Locals snubbing HLSCC- Eileene L. Parsons OBE
As the HLSCC prepares to foster deeper relationships with the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) based in neighbouring United States Virgin Islands (USVI), Ms Parsons’ concern stem from the fact that some local students are even leaving the institution en route to the UVI for studies.
Let HLSCC be first – Mrs Parsons
“We are very close and we are supposed to be family when tutoring and all that… We have students leaving school, I am just putting it to you, we try to encourage them to make HLSCC their first place of higher education,” Mr Parsons told UVI representatives during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday, April 8, 2019.
The Deputy Chair also indicated that student population matters greatly for the HLSCC, while noting that the Board is making continuous efforts to have persons make the local college their first choice.
Ms Parsons, in positing a scenario to the UVI team and its Vice President of Innovation and Development, Dr Haldane Davies, asked the officials what would they do to ensure that local students stay in the VI (Virgin Islands) rather than go to St Thomas to learn a course being offered locally.
According to Dr Davies, the UVI remains open to the idea, “We support individuals making sure that they make use of the first choice and with the government especially if they are receiving scholarship funds that they should attend their local institution first and we would encourage that.”
Stay local if you can – Dr Davies
Further, Dr Davies implored, “If it’s in an area where you may not have all that may be needed, some of the junior education courses could be done with you then we would certainly encourage that.”
He said, however, that the decision on where to study is a personal one and if a Virgin Islander is deciding to go to the UVI they would consider that student.
“I don’t think we would say no to that person but we would certainly do our best to ensure that the local resources are [available] first,” he said.
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