Over 300 Degrees To Be Awarded At UVI’s 2018 Commencement Ceremonies

This year the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will confer over 300 degrees students at the University’s 54th commencement ceremonies on the St. Thomas Campus and on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix, UVI said Monday.

The ceremony will take place on the St. Thomas Campus on May 17, in the Sports and Fitness Center and on the grounds of the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix on May 18. Both campuses will hold the ceremonies at 1:30 p.m.

The keynote address will be delivered by acclaimed actor, producer, political activist and humanitarian Danny Glover who will receive an honorary degree from the University.

Local radio personalities, Athneil “Addie” Ottley of WSTA Radio and Former Senator Holland I. Redfield are slated to receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees in Humane Letters.

This year’s class speaker on the Sheen Campus is Jaecena Howell, and Che-Raina Warner will be the class speaker on the St. Thomas Campus.

Parking on the St. Thomas Campus will be available in the parking lot of the Reichhold Center for the Arts. Shuttle service will be provided to accommodate persons parking at Reichhold Center, Administration and Conference Center (ACC), and the upper campus.

WSTA 1340 AM will live broadcast St. Thomas’s commencement ceremony. DaVybe 107.9 FM will broadcast the ceremony on St. Croix. WUVI 97.3 FM will simulcast DaVybe’s stream online for St. Croix’s commencement. The Consortium will carry both commencements live on its  Facebook platform. WTJX will also live stream both commencement ceremonies.