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UVI Charter Day Ceremony Will Recognize Outgoing Trustees

The University of the Virgin Islands celebrates the 48th anniversary of its founding during the month of March, which is recognized as Charter Month. This year’s festivities coincide with the inauguration of Dr. David Hall as UVI’s fifth president.

The university was chartered on March 16, 1962, as the College of the Virgin Islands (CVI), a publicly funded, coeducational, liberal arts institution, by Act No. 862 of the V.I.‘s Fourth Legislature. UVI will conduct a Charter Day ceremony, present a lecture as part of the Alfred O. Heath Distinguished Lecture Series, and hold a 5K Walk/Run on St. Croix.
The Charter Day ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, in the first floor conference room of the Administration and Conference Center, St. Thomas campus and will be transmitted by videoconference to the Great Hall, North West Wing, St. Croix campus. One of the highlights of this year’s ceremony will be the honoring of individuals who recently completed service as members of the UVI Board of Trustees. They are: Roy D. Jackson, CPA; Dr. Bernard Paiewonsky; Dr. Auguste E. Rimpel Jr.; Audrey L. Thomas, Juanita M. Woods and Roy D. Jackson Sr., CPA.
Roy D. Jackson had been a member of the board since 1997. He served on the Academic Research and Student Affairs; Buildings and Grounds; and Finance and Budget committees. Jackson also served as chair of the Finance and Budget Committee for 10 years.
Dr. Bernard Paiewonsky had been on the board since 1996. He served on the Development and Planning committees and served six years as chair of the Development Committee. Paiewonsky also served six years as chair of the Planning Committee.
Dr. Auguste E. Rimpel Jr., had been a member of the board since 1993. He served as chair of the Board of Trustees beginning in 1997 and, as an ex-officio member, served on each of the standing committees of the board.
Judge Audrey L. Thomas, who had been a member of the board since 2004, served on the Academic Research and Student Affairs Committee, two years as chair, and on the Committee on Trustees.
Juanita M. Woods had been a member of the board since 2003. She served on the Academic Research and Student Affairs Committee, the Development Committee, and the Planning Committee of the board. Woods served as chair of the ARSA Committee for two years.
At 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, the UVI will host Dr. Steve Perry, the principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. At 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 18. Perry, who gained notoriety on CNN’s “Black in America” documentary, will speak in the Reichhold Center for the Arts on the St. Thomas campus as part of the Alfred O. Heath Distinguished Lecture Series. He is the author of “Raggedy Schools – The Untold Truth” and is an outspoken proponent of parental involvement and intervention in the education of black children. Admission is free. For information, call 693-1042.
The UVI St. Croix campus will host the 9th Annual Queen Mary Walk/Run at 6 a.m. on Friday, March 26. Walkers and runners will proceed from the K-Mart at Sunshine Mall in Frederiksted, St. Croix, along the Queen Mary Highway to the UVI St. Croix campus. The entry fee is $10 for UVI students and children, $15 for UVI faculty, staff and adult community members. This year $2 from every registration fee will benefit the UVI Haiti Relief Efforts. To register, call 692-4236.
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