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UVI Bulletin Board for October/November

UVI Students Marking Red Ribbon Week With Marches, School Rallies and More UVI students on St. Thomas and St. Croix are participating in a series of traditional National Red Ribbon Week activities beginning Tuesday, Oct. 23. The observance salutes the fight against drug and substance abuse, while honoring deceased Drug Enforcement Agency Agent Enrique Camarena, who was killed in 1985 in the line of duty. Many activities planned are open to the public. Highlighting the week on both campuses are marches, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, on St. Croix and on Thursday, Oct. 25, on St. Thomas.
Additional special events this year on St. Croix will include a mini Drug Awareness Rally at the Lew Muckle Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and the First Annual Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Band Against Drug Day activity on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Some 600 students from St. Croix junior high schools are being invited. The event is sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Guard and a wide variety of local and regional agencies.
For more on St. Croix activities, contact Irene Hatchett-Sealey at 692-4208. For information on St. Thomas activities, call the Leon Lafond at 693-1120.
Red Ribbon Week Schedule – St. Croix
• Oct. 23 – Wear Red – March and Rally: 5:45 p.m. – assemble at Palm Drive entrance; 6 p.m. – March to the Cafetorium
• Oct. 24 – Wear Red – UVI Takes Drug Awareness to Lew Muckle Elementary School – drug awareness rally
• Oct. 25 – Wear Red – 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – pledge tables, raffle tickets and information in the Cafetorium
• Oct. 26 – Wear Red – 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – raffle tickets, pledge tables and information – 11:40 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. – Drug free bingo
• Oct. 30 – Wear Red – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – first annual Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Band Against Drug Day
• Oct. 31 – Wear Red – 12:15 to12:50 p.m. – Jeopardy game in the Cafetorium, raffle drawing
Red Ribbon Week Schedule – St. Thomas
• Oct. 23 – Wear Red & Pledge Against Drugs Day
• Oct. 24 – Drug Free Area Decoration Contests – University offices and organizations are encouraged to participate. Groups must register with the Dean of Students at the Student Affairs Office. Judging will take place at 10 a.m.
• Oct. 25 – Walk/Rally and Speak-out – 5 p.m. Concludes at UVI Recreation Center
• Oct. 26 – Karaoke in the Dining Pavilion – 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Students Invited to Computing Olympiads Day Event in Sports and Fitness Center on Oct. 23 The University of the Virgin Islands and the Ana G. Mendez University System of Puerto Rico will conduct a "Computing Olympiads Day" event for students from noon to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Room 222 of the UVI Sports and Fitness Center on St. Thomas.
Interested UVI students will have the opportunity to learn about careers in computing and information technology, as well as summer research opportunities for STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – majors. The event will also include a Computing Olympiads Competition. Winners will receive certificates and medals. The event is part of a broader effort to increase participation in computing in the Caribbean and the Virgin Islands. It is sponsored by the Broadening Participation in Computing Program at the National Science Foundation.
Online Registration for Continuing UVI Students Starts Oct. 25 Continuing UVI students will be able to register online, via Banweb, for Spring and Summer 2013 courses starting Thursday, Oct. 25. Students are reminded that they must first meet with their academic advisors to prepare individual schedules, and obtain an alternate PIN, which they will need to access Banweb. To find out the name of their advisor, students should contact the office of the dean of their school or college, or the Office of the Registrar or the Associate Registrar (registrar@uvi.edu). Further details are available from the registrar’s section of the UVI Web site –http://www.uvi.edu – or this direct link Registrar Home Page.
Brian McKnight Brings Intimate R&B to UVI’s Reichhold Center for the Arts Oct. 26 Brian McKnight, one of the top balladeer singers of our time, performs at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at UVI’s Reichhold Center for the Arts on the St. Thomas campus. The R&B star will deliver an intimate performance on piano, singing from his catalogue of hits. McKnight’s debut album, released at age 19, spawned the top 20 single “One Last Cry.” From there, McKnight was unstoppable, ruling the airwaves with hits, including “Anytime” which sold more than two million copies and received a Grammy nomination. McKnight also received Grammy nominations for “Back At One,” “The Only One For Me,” and “Shoulda, Couda, Wouda.” Tickets are available from the Reichhold Box Office at 693-1559 and online atwww.reichholdcenter.com and from this direct link. Tickets are also available at the UVI Bookstore.
Puerto Rico Symphony – Superior Court Rising Stars Show Rescheduled for Nov. 2 The joint performance of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and the Superior Court Rising Stars Youth Steel Orchestra, originally scheduled for Oct. 13, was postponed due to the threat of a tropical storm. The show has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2. Ticket holders who are unable to attend on the rescheduled date can receive a refund by presenting their tickets at the Reichhold Center Box Office. Details are available by calling the Box Office at 693-1559.
UVI’s Etelman Observatory Slates Public Viewing Session for Friday, Oct. 26 The University of the Virgin Islands College of Science and Mathematics and the Etelman Observatory will host its next public observing session using the new Virgin Islands Robotic Telescope from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26. If rain interferes with the Friday viewing, the session will take place at the same times on Saturday, Oct. 27.
