UVI’s
Social Sciences Department hosted a grand opening ceremony of its newly
remodeled building on the St. Thomas Campus on Thursday, Feb. 27. The ceremony
included presentations by Dr. Simon B. Jones-Hendrickson, dean of UVI’s College
of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, President David Hall, and featured speaker
former Governor and UVI Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles W. Turnbull. (Click photo to view larger image.)
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| From left, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dean Dr. Simon B. Jones-Hendrickson, UVI President Dr. David Hall, and Interim Vice Provost for Research and Public Service Dr. Frank Mills. |
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| Dr. Dion Phillips |
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| Dr. Malik Sekou |
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| Dr. Charles W. Turnbull |
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| UVI students, from left, Elvaneice Huggins, Khaliesha Dias and Verlyndeh Rogers pose before of a mural they painted in the entry foyer of the newly remodeled Social Sciences Building on UVI’s St. Thomas Campus. |
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| Dr. Simon
Jones-Hendrickson with retired Associate Professor of Social Work Adelle Belle-Barry. |
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| VI Calypso King
Patrick “Soljah” Farrell |
The morning also included a musical presentation by the reigning VI Calypso Monarch Patrick “Soljah” Farrell, who is also a UVI student, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours of the Social Sciences Building. Along with Gov. Turnbull, numerous former Social Sciences faculty and staff attended the opening. Social Sciences Chair Dr. Dion Phillips and former Dean and Chair of Social Sciences Dr. Malik Sekou served as masters of ceremony.
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The renovated Social Sciences building features a dean’s
office,
11 faculty offices, a Psychology Lab shown here, and a conference room that will feature videoconferencing. |
