The media is invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands’ 2014 Commencement Ceremonies at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the Sports and Fitness Center on the St. Thomas Campus, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, on the grounds of the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix.
UVI will award more than 300 degrees. Harvard University Professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will be the featured speaker. The Hon. Ron de Lugo, the Virgin Islands’ first elected representative to congress, will be honored with an honorary degree on the St. Thomas Campus. St. Croix baseball legend Horace Clarke will also receive an honorary degree on the Sheen Campus.
Members of the media who wish to cover the Commencement Ceremonies must R.S.V.P. by noon on Thursday, May 15.
St. Thomas
What:UVI 2014 Commencement Ceremony
When: Saturday, May 17
Where: UVI’s Sports & Fitness Center
Time: 7 p.m.
St. Croix
What: UVI 2014 Commencement Ceremony
When: Sunday, May 18
Where: University of the Virgin Islands Albert A. Sheen Campus
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Contact:UVI’s Public Relations Office – (340) 693-1057 | pr@uvi.edu