VICCC~ Restoring & Cultivating 21st Century Research, Education, Partnerships, Collaborations & More!

Virgin Islands Caribbean Culture Center (VICCC) Nurturing, Preserving, Researching, Respecting, Promoting &

Restoring Virgin Islands Caribbean Culture & Beyond!

Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center (VICCC) is nestled within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). VICCC @UVI officially opened on November 9th, 2012 and produces, develops and institutes:

• State-of-the-art transcultural and interdisciplinary heritage education resources; degree/certification programs; conferences/symposia; academic exchanges, collaborative initiatives for students, faculty and community;

• Interdisciplinary resources for cultural exchanges, educational institutions, eco-heritage tourism developments;

• An academic, technological and artistic cultural research center arm for CLASS courses, seminars and academia enhancing the only Historically Black University and College (HBCU) in the Caribbean and a Land Grant Institution (LGI); and More!

Beyond Post IrMaria 2017, VICCC is positively journeying forward with success into becoming a premiere beacon and 21st century cultural center for UVI with regional & global linkages. “The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is deeply and authentically committed to ensuring that the unique cultures and heritages of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean are researched, compiled, cultivated and disseminated broadly. This should always be a core responsibility of a University situated within a social and cultural context as UVI.” UVI President Dr. David Hall

Highlights of VICCC programs & projects:

• CHE* resources for UVI students, faculty, administration and VI Caribbean communities

• Cultural entrepreneurship, innovative research, traditional performing arts, heritage education, and digital media

• VI, Caribbean, African, EurAsian, Indigenous and Global Heritage restoration and historic preservation collaborations

• Resources and Innovations for UVI’s Caribbean Cultural Studies’ degree and certification programs http://uvi.edu

• Museum Exhibitions and Art Collections • Heritage Education Arts Legacy (HEAL365) • Digitalization of Collections • VI Caribbean Creative Industries for economic

diversification, sustainable agriculture, agri-business and more

• Culturally-inclusive studies and programs (physical and developmental special abilities)

• Post-Hurricanes Irma and Maria (IrMaria) Preparedness, Training, Recovery, Resilience, and Sustainable Restoration Projects

• Innovative and Creative CHE* Investments • & More

VICCC PROJECTS/ PARTNERSHIPS

• Culture, Heritage & Education (CHE*) • Virgin Islands Emancipation Colloquia • Caribbean Cultural Studies Programs • VI Developmental Disabilities Council • Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) • United Nations Educational, Scientific

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) • Caribbean Bamboula & Publications • Islands In Between Conference /Eastern

Caribbean Islands Culture Conference-IIBC/ECICC w/University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras & University of the West Indies-Cave Hill-Barbados

• VICaribbeanCultureNotes Radio WUVI FM97.3 http://wuvi.uvi.edu

• U.S. National Park Service (DOI/STX/VI) • Smithsonian Institution National

Museum of African American History & Culture/George Washington University-Slave Wrecks Project (SWP)

• St. Croix Unified for Community, Culture, Environment & Economic Development (SUCCEED)

• Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) • Caribbean CHE Arts & Sciences & More

Collections/Selected Resources:

*Estate of Dr. Gene K. Emanuel *Estate of Dr. Robert V. Vaughn *Alton Adams Music Research Institute *Helen Auble Collections- IRF *Estate of Dr. Marvin Williams *Dr. Simon B. Jones-Hendrickson *Dr. George A. Franklin- ZAY Yohannes *Dr. Denise Bennerson *CHE Ambassador Roland Roebuck *Estate of Dr. Arnold R. Highfield *Dr. Virgie Broussard-Pradia *Estate of Dr. Gloria I. Joseph *Joan Keenan- African Caribbean Collections *Ambassador David Comissiong, Esq. *Lasana Sekou, House of Nehesi Publishers *ECICC/IIBC Scholarly Publications *Per Ankh Khamniversity Institute *Dr. Henry L. Gates, Jr. *Other Caribbean Cultural Studies Trailblazers, Stewards, Researchers, Creatives & More

Keep Our VI Caribbean Culture ALIVE!

PHONE 340-692-4272 (O) 340-692-4283 (R)

Preserve. Nurture. Respect. Restore. Teach. Research. Share. Our Culture.

Website: http://viccc.uvi.edu VICCC on DLoC @ http://dloc.com/iuviviccc

www.facebook.com/viccc365 & Twitter #viccc365 viccc@live.uvi.edu

VICCNotes Broadcasts on http://wuvi.uvi.edu Archives on SoundCloud

https://soundcloud.com/cultural-center-1

VIRGIN ISLANDS CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER (VICCC) University of the Virgin Islands RR1 10000 –Kingshill, VI 00850-9781 Dr. Chenzira Davis Kahina, Director chenzira.daviskahina@uvi.edu

VICCC Annual Symposia (April/May)

Culture, Research & Science Events (Quarterly)

Caribbean Bamboula Seminars (Monthly)

VI Emancipation Colloquia (July)

UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Education

VICCC Journal (Annual)

Islands In Between Conference (IIBC) w/UPR/UWI/UVI (November)

Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) (Annual)

Heritage Education & Arts Legacy (HEAL365)

VICaribbeanCultureNotes www.wuvi.am

Collaborations & Partnerships with:

National Park Service (STX)

University of Puerto Rico (RP)

University of the West Indies (CHB)

UVI-Cooperative Extension Service

California State University (CSUN)

VI Developmental Disabilities Council

Caribbean Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CLCC)

SUCCEED, Inc.

