UVI Alumni Luncheon
The UVI St. Thomas/St. John Alumni Chapter is hosting a UVI Charter Day Celebration Luncheon on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's "Nordic Empress" on Saturday, March 11 at 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be UVI alumnus Terrence Thomas, director of management information systems at the V.I. GERS. Tickets are $35 and are available at the UVI Bookstore, Alumni Affairs Office and through chapter members.
Free Workshops
The Virgin Islands University Affiliated Programs is sponsoring free workshops on UVI's St. Thomas campus. On Monday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Michael Lawlor will conduct a workshop entitled, "Models of Accommodation with Assistive Technology." The workshop is designed for special education teachers and others who work with people with disabilities and will be held in Chase Auditorium. On Tuesday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, a workshop entitled, "Teaching Moments with Assistive Technology," will be conducted in UVI's Teacher Education building, Room 114. "Teaching Moments" is designed for University professors and other educators who work with students with disabilities.
Poetry Reading
March 17 – The UVI Humanities Division is sponsoring "Poetry & Conversation at 6 p.m.Friday, March 17 at L'Hotel Boynes" For more information call 693-1340.
UVI Humanities Festival 2000
March 19-26. Various venues. Admission is free unless otherwise noted. A partial schedule of events follows:
March 19 – UVI Charter Day Concert, 7:30 p.m. Reichhold Center for the Arts. General admission is $10, $5 for students with identification.
March 20 – "Charting Our Future in the Humanities: Global Perspective and Local Challenge" – A discussion with local scholars including Tregenza Roach, Tulip Fleming and Betty Mahoney. At 8:15 p.m. in UVI's Chase Auditorium.
March 23 – Paracumbe, a Puerto Rican folkloric dance company, and musician Salvador Fragosa perform in the UVI cafeteria at 7 p.m. General admission is $5.
March 24 through 27 – UVI Theatre presents "Play Mas," a drama by Trinidadian playwright Mustapha Matura, in UVI's Little Theatre, 8 p.m. General admission is $10 and $5 for students with I.D.
March 24 – Discussion with Earl Lovelace, Gus Edwards, James DeJongh , "Making, Mending and Tending the Net of Humanities Discourse," 5:30 p.m. – Ralph M. Paiewonsky Library.
March 25 – "Spinning, Weaving, Cooking and Chanting – the Cross-cultural Narrative of Caribbean Reality," will utilize a series of round-robins with scholars, writers and artists. In the UVI Harvey Center cafeteria from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
March 25 – Quadrille Ball in the Harvey Student Center Cafeteria at 9 p.m. featuring Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Nights. Tickets are $15.
March 26– "Jazz on the Green" with Martin Lamkin and Friends. From 4 to 8 p.m. on the grounds of UVI's St. Thomas golf course.
