Rex Cazaubon III, whose family hails from St. Lucia, always knew that technology and problem-solving would be a consistent theme in his life. He remembers being intrigued with and attracted to computers, video games and other devices as a youngster. “Ever since I was small, I had a knack for understanding computers and other technology.… Continue reading Passion for Coding & Community Motivates UVI Grad to Move Mountains
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Nicholas Durgadeen: Leaving No UVI Opportunity Unturned
To say that Nicholas Durgadeen kept busy during his five years of study at the University of the Virgin Islands would be an understatement. While completing the requirements to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Biology, Durgadeen took advantage of the many co- and extra-curricular opportunities UVI had to offer, including research, internships… Continue reading Nicholas Durgadeen: Leaving No UVI Opportunity Unturned
Adina Browne – Dreams Made Real at UVI
Adina Browne always knew she wanted to study marine biology. She also dreamed of being the first in her family to attend college. Now, as a 2022 graduate of the University of the Virgin Islands with a bachelor’s degree in marine biology, Adina has accomplished both goals, and achieved even more than she ever imagined. … Continue reading Adina Browne – Dreams Made Real at UVI
From Newborn Intensive Care Unit to Nursing School – ‘Dystanie Smalls’ Forges Her Own Path
According to Merriam-Webster, “destiny” implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. For Dystanie Smalls, whose first name is pronounced “destiny,” many predicted that her course would be a life of difficulty and hardship. In fact, some of the doctors in the neonatal intensive care unit where she spent five… Continue reading From Newborn Intensive Care Unit to Nursing School – ‘Dystanie Smalls’ Forges Her Own Path
Passion For Communication Leads to Successful Career Launch
Although he had an early introduction to journalism and immediately recognized he had a passion for sharing stories and news, George Francis II admits that the road to earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from the University of the Virgin Islands wasn’t always easy. Coming to UVI with some real-life experience under his… Continue reading Passion For Communication Leads to Successful Career Launch
To 74-Year-Old Graduate Gretlyn Joseph: Age is Just A Number
“Age is just a number,” this is the motto that Gretlyn Jannette Joseph is living by. On Friday, May 13, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus in St. Croix, Joseph earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication at the age of 74. Joseph, a native of Antigua, set sail to earning her college degree in… Continue reading To 74-Year-Old Graduate Gretlyn Joseph: Age is Just A Number
UVI – SHAPING IDEAS THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATION – part 1
The University of the Virgin Islands UVIDEA Club is a place for creative collisions. Its mantra — “Innovation is the profitable implementation of ideas” guides the University of the Virgin Islands Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Association (UVIDEA). Founded in 2013, the entrepreneurial spirit of this student-based club gave birth to an ecosystem of innovation. Framed… Continue reading UVI – SHAPING IDEAS THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATION – part 1
Wanda Rosario: It Is Never Too Late To Fulfill Your Dream!
Wanda Rosario first enrolled at the University of the Virgin Islands in 1994 where she took skills classes up until 1995. In time she learnt that the demands of her job as a CAT Scan technologist, at the Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix, which sometimes included 12-hour days would mean that completing her… Continue reading Wanda Rosario: It Is Never Too Late To Fulfill Your Dream!
ECS Program at UVI Help Students Launch Advance Degrees & STEM Careers
Looking back at his undergraduate experience, Chinaemere “Chino” Igwebuike credits UVI’s Emerging Caribbean Scientists (ECS) program with preparing him to succeed at Boston University School of Medicine, where he is a candidate in a dual-doctoral program. “The ECS program was an indispensable part of my preparation for a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree,” says Igwebuike, who graduated from UVI with a Bachelor of Science… Continue reading ECS Program at UVI Help Students Launch Advance Degrees & STEM Careers
UVI – SHAPING IDEAS THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATION – part 2
UVI – SHAPING IDEAS THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATION When Karima Reid was introduced to the 13D Competition in 2017, she immediately saw the prospects of expanding her already established small business and that was all the reason she needed to pursue the competition. “Rather than just selling burgers I was encouraged and challenged to expound upon my small patty business,” Reid says. As a nursing major, Reid said… Continue reading UVI – SHAPING IDEAS THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATION – part 2