University of the Virgin-Islands

About the University

Founded in 1962, the University of the Virgin-Islands (UVI) is a public, co-ed, land-grant HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). UVI is a public liberal arts-based Masters II university, a Historically Black College and University, and a Land-Grant institution. Today, UVI has a combined enrollment of approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students on its two campuses: the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. The institution offers 99 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across its six colleges and schools.

About the Faculty Coach

Dr. Lavida Rogers is an assistant professor at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and the pre-health advisor. She is also involved with The Emerging Caribbean Scientists (ECS) Program Steering Committee as the OEK campus coordinator.

Read more about Dr. Rogers here.