Goals of UVI Male Initiative Outlined in New Web Page The University of the Virgin Islands has begun a Male Initiative with the goal of attracting more male students to the university and providing tools and support to help them graduate. The university and Virgin Islands communities will be hearing more about the Male Initiative and how they can participate in and support the effort in the coming weeks and months. A Web page detailing this initiative is now available from the Male Initiative link on the UVI home page – www.uvi.edu.
RTPark/RTPark-PC Board of Directors to Meet Jan. 27 The Board of Directors of UVI’s Research and Technology Park and the Research and Technology Park Corporation will meet at 3 p.m. (AST) on Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the RT Park offices on UVI’s St. Croix campus. Seating is limited. The session is also available via teleconference. For more information, contact Ingrid Santangelo at 692-4200.
Big Read Program Offers Essay Contest for UVI Students The Virgin Islands Big Read 2010 program, part of a national effort to spur a return to reading, was launched Friday, Jan. 22, on St. John, where numerous supporters – including V.I. First Lady Cecile deJongh and UVI President David Hall – were in attendance. (See photo in UVI Today… photo blog.)
One of the first activities of the program is an essay contest for UVI students. Students entering the contest will write an essay using one of the pre-selected themes from the novel “A Lesson before Dying.” The novel, by Ernest Gaines, is serving as the focal point of the campaign. Students have three weeks to register for the essay contest, from Jan. 25 through Feb. 12. The contest ends March 3. A free copy of the book is available for all registrants and the winner will be announced during UVI’s Charter Week. Registration forms and contest details are available in the Melvin H. Evans Center for Learning (library) on St. Croix and the Ralph M. Paiewonsky Library on St. Thomas.
As part of a national initiative to spur a return to reading, more than 100 free copies of the featured book are now available for pick up, while supplies last, at the Julius E. Sprauve Library. More copies will be available for loan from libraries throughout the territory. Community members will be brought together through a variety of related activities from now through the middle of June.
The Big Read Program is a partnership between the Department of Planning and Natural Resources – Division of Libraries and Museums, the University of the Virgin Islands’ Reichhold Center for the Arts and the IT Learning Resources and Student Technology Services Area, the Department of Education and the Virgin Islands Police Department.
St. Croix Psychology Club to Host Presentation by Prof. Murphy Anderson UVI’s St. Croix Psychology Club will host a presentation by Prof. Alexandra Murphy Anderson, a nationally-certified school psychologist who works for the V.I. Department of Education and teaches psychology part-time at UVI, entitled “Make a Difference: A Career as a School Psychologist.” The presentation is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Cafetorium on UVI’s St. Croix campus.
Students Invited to BU Early Medical School Presentation Jan. 28 at UVI Virgin Islands high school students with interests in medical school careers are invited to attend a lecture by Dr. Jonathan Woodson, MD, associate dean for students and minority affairs at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Woodson will discuss Boston University’s Early Medical School Selection Program from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28. The lecture will take place in Chase Auditorium (B-110) on UVI’s St. Thomas campus, with a video conference link to the Theatre (EC-401) on the St. Croix campus. Student interviews with Dr. Woodson may be arranged on Jan. 28 by contacting Amanda Wright at 693-1397. Students in the BU program attend UVI, and spend two summers and their senior year in Boston. More information on the program is available on the Division of Science and Mathematics section of the UVI Web site – www.uvi.edu. For questions concerning the program contact UVI Professor and BU EMSSP liaison Dr. Sandra Romano at [email protected] or 693-1389.
UVI St. Thomas Campus Shuttle Hours Reduced The UVI St. Thomas campus shuttle bus will operate on reduced hours – from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. – through Friday, Jan. 29.
Spring Semester CLEP Test Dates Announced for St. Thomas Campus UVI students are advised that the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) test dates for the Spring 2010 semester has been finalized on the St. Thomas campus. CLEP will be administered on Feb. 3, March 2, March 18, April 7 and April 19, 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 $72 (payable to College Board) per test 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 [email protected] for additional information.