Sankofa Saturdays Youth Enrichment

VI Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (VIEPSCoR)

Camp Umoja Environmental Center

Per Ankh M Smai Tawi

VI & Caribbean Cultural Heritage Arts & Sciences Groups & Growing!

RR2 10000, Kingshill, St. Croix VI 00850

http://viccc.uvi.edu

viccc@myuvi.net

340-692-4272 & 340-692-4283

VI Caribbean Cultural Center @ the University of the Virgin Islands

Collaborations, Projects & Partners… Virgin Islands

Caribbean Cultural Center

“Women in La Grange” © By W. Daniel—In VICCC Collections

UVI AAS SGA & NSE Students in VICCC Orientation©2014

VICCC with SUCCEED co-host MCE2014 ©UVI AAS Baobab Tree

VICCC Collections…

Estate of Dr. Gene K. Emanuel

Estate of Dr. Robert V. Vaughn

Dr. Simon B. Jones-Hendrickson

Island Resources Foundation (IRF) o Helen Auble Collections

Dr. Henry L. Gates, Jr.

Dr. Arnold Highfield

Dr. Virgie Broussard-Pradia

Dr. Gloria I. Joseph

Dr. David L. Horne

Estate of Dr. Marvin Williams

David Comissiong, Esq.

Dr. Denise Bennerson

Dr. Dannabang Kuwabong

Dr. George Franklin

Allen Youngblood

Roland Roebuck

Dr. Ivy Shadiah Hylton

Paul Youngblood

Other Heritage Stewards & Scholars

Resource Donations Welcomed!

Virgin Islands & Caribbean Culture Center (VICCC) Nurturing, Preserving, Researching, Respecting, Promoting &

Restoring Virgin Islands Caribbean Culture & Beyond! KEEP OUR CULTURE ALIVE!

The Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center (VICCC) is nestled within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). The VICCC:

Creates and institutes student-centered workshops, certifiable programs, social media, seminars, conferences, academic exchanges, internships and community engagement partnerships;

Develops interdisciplinary resources for cultural exchanges, educational institutions, sustainable restoration and eco-heritage tourism developments;

Provides a holistic research environment with rare collections, archives, digital media and exhibitions of Caribbean art, history and technology supporting the University’s being the only Historically Black College & University (HBCU) and Land Grant Institution in the Caribbean that is Historically American— Uniquely Caribbean—Globally Interactive and more!

“The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is deeply and authentically committed to ensuring that the unique cultures and heritages of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean are researched, compiled, cultivated and disseminated broadly. This should always be a core responsibility of a University situated within a social and cultural context as UVI.”

—Dr. David Hall, UVI President (2012)

The VICCC provides research resources for the

UVI CLASS Caribbean Cultural Studies (CCS)

Minor and Certificate Programs. CCS “allows

students to convert an interest in the diverse

heritage from which the Caribbean identity is

forged into a recognized part of their university

degree…international studies or Caribbean cultural ambassadorships.”

SUPPORT, SPONSOR, TOUR, DISCOVER & EXPERIENCE UVI’S VICCC TODAY!

* http://viccc.uvi.edu VI Caribbean on Facebook**VICCC365 onTwitter

UVI President Dr. David Hall & VICCC Director

Dr. Chenzira Davis Kahina in the VICCC

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Project Manager 150 hrs @ $50.00

33% of Personnel Costs (UVI Rate for Grants)

Personnel Costs /Staff

Itemized Budget for HEAL VICCC Project

Project Evaluator for 12 hours @$100

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Fringe Benefits

Expenses:

Ground Transport -St. Thomas/St. John-5@$125 dailySTX-STT Air Travel (10 RT @ $200 ea)

Travel

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Cultural Heritage & Resilience Materials ($30 ea@100)(100 Sustainable Disaster Recovery Resource Packs)

Printing/Miscellaneous Resources

Water Filtration Packs $12 ea for 100Cultural Heritage Conservation Resources $15@1001 Digital Scanner/Printer

Disaster Recovery and Preparation Specialists 12hrs @$75

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Hotel/Overnight Accommodations (5 @$250 per night)

Solar Lights - $10 ea for 100Supplies

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Administrative Project Costs @$125 monthly for 6 months(Inclusive of Telephone/Internet/Scanner/Software Services)