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UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN 
ISLANDS  
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD 
OF TRUSTEES 
 
Online Degree—Strategic Communication 
 
 
   WHEREAS, the strategic plan of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), Pathways to 
Greatness, approved by the Board of Trustees in June 2012 with input from faculty, staff and 
students required the institution to develop and offer online degrees; and 
WHEREAS, the Presidential Goals for 2016-2017 and 2017-208 required the President to 
ensure that the University develop and implement online degrees; and 
WHEREAS, the Provost has provided the faculty with numerous opportunities to be trained in 
the development and delivery of online courses; and  
WHEREAS, the faculty has developed distance education policies providing guidance for the 
offering of and quality control of distance education courses; and 
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees approved an agreement between the University and Level 
Playing Field (LPF) for the development, support and consultation in regards to UVI’s online 
degrees initiative; and  
WHEREAS, the Middle States Commission for Higher Education approved UVI’s request to 
offer online degrees; and 
WHEREAS, the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements has admitted 
UVI as a member, thus entitling the University to offer online degrees in 48 States and the 
District of Columbia; and   
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has previously approved fifteen online degrees to be 
launched as part of the UVI Online initiative; and 
WHEREAS, the Communication Program of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 
(CLASS), the Curriculum Committee of CLASS, and the faculty of CLASS have approved the 
Bachelor degree in Interdisciplinary Studies -- Strategic Communications based on the LPF 
framework; and  
WHEREAS, the UVI degree of Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies – Strategic 
Communication is appropriate for the UVI program framework; 
 
 
 
 
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD: 
That the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands hereby approves and 
authorizes the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies – Strategic 
Communication to be offered as part of the UVI Online program. 
 
CERTIFICATION 
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution 
approved by the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands at a meeting on 
Saturday, March 3, 2018, as recorded in the minutes of that meeting. 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
March 3, 2018 
 
 
Secretary of the Board 
Date