{"id":50388,"date":"2017-03-16T10:40:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T10:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=50388"},"modified":"2017-03-16T10:40:43","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T10:40:43","slug":"uvi-to-celebrate-55th-emerald-jubilee-march-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=50388","title":{"rendered":"UVI to Celebrate 55th Emerald Jubilee March 16-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The University of the Virgin Islands will celebrate its 55<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">th<\/span>\u00a0Emerald Jubilee throughout the month of March with multiple events and activities, UVI announced late Wednesday.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Originally chartered by the Fourth Legislature on March 16, 1962, the then College of the Virgin Islands served the community as a publicly funded, co-educational, liberal arts institution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Today UVI offers 46 degree programs including, 37 undergraduate degrees and nine graduate degrees through five schools and colleges: Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nursing, and Science and Mathematics. The University also now offers a rigorous doctoral program where students can obtain a Ph.D. in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cCharter Day is always a special moment to reflect on UVI\u2019s historic and transformative journey in higher education,\u201d said UVI President David Hall.\u00a0 \u201cIt is an extra special moment this year because 2017 marks the 55<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup> anniversary of the founding of the University of the Virgin Islands.\u00a0 It is also the year that the Virgin Islands commemorates the Transfer Centennial.\u201d Hall continued, \u201cAll of these special landmarks will converge to create an inspiring and memorable occasion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The University will host is annual Charter Day Program at 10 a.m. on March 24, in the Administration and Conference Center (ACC) on the St. Thomas Campus, with live streaming to the Great Hall on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix.\u00a0 Senate President Myron Jackson will be the keynote speaker. \u201cWe are honored to welcome Senate President Myron Jackson, a renowned cultural preservationist and historical keeper for the Virgin Islands,\u201d said President Hall.\u00a0 \u201cHis insights and leadership responsibilities in the Virgin Islands government will make this an event the community should not miss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Dion Parson and Friends will enliven the program by performing several local folk songs as well as jazz standards and original compositions by percussionist and artist-in-residence Dion Parson. The band will also accompany special guest vocalist, Lorna Freeman, as she performs two surprise selections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cCharter Day is a great time for any educational institution, but especially for UVI as it is the only institution of higher learning in the territory,\u201d said Parson.\u00a0 \u201cThe University of the Virgin Islands has served the community of the US Virgin Islands for 55 years, and has produced many great leaders within our community.\u201d\u00a0 Parson continued, \u201cI am thrilled and honored to serve the University as an artist-in-residence, and to represent the University and the territory as a musical ambassador throughout the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Other UVI Emerald Jubilee Events include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">UVI Little Theatre Presents \u201cStrong Currents\u201d &#8211; opening March 16<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">The UVI 5K Queen Mary Walk\/Run &#8211;\u00a0 March 17<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">UVI Charter Day Concert &#8211;\u00a0 March 17<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Afternoon on the Green \u2013 March 19<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Playing Ring Tea Meeting &#8211; A Walk Through VI Culture &amp; History \u2013 March 25<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Voices of Inspiration Choir Concert &#8211;\u00a0 March 26<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Strong Currents<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cStrong Currents: A Tribute to Austin \u2018Tom\u2019 Clarke\u201d was written and directed by UVI\u2019s own David Edgecombe, UVI associate professor of communication. Based on Clarke\u2019s novels, \u201cThe Meeting Point\u201d and \u201cStorm of Fortune\u201d, the play will be performed at UVI\u2019s Little Theater in the Classroom Administration Building at 8 p.m. on March 16, 17, 18, 24 and 25; and at 7 p.m. on March 19.\u00a0 Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for general admission, and are available at the UVI bookstore, the Human Resources Center in the Administration and Conference Center Building (ACC), and online at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reichholdcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.reichholdcenter.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Queen Mary Walk\/Run<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The 16 annual UVI 5K Queen Mary Walk\/Run is set for the morning of March 17.\u00a0 This event will move from the Sunshine Mall to UVI\u2019s Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix.\u00a0 Registration is $10.\u00a0\u00a0 Pre-registration for this event began Feb. 27, and ends March 16, 2017.\u00a0 The first 70 registered participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt, and breakfast will be provided at the end of the race.\u00a0 Prizes will be awarded to the first and second overall male and female walkers\/runners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">UVI Charter Day Concert<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Also set for March 17, is the UVI Charter Day Concert at 8 p.m. at the Reichhold Center for the Arts.\u00a0 This performance will feature the UVI Music Department presenting its Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Steelpan Ensemble and various other small ensembles.\u00a0 Admission will be $20 for adults and $10 for students.\u00a0 Tickets are available at the Reichhold Center Box Office.\u00a0 For more information contact Joseph H. Francis, Jr. at (340) 693-1340 or the box office at (340) 693-1559.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Playing Ring Tea Meeting &#8211; A Walk Through VI Culture &amp; History<\/span><\/u><u class=\"\"><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Join the Reichhold Center for the Arts at 6 p.m. on March 25, for \u201cPlaying Ring: Tea Meeting,\u201d an original performance art project that explores the culture and history of the US Virgin Islands through storytelling, music and dance.<\/span> <span class=\"\">The script for this production hangs on the framework of a traditional St. Croix tea meeting that explores the social and cultural evolution of the U.S. Virgin Islands from before Transfer Day until now. \u00a0During intermission, a complimentary sampling of traditional treats will be served with tea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Playing Ring will also incorporate dance and music, to be performed by local culture bearers such as 73<sup class=\"\">rd<\/sup>\u00a0Army Band, Mungo Niles, Macislyn Bamboula Dancers, Stanley and The Ten Sleepless Knights, the St. Croix and St. Thomas Heritage Dancers, Voices of Love, Louis Ible and the Caribbean Ritual Dancers to name just a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">UVI Charter Day Program<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">UVI\u2019s Annual Charter Day program will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 24, with featured keynote speaker Senate President Myron Jackson. The program will be a special celebration featuring lively music from Dion Parson and Friends to include showcasing students who are a part of the artist-in-residency program at the University. It will also include UVI\u2019s Voices of Inspiration Community Choir on the Sheen Campus, poetry and other creative contributions from students in the University\u2019s Humanities and Honors programs. In line with the twin milestones this year, the program\u2019s theme will be \u201cAn Emerald Celebration for the Centennial Commemoration,\u201d taken from the University\u2019s anticipated St. Thomas Carnival parade entry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Voices of Inspiration Community Choir<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Charter Day festivities will conclude with \u201cWhen the Praises Go Up!: Bridging the Gap\u201d by the Voices of Inspiration Community Choir (VOI).\u00a0 The concert will take place at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday March 26, at the James C. Savage Theater (Former Good Hope School\u2019s Campus).\u00a0 Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for children, and are available at Jackie\u2019s Beauty Supply, Francis Muffler, and through UVI VOI Choir members.\u00a0 Special group rates are available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">For more information about the University of the Virgin Islands visit <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a class=\"\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uvi.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.uvi.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><em>Feature Image: UVI Graduate Crystal Peter. (Credit: VIC)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of the Virgin Islands will celebrate its 55th\u00a0Emerald Jubilee throughout the month of March with multiple events and activities, UVI announced late Wednesday.\u00a0Originally chartered by the Fourth Legislature on March 16, 1962, the then College of the Virgin Islands served the community as a publicly funded, co-educational, liberal arts institution. Today UVI offers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1078,191,147],"tags":[6609,1014],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UVI to Celebrate 55th Emerald Jubilee March 16-26 - V.I. 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