including embracing new approaches to improving
academic success and student outcomes, Dr.
Moolenaar-Wirsiy\u2019s expertise greatly enhances the
University\u2019s ability to meet the needs of its diverse
student population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"DR.](\"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chic_0036-683x1024.jpg\")
\u201cI have been away for many years gaining
experience, and I thought the time was right to come
back and share some of what I have learned,\u201d said Dr.
Moolenaar-Wirsiy. \u201cThe position at UVI was attractive
to me because I was able to have input. The
discussion was about what I can bring to the table
and that was exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her dual role, Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy is on a mission Directing UVI\u2019s 13D Research & Strategy Innovation Named after long-time supporter, 13D Research & \u201cI am urging people to come by and see what is Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy is pleased that students at UVI \u201cRight now, our culinary students are using the Center Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy earned a master\u2019s degree in Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy also serves as the Interim Vice Dean of Innovation Brings Wealth ofExperience to UVI After a successful higher education career spanning25 years in the mainland United States, Dr. PamelaMoolenaar-Wirsiy is back home in St. Thomas.Since August 2021, she has been the inaugural Deanof Innovation and Student Success at the University ofthe Virgin Islands (UVI). As UVI has increased its focus on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1384"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1517,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384\/revisions\/1517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
to foster a culture of innovation at UVI while designing
strategies and implementing systems to ensure that
students at the University have access to the tools
and support they need to succeed in their academic
journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chic_0069-edited-scaled.jpg\")
Center \u2013 a cutting-edge facility for students,
researchers, businesses, government leaders and
other stakeholders to learn from one another and turn
innovative ideas into reality \u2013 is a natural fit for Dr.
Moolenaar-Wirsiy, who is no stranger to the
innovation and entrepreneurship universe. While she
was an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow
in residence at Hampton University, she chaired the
working committee that subsequently submitted a
grant that resulted in the establishment of the
Virginia Workforce Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strategy, a St. Thomas-based global research firm,
the 18,000-square foot center inspires creativity and
collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
happening at the Innovation Center. I want this to be
a space without limit. If you have a crazy idea that you
think will never work, I want to hear it,\u201d says the dean
of the space, which has been designed to help
integrate creative, innovative approaches across
UVI\u2019s two campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/magazine.uvi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chic_0084-683x1024.jpg\")
have full access to the Innovation Center, which will
also be used by faculty and staff as well as
community and business partners. Once fully
operational, the Innovation Center will serve as a hub
with national, regional, and international reach and
impact, strengthening the University\u2019s relationships
and partnerships with businesses seeking access to
cutting-edge research and an abundance of talent,
thereby furthering opportunities and resources for
student success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
every day. Students, faculty and staff are using
portions of it based on need and what we currently
have in use,\u201d said Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy, who
graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The facility is equipped with digital information
boards and space for weekend activities for
community members. It also features a teaching
kitchen, full-service restaurant and a bakery that the
UVI Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning
(UVI CELL) Culinary Arts program operates under the
name Wild Sage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Immunology and
was a full Professor at Georgia State University
Perimeter College, highly regarded as a national
model in the United States for student success and
ranked #2 in \u201cMost Innovative Schools\u201d by U.S. News &
World Report in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President for Institutional Advancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"