BUCS Pride Forever!
St Thomas | WUVI Media Club in conjunction with SGA will hosting their “BUCS Pride Forever” Pep Rally on November 14, 2014. Show up and Show out with your BUCs Pride. Games, prizes and live entertainment will be provided.
UVI achieves highest giving rate among HBCUs
Sameca N Hendrickson | St Thomas – As the only HBCU in the Caribbean, UVIs alumni and supporters has gone above and beyond with their efforts to achieve their goal for the annual giving rate for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. The percentage of alumni donating was fifty-two percent, the highest recorded for any Historically Black…
UVI students and marching band walk in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness
by Nalie Frederick ST. CROIX—Dozens of University of the Virgin Islands students wore pink and marched down the university’s Palm Drive in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Week. The Seventh-Day Adventist Pulse Drum Corp band led students along with faculty, alumni and a few from the general public down Palm Drive. Speakers and food were…
University of the Virgin Islands Annual Basketball Bush League.
BY: Jeremiah Harrison ST.THOMAS — The faint echo of balls bouncing on the court is heard over the chatter of players as teams warm up in the gym at the University of the Virgin Islands “Annual Basketball Bush League.” Players gather from all communities of the island in hopes of enjoying the game of basketball. UVI’s…
UVI recieves 65-acre land gift, unlimited potential cited
-NEWS RELEASE FROM UVI- ST. THOMAS–The University of the Virgin Islands received its largest real estate gift with the donation of 65 acres in Estate Sorgenfri on St. Thomas. The property at Sorgenfri No. 1 Southside Quarter includes a rolling hillside, two fresh-water guts and a quarter-mile of beachfront on Hendricks Bay. Leal Van Beverhoudt,…
Panel Discussion on ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Successful Women’ Set at UVI on Oct. 9
-NEWS RELEASE FROM UVI- ST. CROIX – UVI students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a panel discussion on “Challenges and Opportunities for the Successful Woman” planned for 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Oct. 9, with access via videoconference on both campuses. On St. Thomas the discussion can be joined in Chase Auditorium,…
UVI Wins Inaugural Soccer Match
Shari Chryss Alfred | ST. CROIX — Chants, cheers and screams filled the air on Saturday, as The University of the Virgin Islands Albert A. Sheen campus made history within the Athletics Department on the territory’s new and only soccer field. With a crowd of over 100 people the Buccaneers won their Inaugural Home Game, 2-0, against Polytecnica…
UVI Art Club Unveils New Art Center
Markida Scotland | ST. CROIX — A new art center was unveiled Thursday by The Arteneers, the art club at the University of the Virgin Islands’ St. Croix campus, to promote and develop the arts department. Cynthia Hatfield, UVI art professor and event organizer, said the department has been trying to get a workspace with…
UVI Welcomes Class of 2018 at Convocation
Markida Scotland | ST. CROIX — The University of the Virgin Islands on Thursday welcomed new and transfer students of the Class of 2018 to the campus at a Convocation and Buccaneer Reception. The ceremony opened with words from the UVI’s Student Government Association president, Sophia Johnson, who assured students that they made the right…
Proud We Are
Students from both campuses celebrate UVI Pride Day Sameca Hendrickson| ST. THOMAS – On March 28, both University of the Virgin Islands’ campuses flourished with students, faculty, staff and alumni sporting the university’s paraphernalia. The festivity dubbed Pride Day was chosen to take place in March to signify the university’s Charter Day. Implementing Pride Day, the…
Royes hosts presentation on Homophobia
Associate Professor of Journalism Gillian Royes hosts presentation on homophobia in Jamaica FELICIA EMMANUEL| ST.CROIX — Faculty and staff from both University of the Virgin Islands’ campuses attended on Feb. 27 Dr. Gillian Royes’ presentation on homophobia in Jamaica via video conference. Royes’ presentation not only examined homophobia in the Caribbean, but also chronicled the struggle…
Young Men Striving for Success
Antoinette Anderson| ST.THOMAS-The Brothers with a Cause Association looks forward to a new semester with new members. The Brothers with a Cause Association hosted their induction ceremony, “Striving for Success,” at the UVI Administration and Conference Center on Sept. 6. The ceremony included several speakers like Stevie Henry, President Dr. David Hall and Attorney Carl Richardson.…
WUVI embarks on new territory
WUVI Embarks on New Territory Elisa Thomas| ST. THOMAS- After only one year of existence, the student-run college radio station,WUVI AM 1090, announces upcoming additions. A new studio will be created on the Albert A. Sheen campus on St. Croix, where technology will allow both the St. Croix and St. Thomas studios to communicate with…
UVI Dance Team to Perform at Paradise Jam
Elisa Thomas| ST.THOMAS- After successful tryouts, fundraising, extensive stretching, exercising, three months of rehearsal and perfecting their “boom kacks,” the ladies of U.V.I Dance Team are prepared for their debut performance at the Paradise Jam game on Saturday, Nov. 23. During the halftime game, where Metropolitan University takes on the U.V.I Buccaneers, U.V.I’s dance team will…
