVI Opens New Dance Studio on St. Croix Campus

March 23, 2022 - Featuring a sprung dance floor and equipped to enable streaming services for virtual or hybrid dance classes, the new dance studio is another highlight of the University’s dance program, which introduced its Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance degree in 2020. The program emphasizes a strong technical base in ballet, post-modern codified techniques as well as Afro-Diaspora, Caribbean and world dances. Read More

UVI Opens Inclusive Childcare Laboratory and Diagnostic Center on St. Croix Campus

March 23, 2022 - The Albert A. Sheen Campus of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is now home to the University’s second Inclusive Childcare Laboratory and Diagnostic Center, bringing a research-based childcare program linked to early childhood to the island of St. Croix.Read More

Media Invited to Cover the Grand Opening of UVI’s New Dance Studio on the Sheen Campus – St. Croix

March 22, 2022 - Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands’ opening celebration of its new dance studio at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Read More

Media Invited to Cover the Ribbon Cutting of UVI’s Childcare Center on the Sheen Campus on St. Croix

March 21, 2022 - Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands’ Childcare and Diagnostic Center ribbon cutting ceremony on March 23, at 10 a.m. on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Read More

UVI Medical School Project Remains at Applicant Status 

March 21, 2022 - At a meeting last month of the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), a decision was made that the University of the Virgin Islands Medical School should remain an applicant and not move to Candidacy status, which would have triggered a site visit. The reasons provided related to sufficiency, sustainability and status of resources contained in the University’s application. There were no concerns raised about the curriculum, faculty, facilities, policies or other critical aspects of the medical school’s 900-page application.Read More

USVI Storm Strong Announces Free 2022 Summer Camp - Call for Camp Participants & Paid Youth Leaders

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VI Native, UVI Professor, First Certified Legal Nurse Consultant in the USVI

March 15, 2022 - University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) professor and program chair for the School of Nursing Dr. Celia Nurse has made history as the first certified legal nurse consultant (CLNC) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Legal nurse consultants are registered nurses who use existing knowledge and expertise as healthcare professionals along with specialized legal nurse consultant training to consult on medical related legal cases. Read More

Governor Bryan Proclaims March 16, 2022, as ‘VI SBDC Day’

March 15, 2022 - In recognition of the work of the Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VISBDC) in supporting local small business owners and entrepreneurs, VI Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. has proclaimed Wednesday, March 16, 2022, as ‘VI SBDC Day’ in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The day also marks the 60th anniversary of the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) charter by the V.I. Legislature in 1962. Read More

UVI Looks Forward to Historic 60th Charter Day Anniversary Celebrations 

March 15, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will commemorate the 60th anniversary of its founding with a series of special events all year long. March 16, marks the day the University, formerly known as the College of the Virgin Islands, was officially created by the V.I. Legislature in 1962.   Read More

UVI ‘Free Tuition Program’ to Provide Greater Benefits for Students this Fall

March 10, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) VI Higher Education Scholarship Program (VIHESP), known as the Free Tuition Program, has just been adjusted to make attending UVI much more affordable. At the quarterly UVI Board of Trustees meeting on Saturday, March 5, Board members voted in favor of a procedural change that will allow eligible students to receive the VIHESP funding first, in addition to federal and institutional grants and scholarships. Read More

UVI Board of Trustees Approves Two New Academic Degrees; Restructures Executive MBA Tuition & Program & Approves FY2022 Budget Proposal

March 05, 2022 - In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on Saturday, March 5, 2022, via Zoom, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve two new academic degree programs in the School of Agriculture and to restructure the tuition and offerings for the Executive Master of Business Administration degree program. Read More

UVI African Art Collection on Display at Fort Christian Museum

March 03, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Reichhold Center for the Arts (RCA) has installed an exhibit of African masks from the University’s African Art Collection at the Fort Christian Museum on St. Thomas. The University launched the exhibit on Feb. 14, 2022, as part of the celebration of UVI’s 60th Anniversary. It will remain open to the public until March 31. Read More

UVI Board of Trustees to Meet on March 5

February 25, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, via Zoom. The meeting will begin with regular session agenda items. UVI President Dr. David Hall will present the President’s Report followed by Board Chairman Henry Smock with the Chairman’s Comments. The Board will then consider other agenda items. Read More

UVI Comm Students Shine at Institute for Journalism Advocacy and the Kennedy Center

February 18, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands’ Communications Unit was represented at the 2022 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) and Institute of Theatre Journalism Advocacy (ITJA) project, for two consecutive years. ITJA Coordinator, Andre Minkeis, of Winston-Salem State University, was gracious with his praise and commented that “UVI students were the real stars,” at this year's conference. Read More

UVI Mourns the Loss of Dr. Athniel C. “Addie” Ottley

February 11, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) joins the Virgin Islands community in mourning the loss of Dr. Athniel C. “Addie” Ottley, legendary broadcaster whose voice was known and loved throughout the Caribbean and beyond. For more than fifty years, Ottley passionately served the VI community as a broadcaster, government leader and ambassador of goodwill. In recognition of his lifelong service to the community, UVI awarded Ottley an honorary doctorate degree in 2018. Read More

UVI CELL & UPR Awarded 5-Year Grant to Launch U.S. Caribbean Regional EDA University Centers

February 11, 2022 - The University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL) and the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) have been awarded a five-year grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), through the 2021 University Center Economic Development Program competition. Read More

Three Times a Charm: 3rd UVI Student Participates in HBCU White House Press Briefing

January 25, 2022 - A student of the University of the Virgin Islands has become the third student for this academic school year to be selected to participate in the historic White House Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Journalism Press Briefings. The events are part of a White House initiative to strategically position young black journalists and media enthusiasts in unique professional settings where they can engage with key political figures.Read More

UVI & NASA to Host Global Outreach Program for VI & International Students - NASA presenters to include Virgin Islander, Simmione Fullwood

January 19, 2022 - As part of a growing collaboration between the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to promote STEM education, Virgin Islands students will join students from around the world to learn about the array of opportunities available in the fields of STEM and how they can take part in internships, science education and citizen science activities offered by the space agency. Read More

UVI Invites New Students to Virtual Orientation for 2022 Spring Semester

January 04, 2022 - New students are invited to begin the new year with a bang at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) 2022 Spring Semester Orientation to be held via Zoom on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Orientation activities for students enrolled on both campuses start at 9:30 a.m. and continue until noon. Students will have the opportunity to meet instructors and other students, attend virtual campus tours, and learn more about UVI and its many resources, clubs and initiatives. Orientation is required for all new and transfer students. Read More