UVI Seminar to Offer Profile of V.I. Fishermen on Sept. 12
A seminar featuring a "Community Profile of Virgin Islands Fishermen" will be presented by Dr. Brent Stoffle at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the University of the Virgin Islands. Stoffle is an applied anthropologist at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He is working to have the Virgin Islands designated as a NOAA fishing community under the Magnuson-Stevens Act that governs fishing in U.S. waters. Stoffle's aim, with a background in the social sciences, is to bring a human dimension to fisheries research.
The seminar will be held in the MacLean Marine Science Center conference room on UVI's St. Thomas campus. The seminar is sponsored by VI-EPSCoR (The Virgin Islands Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) and by UVI. For details, call 693-1392 or 693-1215.
Seminar to Focus on EDC Benefits for Small Businesses
A seminar on EDC benefits for small businesses will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at UVI's Small Business Development Center at Nisky Center on St. Thomas. The seminar is offered in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority. Admission is free. To pre-register, which is required, call the SBDC office at 776-3206.
UVI Future Business Leaders Schedule Accounting Event for Sept. 14
UVI Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda will sponsor an accounting event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the University of the Virgin Islands. Guest speakers will include Claudette Brown, chief of the general ledger at the V.I. Department of Finance, Elisa G. Hodge, deputy chief financial officer of Innovative Communication, Roy D. Jackson, entrepreneur and CPA, and Ethlyn V. Tuitt Mills, entrepreneur and CPA. The session will be offered in Chase Auditorium (B-110) on UVI's St. Thomas campus, with a videoconferenced link to Evans Center room 401 on the St. Croix campus. The public is invited. This is the first in a series of four FBLA-PBL events. For more information call Prof. Aurelia Donald at 693-1316.
National Student Exchange Info Sessions Planned on St. Thomas
UVI's Counseling and Placement Office will conduct four information sessions on the National Student Exchange program that allows UVI students to spend up to two semesters in one academic year at a different university or college in the United States or Canada. The program is designed to broaden a student's personal and educational experiences. The information sessions will be held on Sept. 19, Oct. 5 and 26, and Nov. 7. Each will be conducted at the Faculty Resource Center on UVI's St. Thomas campus. For more information, call 693-1134.
St. Thomas Campus Student Activities Schedule
— Thursday, Sept. 14
Orientation meeting for student leaders and organization advisors — Noon to 2 p.m. – Chase Auditorium (B-110).
— Friday, Sept. 15
Transportation to downtown, movies, Red Hook
Leaves campus 8:30 p.m. Return time varies.
— Sunday, Sept. 17
Soccer — 3 to 5 p.m. on the Golf Course
— Tuesday, Sept. 19
National Student Exchange Information Session
Noon to 1 p.m., Faculty Resource Center – 693-1134
Buccaneers and Lady Bucs to Open LAI Volleyball Schedule At Home
UVI's inaugural varsity volleyball season in Puerto Rico's Intercollegiate Athletic League (LAI) opens with home matches on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16. The Lady Bucs and Buccaneers take on women's and men's squads from Polytechnica, with the first game at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15. The men's Polytechnica team won the ODI league last year. Then, on Saturday, Sept. 16, the Lady Bucs host Metropolitan University (UMET), the defending ODI league champions in a match beginning at 7 p.m. Both UMET and Polytechnica have moved with UVI to the 20-team LAI league. Next weekend's home games will be played in the Sports and Fitness Center.
UVI Beach Clean-Up Set for Saturday, Sept. 23
Students, faculty, staff and other members of the UVI community are invited to join in the UVI beach clean-up of Perseverance Bay Saturday, Sept. 23. The effort is part of the Virgin Islands Coastweeks and the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean-up project. Participants will help clean the beach and collect data on types and sources of marine debris. Participants will meet at the dock of the MacLean Marine Science Center on UVI's St. Thomas campus at 9 a.m. and go by boat to Perseverance Bay. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and take sun protection and drinking water. Those wishing to clean underwater should bring snorkel gear. Garbage bags, data cards and pencils will be provided. UVI Science 100 students will receive Campus-Wide Experience credit for participation. To sign-up, contact Elizabeth Ban, of the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service, at 693-1392 or send email to: eban@uvi.edu.
For more about the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the Web site: www.uvi.edu.
