Michael Bell

Michael Bell – Class of 2023 Speaker for Sheen Campus

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…

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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…

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…

Carlos Eton

Stand-up comics think on their feet while engaging audiences. Self-described “Air Force brat” Carlos Eton who had lived…

Deanna Hunt

Deanna Hunt’s degree from the University of the Virgin Islands will prominently bear her name, but the Computer Science…

Rex Cazaubon

Passion for Coding & Community Motivates UVI Grad to Move Mountains 

Rex Cazaubon III, whose family hails from St. Lucia, always knew that technology and problem-solving would be a consistent…

cholas Durgadeen conducts research.

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…

Adina Browne celebrates commencement with family.

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…

Destiny Smalls poses at Commencement 2022

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…

George Francis elbow bumps UVI President Dr. David Hall at Commencement.

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…

Commencement on UVI's Sheen Campus.

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,…