A waxing gibbous moon will be on display as well as views of the planet Jupiter, with its Galilean moons and the Ring Nebula stellar remnant. The evening will also feature a video presentation on the structure of the universe and our place within it. “We are pleased to invite the St Thomas public to join us and enjoy the night sky, views of our Galaxy, and a discussion of interesting and exciting topics in the world of astrophysics and space science," said Observatory Director Dr. David Morris. Space is limited. To indicate a desire to participate and to arrange transportation, contact Dr. Morris by email – dmorris@uvi.edu – or call (617) 610-1148.
UVI Board of Trustees to Meet on St. Thomas on Oct. 27 The next regular meeting of the UVI Board of Trustees is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. It will take place on the St. Thomas campus. A news release is available on the UVI homepage – http://www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link.
UVI Community Invited to View Draft Results of Coastal Mapping Project on St. Thomas, Oct. 29-30 Interested UVI students, staff and faculty are invited to participate in the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER) Coastal Use Mapping Project during follow-up meetings slated at the Bolongo Beach Resort on St. Thomas, at 5:30 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 29) and at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The sessions are designed to present preliminary results of the mapping workshop and to obtain local input in revising and completing draft maps. Both sessions will present the same information. UVI second-year Marine and Environmental Science graduate student Elena Kobrinski is serving as the local coordinator for the workshop project. To indicate attendance or for more information, contact Kobrinski at Elena.Kobrinski@gmail.com.
RTPark Sets Meeting of Finance and Audit Committee on Oct. 29 The UVI Research and Technology Park will hold a meeting of the RTPark/RTPark-PC Finance and Audit Committee at 9 a.m. (AST) on Monday, Oct. 29. The meeting will take place at the RTPark Offices on UVI’s Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. It will also be available via teleconference. Seating is limited. To participate or for more information contact Melissa Miller at 692-4200.
Do you know this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor? To see this week’s “We Are UVI” contributor visithttp://weareuvi.blogspot.com. “We Are UVI” is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added each week.
This submission was posted Sunday, Oct. 21. It joins stories from Sinclair Wilkinson (’72), Rafe Boulon, Jr. (’76), Carmie Thompson (’10), Frank Mills (’67), James Rakocy, Arah Lockhart (’78), Utha Williams (’82), former UVI President LaVerne Ragster, Marthious Clavier (’02,’08), John Lucas, Maxine Nunez, Rosary Harper, Yegin Habtes, Gloria Callwood, Laurent Javois (’76), Helen Dookhan (’79, ’84, ’98), Curtis Gilpin (’80), Carolyn O’Neal-Morton (’85), Ali McClean (’93), Constance Gumbs (’87, ’91), Malcolm Kirwan (’67), Sharleen Fahie (’86, ’93), Sam Hall Jr., Richard Lippke, Randy Brown, Paul Flemming (’95, ’98, ’99), Kishma Allen (’09), Lawrence Lewis (’73), Aimery Caron, Quilin Mars (’08), Alvincent Hutson (’76), Vincent Cooper (’72), Dennis Parker, UVI President Emeritus Orville Kean, Richard Schrader, Albert Bryan (’04), Jerome McElroy, Velma Tyson (’80, ’83), Marchelle D. Clarke Brown (‘82), Anita Gordon Plaskett (’74, ’78), Nanyamka Farrelly (’99, ’06) and Robert H. Ruskin, Jr. (’77).
MBA Comprehensive Exam Scheduled for Nov. 9 on Both Campuses; Application Deadline Nov. 2 The University of the Virgin Islands Fall 2012 Master of Business Administration (MBA) Comprehensive Exam is scheduled to be administered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. Students who plan to take the exam must complete and submit an Application Petition by Nov. 2. The exam takes place simultaneously on the St. Thomas and Albert A. Sheen campuses. Exam locations are Teacher Education Room 103 on St. Thomas and Evans Center Room 405 on St. Croix.
All information needed to prepare for the examination – including the Application Petition – is accessible through the MBA Program’s Blackboard site. Students should direct any questions to MBA Program Director Dr. Utha Williams – atuwillia@live.uvi.edu.
UVI Thank-A-Thon Slated on St. Croix for Nov. 19-21; Student Volunteers Sought UVI’s annual Thank-A-Thon is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 19 to 21 on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Members of all UVI student club and associations are being asked to participate in the effort as a way of accumulating community service hours. To participate, call 692-4231.
English Proficiency Exam Scheduled at UVI for Oct. 25 on St. Thomas and St. Croix UVI will administer the English Proficiency Exam (EPE) on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the following locations:
• St. Thomas: Sports and Fitness Center rooms 223, 224 and 225
• St. Croix: Evans Center on the 300 level
Eligible students should register for the exam on BanWeb. Access is available from the myCampus web portal at https://mycampus.uvi.edu. Students should be in place for the exam by 8:30 a.m.
