UVI Bulletin Board for August

An aerial view of the University of the Virgin Islands’ Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. (Photo courtesy of UVI)

Mental Health in the Workplace Presentation scheduled for August 9 Via Zoom The Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC) invites the University community and the wider Virgin Islands community to take part in a mental health workshop from Noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 9.

If you are interested in how an employee’s mental health is important to the success of businesses’ safety and health culture, join the team of CGTC via Zoom.

Please register at this link to join the Zoom meeting.

https://uvi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfu6tqD8oH9FmP3eGdXn-nuv_M0aP40aI

For additional information, contact Patricia William-Anderson, safety consultant at 692-4051.

University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Releases New Mangroves In the Classroom Video The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is pleased to announce the video release of its “Mangroves in the Classroom” project. It was filmed and edited by local filmmaker and research scientist Dan Mele. The 5-minute video highlights a mangrove restoration project on St. Thomas, made possible through a unique partnership between UVI, GRROE USVI Mangroves, the Virgin Islands Department of Education, the Schmidt Ocean Coalition and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Environmental Literacy Program. Kristin Wilson Grimes, Ph.D., and Allie Durdall of UVI’s Center for Marine and Environmental Studies (CMES) lead the “Mangroves in the Classroom” program.

The video follows the in-and-out-of-the-classroom experiences of Charlotte Amalie High School biology teacher Vernon Callwood and his marine biology students, as well as program facilitators and UVI graduate and undergraduate students, Laura Palomino and Amanda Boissiere. Through interviews and breathtaking footage, the video shares the transformative impact the project has had on students, their understanding of environmental conservation and their commitment to creating a sustainable future.

Watch it here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTYy6SgPGt4

For additional information, contact Dr. Kristin Wilson Grimes, Ph.D., at 693-1392 or email kristin.wilson@uvi.edu