Fourteen students from the British Virgin Islands will graduate virtually this week from the University of the West Indies.
The confirmation was made via Facebook on the “Uwi Open Campus BVI” page. The post reads “fourteen (14) Graduates from BVI are among the 8,500 members of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Class of 2020 who will officially graduate and receive their degrees during the 2020 Virtual Graduation Ceremonies starting this week.”
Among the graduation scroll are 5 law students, 3 Education and 6 science graduates. They include;
- Master of Education Literacy Instruction with Distinction- Eulet Jacintha King-Evelyn-
- Bachelor of Science Youth Development Work with Second Class Honors (upper division)- Kenrick Davis, Adriance Grant Davis
- Bachelor of Science Pyschology with Second Class Honors (Upper Division)- Samanatha Brown
- Bachelor of Science Psychology with First Class Honors- Makeba Joseph
- Bachelor of Social Work with First Class Honors- Jemelia Jacobs, Melisa Languedoc
- Bachelor of Education Leadership and Management (Major) with Second Class Honors (Upper Division)- Lisha Langlais
- Bachelor of Education Leadership and Management (Special) with Second Class Honors (Upper Division)- Anna Joseph Sylvester
- Bachelor of Laws LLB- Cave Hill Campus in Barbados- Akilah Corbin, Vanessa Browne, Tamika Calme, J’Koya Fahie
- Bachelor of Laws LLB- Mona Campus in Jamaica- J’Nae Hopkins
The graduation ceremony will be hosted on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. (EC time) during the UWI Open Campus Virtual Presentation of Graduates Ceremony via live stream on www.uwitv.org and also on Facebook.
After COVID-19 forced higher education institutions to postpone regular commencement ceremonies, colleges and universities are throwing shortened virtual ceremonies to honor and celebrate their 2020 graduating classes.
Compared to a traditional graduation ceremony in a packed stadium or arena, the digital events might lack the usual pomp and circumstance. Still, universities are doing their best to recreate the experience online.