For more information, students may contact Dr. Vincent Cooper on St. Thomas at 693-1351or via email at vcooper@uvi.edu or Dr. Valerie Combie on St. Croix at 692-4126 or via e-mail at vcombie@uvi.edu.
AES Researcher to Present Seminar on St. Croix on Oct. 26 UVI’s Agricultural Experiment Station will sponsor a seminar on assessing changes in the immune system of beef calves after stressful events from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26. The seminar will be held in Room 133 of the Research and Extension Center on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. The presenter will be Whitney Preston, a research specialist in the AES Animal Science Program. Her topic – "Immunological status of beef calves at birth and weaning as shown through gene expression of the Toll-Like Receptor pathways" – is based on a research project for her recently completed Masters of Science degree at the University of Hawaii. For details contact Dr. Bob Godfrey at (340) 692-4042 or send email to rgodfre@uvi.edu.
UVI Accepting Applications for 2013 MA Program in Psychology-Counseling; Oct. 30 Deadline The University of the Virgin Islands Master of Arts in Psychology with a Counseling Concentration Program is accepting applications for the Spring 2013 semester. The program is designed to provide students with the necessary academic knowledge base, problem solving skills and experiential opportunities to work in a variety of social service and counseling settings. Program overview and admission criteria are available online from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences section of the UVI Web site – http://www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link. Interested applicants on St. Croix and St. Thomas should submit admission applications by Oct. 30 to be considered for the Spring 2013 semester. For more information, contact Dr. Lucia DiMeo at 692-4264 or ldimeo@uvi.edu.
29th St. Thomas-St. John Ag Fair Set Nov. 3-4 The 29th Annual St. Thomas-St. John Agriculture and Food Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 3-4, on the grounds of UVI’s Reichhold Center for the Arts. Vendor applications can be obtained from the V.I. Department of Agriculture offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix, UVI’s Cooperative Extension Service, Sea Chest and the Natural Livity Kulcha Shop.
The fair committee is seeking participants and judges for the best tasting sweet bread, maubi and Ital contests. Call 693-1080 for details on how to register as either a participant or a judge. A new coal pot lighting contest is planned this year. Interested persons are encouraged to enter to win a chance at one of five spots in the contest.
Raffle tickets are available now. Books of 11 are sold for $10. Raffle prizes include: a 200-gallon water tank, 20 pounds of local lamb (dressed), a 100 pound bag of 10-10-10 fertilizer, two local chickens (dressed) and one bottle each of local honey and honey pepper sauce. For more information, email dcooper@uvi.edu or call 693-1080 or 774-5182. Join the CES Facebook event (UVICES) to stay updated and watch the Wednesday, Oct. 17, edition of "Face to Face" on Channel 12-WTJX-TV.
UVI to Host 15th ‘Islands in Between’ Conference on St. Thomas Nov. 8-10 The University of the Virgin Islands will host the 15th annual "Islands in Between" conference celebrating the languages, literatures and cultures of the Eastern Caribbean. Noting that UVI is celebrating its 50th anniversary, conference organizers slated this year’s event for Nov. 8 to 10, at UVI on St. Thomas. Conference sessions will take place in the first-floor conference room of the Administration and Conference Center.
Keynote presentations will be made by Dr. Lois Hassell-Habtes and Mary Ann Christopher. The event will also feature the launch of the Virgin Island Caribbean Cultural Center (VICCC) at UVI’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Conference topics to be featured include: language, literature, culture and education in the U.S. Virgin Islands; Creole linguistics and the Creolization of languages in the Eastern Caribbean; Eastern Caribbean art, popular culture, carnivals and performance traditions; and politics and economics.
“Islands in Between” 2012 is dedicated to Drs. Marva Sprauve-Browne, Marvin Williams and Gene Kenneth Emanuel – all former members of the UVI faculty. Admission is free to UVI students, faculty and VI community members.
Registration is $50 for professors and faculty presenters and $30 for student presenters. The conference is organized by the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, the University of the Virgin Islands and the Per Ankh Institute of the Virgin Islands. For more information or to pre-register (free for non-presenters of UVI and the V.I. community) please e-mail islandsconference@gmail.com and perankh@me.com.
CLEP Dates Set on St. Thomas Campus for October and November Students are advised that the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) test dates for the Fall 2012 semester have been finalized on the St. Thomas campus. Remaining CLEP test will be administered on Oct. 10, Oct. 23, Nov. 8 and Nov. 16 in the CATS computer lab (CA Building Room 123). Students can register for the test at the Office of Access and Enrollment Services’ front desk, located on the first floor of the Administration and Conference Center.
Test candidates must report to the test site no later than 9:30 a.m. on each test day with appropriate identification and form of payment. Acceptable forms of identification include a current driver’s license, state or Federal ID, a current passport, tribal ID card, naturalization card or certificate of citizenship. The cost associated with CLEP is $80 per test (payable to College Board) and an additional administrative fee of $15 (payable to UVI prior to the test date). Payment must be made in the form of check, money order, or credit card; cash will not be accepted. Students can e-mail cmorris@live.uvi.edu for additional information.

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