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UVI Sets Forums on State-Side Graduate Education Opportunities

Students and other persons interested in pursuing graduate education in the fields of engineering, mathematics, pharmaceutical sciences, science, technology and other science-related disciplines are invited to participate in the "Big Ten+ Graduate School Forum" which will be held on UVI's St. Thomas and St. Croix campuses on Thursday, Oct. 1.

The forum is offered by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, a consortium of Big Ten member universities plus the University of Chicago. During the forum sessions, CIC representatives will provide information about their respective programs and offer workshops on graduate study topics such as choosing a program and funding study. The representatives will be available to answer questions one-on-one before and after the forum sessions.

The forum will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. on the St. Croix campus, in room 716 of the Evans Center. To schedule individual appointments with the representatives, contact Doris Farrington-Hepburn or Anyha Lord in the Counseling and Career Services Center at (340) 692-4187 or 692-4180.

The forum will be offered from 1 to 2 p.m. on the St. Thomas campus, in room 302 of the Classroom Administration Building. To schedule individual appointments with the representatives, contact the Division of Science and Mathematics at (340) 693-1397or send email to awright@uvi.edu.

CIC member universities include University of Chicago, the University of Illinois, Indiana University, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Information on the CIC is also available from this web site: http://www.cic.net.

General information is available from UVI's Career Services Offices: on St. Thomas (340) 693-1087 or send email to: vrivers@uvi.edu; on St. Croix (340) 692-4187 of send email to: dfarrin@uvi.edu.