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UVI Bulletin Board – August 14

UVI’s Reichhold Center to Unveil 2009-10 Season Today at Business After Hours
UVI’s Reichhold Center for the Arts will unveil its 2009-2010 season line-up at a Business After Hours event at 5:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 13). The event at the Reichhold Center will feature a free buffet by Amalia Café, music by Top Notch Band and a chance to win free tickets to Reichhold shows. As always, with Business After Hours events of the St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce, the famous $2 Chamber Bar will be available.
Reichhold fans will also have the chance to become season subscribers, with preferred seating and ticket selection options. For more information, contact the Reichhold Center at (340) 693-1550 or visit the Reichhold Center Web site.
University’s Fall Convocation Scheduled Friday, Aug. 14
The University of the Virgin Islands annual Fall Convocation will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, in Chase Auditorium on the St. Thomas campus and will be connected by videoconference to the Evans Center Theater on UVI’s St. Croix campus. Rooms T-101 (on St. Thomas) and EVC-713 (on St. Croix) will be used to accommodate overflow. All members of the University community are invited to attend.
An address by UVI’s fifth President, Dr. David Hall, is expected to provide insight and direction as the University community prepares for the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 17. Dr. Hall began his tenure as President of the University of the Virgin Islands on Aug. 1, 2009. He has been awarded a Distinguished University Professorship of Spirituality and Professionalism at UVI.
A news release is available on the UVI Web site – www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link.
UVI President Dr. David Hall Meets with UVI Community
New UVI President Dr. David Hall has spent much of the past two weeks meeting with members of the UVI Community, with formal introductions of Dr. Hall and his family on Monday, Aug. 10, at 9 a.m. on the St. Thomas campus and at 2 p.m. on the St. Croix campus. Photos of Dr. Hall greeting new and returning UVI students are featured on the UVI Today… photo blog, which is available from the UVI Web site’s home page – www.uvi.edu – and at this direct link.
Texas Chili Cook-off Set Aug. 16 at Brewer’s; UVI Participants, Volunteers Sought
The Texas Society of the Virgin Islands’ 2009 Chili Cook-off will be held Sunday, Aug. 16, at Brewers Bay Beach on UVI’s St. Thomas campus. The popular annual event features some of the island’s top chili cooks vying for the coveted top prize – a trip as the Virgin Islands representative to the Terlingua International Chili Championship held in November in Terlingua, Texas. Along with chili tasting, the day features beach games and musical entertainment by top local groups. Funds raised are donated to local charities. Members of the UVI Community are invited to participate by forming a chili team or working as event volunteers. Those interested should call Patrice Johnson at 693-1058.
Directors of VI Academic and Cultural Awards Endowment to Meet Aug. 24
The Virgin Islands Academic and Cultural Awards Endowment Board of Directors will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, in the Administration and Conference Center on UVI’s St. Thomas campus. The meeting will convene with regular session agenda items.
Items requiring the Board’s action include ratification of the 2009-2010 requests for funding. The Board will go into executive session before being adjourned.
Alexander A. Moorhead, chair of UVI’s Board of Trustees, serves as the chair of the Endowment Board, with Dr. Henry H. Smith, interim vice president of UVI’s Office of Institutional Advancement, serving as the executive director. The Endowment is funded by the Virgin Islands government and awards scholarships for advanced studies.
UVI Hosts Technology Camps for V.I. Teachers
The second of two technology camps for teachers took place this week in the Ralph Paiewonsky Library on UVI’s St. Thomas campus. The first camp was held June 22-24.
The Special Projects and Applied Research Center (SPARC), a collaborative effort of the University of the Virgin Islands and the V.I. Department of Education’s St. Thomas- St. John District, sponsored the camps. The camps, which instruct teachers in the use of technology as a tool for teaching and learning, are being paid for by Title V funding allocated to the V.I. Department of Education for teachers in the non-public schools.
During the development of this program, Dr. Joane McKay, dean of UVI’s Division of Education, visited all of the schools in the St. Thomas and St. John district, to evaluate teacher need. A news release is available on the UVI Web site – www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link.
UVI’s Cooperative Extension Service Unveils Quarterly Newsletter
UVI’s Cooperative Extension Service (CES) has published From the Ground Up, a new quarterly newsletter which highlights the ways in which the Extension Service works to have a positive affect on the lives of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean. CES State Director Kwame Garcia, Sr., said From the Ground Up illustrates the many aspects of the work of the Cooperative Extension service, with the goal of “improving and preserving our natural resources, and of growing and developing our lives, our families and our community in a sustainable manner.” Printed copies of the full-color, 12-page newsletter are available to Virgin Islands residents upon request. The newsletter is also available online, from the Publications link on CES pages of the UVI Web site – www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link.
Second Health Disparities Institute Set for Oct. 15-16 on St. John
The Second Annual Health Disparities Institute, sponsored by UVI’s Caribbean Exploratory Research Center, will be held on Oct.15 and 16, at The Westin St. John Resort & Villas. The institute’s theme is "Bridging Science, Practice and Culture to Improve Health in the U.S. Virgin Islands."
The institute’s goals include increasing awareness and understanding of health disparities; identifying best-practice models in research and community participation; strengthening partnerships among research, practitioners, policy makers and residents; and exploring current scientific investigations on racial and ethnic minority health disparities.
The institute is designed for local health and human services professionals, health policy leaders, criminal justice professionals, elected and appointed officials, educators, students, community leaders, concerned citizens, religious leaders and the media. Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Education Unit credits are available.
An information brochure and registration form for the institute are available from the Health Disparities Conference page on UVI’s CELL Center web site and from these direct links: Institute Brochure | Registration Form.
The Caribbean Exploratory Research Center (CERC) is operated by UVI’s Division of Nursing Education and funded by a grant from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a unit of the National Institutes of Health. Details are available at the CERC Web site – cercuvi.com – or from Lorna Williams-Sutton at lsutton@uvi.edu.
Late Registration Set Aug. 13-14; Fall Semester Classes Begin Monday, Aug. 17
Returning Students: Students must confer with advisors to receive approval of their academic plans and to obtain PIN numbers needed for registration. Advisement and late registration are set for Aug. 13 and 14, until 6 p.m. Fall Semester classes begin on Aug. 17. Fall Semester Class schedules and detailed information are available from the Academics/Class Schedules tab on the UVI home page: www.uvi.edu – or from this direct link.
New and Transfer Students: Orientation for new and transfer students continues this week on both campuses. Orientation schedules are available from the Admissions section of the UVI web site – www.uvi.edu and from this direct link.
Student Photo IDs: Note Change of Location – Student ID cards will be processed in the Paiewonsky Library on UVI’s St. Thomas campus, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14.
UVI 2009-2010 Catalog Now Available from UVI Web Site
UVI’s 2009-2010 Catalog is now available from the Academics tab of the UVI web site – www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link. The online catalog includes the full, 255-page catalog in PDF format that is searchable and printable. The contents of the catalog are also available in five sections, also PDF format files, to allow for faster down-load over dial-up Internet connections.
UVI CELL to Offer Real Estate Course in September
UVI’s Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (CELL) Center will offer a course in real estate in September on St. Thomas and St. Croix. The course is designed to prepare individuals to take the Real Estate licensing exam. Classes will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays from Sept. 12 through Oct. 17. The course fee of $500 includes materials. It will be taught in the CELL Center on UVI’s St. Thomas campus and at the UVI-CELL Center in Frederiksted, on St. Croix.
For more information, call the UVICELL Center at 693-1100 or visit cell.uvi.edu.
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