{"id":47965,"date":"2017-01-05T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T12:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=47965"},"modified":"2017-01-05T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T12:57:35","slug":"uvi-welcomes-new-vice-provost-access-enrollment-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=47965","title":{"rendered":"UVI Welcomes New Vice Provost for Access and Enrollment Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The University of the Virgin Islands is pleased to welcome Dr. Kevin L. Williams as its new Vice Provost for Access and Enrollment Services.\u00a0 Dr. Williams comes to UVI having served in leadership roles in enrollment management, admissions, retention and diversity \u2013 most recently at Talladega College in Alabama, but also at Mississippi Valley State University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Ross University and others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cI was a finalist for this position three years ago,\u201d said Dr. Williams, who has been following UVI closely through the network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to which he has devoted his career.\u00a0 \u201cSo when it came up again I was excited, and very happy now that it all came together.\u00a0 I\u2019m feeling great about the team, the support I\u2019ve received since I got here, and making the adjustment to island life.\u00a0 It\u2019s wonderful to wake up every morning feeling enthusiastic about what the day will bring.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Dr. Williams\u2019 primary focus will be on expanding the population of territory, stateside and international students enrolling at UVI through marketing, branding, outreach, and staff development.\u00a0 In an effort to expand awareness and interest of students attending the University, Williams plans to concentrate on recruitment as well as working to Update UVI\u2019s marketing materials \u2013 and not just the print editions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cIn order to tell the UVI story to students who are not already familiar with the University, you need to be very social media savvy,\u201d said Williams.\u00a0 \u201cYou need to engage in creative outreach campaigns, attend HBCU and other college fairs, school visits, and utilize current UVI students themselves to talk about what they\u2019re doing and share their successes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Williams acknowledged that UVI presents several unique marketing challenges.\u00a0 Not only is competition for college-ready applicants fierce these days because students have so many choices, but most students from the U.S. mainland don\u2019t know that the University of the Virgin Islands exists. 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