As Michael Bell’s high school career was winding down in 2019, he told his mother he would get a job and make money instead of attending university. Family and friends, however, insisted he pursue post-secondary education, and the rest, as they say, is history. Bell followed the advice and is graduating from the University of… Continue reading Michael Bell – Class of 2023 Speaker for Sheen Campus
Month: May 2023
Monifa Potter – Education is the Passport to the Future
Monifa Potter didn’t have to look far for role models. They were in her home. Having graduated from college themselves, Potter’s parents St. Clair and Felicia Potter always told their children that education is the passport to the future, and it is the one thing that no one can take from you. Potter and her… Continue reading Monifa Potter – Education is the Passport to the Future
Joanne Simon-Walters – It Was My Destiny to be a Buccaneer
Soon after relocating from Chicago to St. Thomas in 2015 to pursue a job opportunity with an Economic Development Commission company, Joanne Simon-Walters observed that the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) was launching a PhD in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change. She was intrigued. “It was described as a trans-disciplinary program that would… Continue reading Joanne Simon-Walters – It Was My Destiny to be a Buccaneer
Carlos Eton
Stand-up comics think on their feet while engaging audiences. Self-described “Air Force brat” Carlos Eton who had lived in various places relocated tothe U.S. Virgin Islands from New York City to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Art and Theatre from the University of the Virgin Islands. “I needed to change the direction… Continue reading Carlos Eton
Deanna Hunt
Deanna Hunt’s degree from the University of the Virgin Islands will prominently bear her name, but the Computer Science major is quick to acknowledge that there are many individuals without whose help and support she would not have been able to achieve her goals. In junior high school, the late Shirley Fleming inspired Hunt to… Continue reading Deanna Hunt