{"id":58497,"date":"2017-11-20T20:30:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T20:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=58497"},"modified":"2017-11-20T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T20:30:23","slug":"vi-caribbean-cultural-center-at-uvi-celebrates-5th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=58497","title":{"rendered":"VI Caribbean Cultural Center At UVI Celebrates 5th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Despite Hurricanes Irma and Maria\u2019s damage to the Albert A. Sheen Campus and proactive recovery mode throughout the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), the Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center (VICCC) celebrated its 5th Anniversary on November Nov. 9, UVI made known Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The anniversary celebration was held in the VICCC Administrative Conference Suite in the Delta Jackson Dorsch Residential Complex, with an interactive multi-cultural and multi-generational audience of the University Virgin Islands (UVI) and wider St. Croix community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Giving opening remarks at the anniversary celebration, UVI President, Dr. David Hall said, \u201cI want to congratulate VICCC for its consistent cultivation and promotion of Virgin Islands and Caribbean culture through numerous programs, publications, courses, internships and collaborations with various local and national partners.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cThe original vision for the Center is still unfolding and still needs the support of the UVI and broader community,&#8221; Dr. Hall added. \u201cIf we do not celebrate our culture, it will be lost; if we do not house the artifacts of our culture, they will be scattered; and if we do not support the institutions that are the caretakers of our culture, we will continue to repeat the mistakes of the past.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Bidding the organization congratulations, Dr. Hall said, \u201cMay this five-year anniversary of VICCC remind us all that we have made tremendous progress down the pathway to greatness, but we still have a long way to go. With your support and participation, we will make the next five years even more successful than the first five years.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">An ice-breaking discussion on \u201cWhat is Culture to You?\u201d engaging all the attendees added to the creative digital educational video which displayed VICCC\u2019s progress from 2012 to present. This served as the background for many inspirational and congratulatory remarks, cultural heritage reflections and presentations shared during this 5th anniversary celebration from UVI students, administration, faculty and staff; partners, community supporters and advocates for VICCC. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">VICCC Director, ChenziRa Davis Kahina extended acknowledgments and thanks to the communities throughout the Virgin Islands, Caribbean and Americas that have contributed, supported, financed, prayed for and holistically donated time and resources to help the VICCC celebrate five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">VICCC is nestled within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI).\u00a0\u00a0 VICCC is designated to produce, develop and institute state-of-the-art research, publications, multi-platform media, regional, national and international conferences, academic exchanges, collaborative initiatives, student, faculty and community partnerships; interdisciplinary resources for cultural exchanges, educational institutions and eco-heritage tourism developments. It also serves as an academic, technological, cultural heritage education and artistic cultural research center for CLASS courses, seminars, and academia embracing UVI\u2019s innovative mission, vision and strategic goals as the only HBCU in the Caribbean and a Land Grant Institution.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite Hurricanes Irma and Maria\u2019s damage to the Albert A. Sheen Campus and proactive recovery mode throughout the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), the Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center (VICCC) celebrated its 5th Anniversary on November Nov. 9, UVI made known Monday. 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