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BULK RATE Permit No. 17 Charlotte Amalie Virgin Islands Postage Paid Toein 2 © tensitey Bf APR 1982 Form 3547 Requested COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, CARIBBEAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ST. THOMAS, U.S.V.1. 00801 VOLUME IV, NUMBER 4 EDITED BY A.M. BROWN-COMMENT DECEMBER 1981 = e se Administration VISITORS COMMITTEE At the request of the director, President Richards appointed APPOINTED a committee of visitors for the purpose of reviewing the structure and programs of the Institute. The Committee comprises: Mr. Phillio Gerard Businessman (St. Croix) and member of CRI Consultative Committee Dr. Burkart Holzner Director, University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Vaughan Lewis Director, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies Dr. Ronald Linsky Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Marine Affairs, Trinidad & Tobago The Committee is expected to convene on March l. CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE Earlier in the year it was decided to replace INITIAL MEETING three Institute advisory committees with a single Consultative Committee comprised of persons in the community conversant with or interested in the three research areas with which the Institute is concerned. The initial meeting was held in December and attended by Mr. Phillip Gerard, The Revd. Cannon Julian Clarke, Mr. Ed Phillips (Social), Dr- Darshan. Padda, Mr. Glen Rothgeb (Water), Mr.Joseph Cabannis, Dr. Robert Brander (Ecology). Senator Ruby -2- Simmonds and Attorney Samuel Hall were unable to attend. It is hoped that the group will serve as a “sounding board" for Institute programs, contribute advice from the public view- point, and with an understanding of what is being done, give support to our efforts in the community . INAUGURATION OF CRI The CRI branch on the St. Croix campus was ST. CROIX OFFIGE officially inaugurated on November 27th, and Dr. Jones-Hendrickson who was assigned to that office set up an exhibition comprised of publications from CRI. The media covered the event and Drs. Harrigan, Mills and Jones-Hendrickson appeared on local television to talk about CRI, its programs and purpose. An "Ideas and Issues" convocation was attended by students from the college community as well as the general public at which the partici- pants were acquainted with what CRI has to offer, where it is going in research in the Virgin Islands and Caribbean area and its hopes for the future. DIRECTOR AND CENTER On October 5th, a CRI team comprising Dr. Harrigan, HEADS IN WASHINGTON Director,and the three heads of Centers, Drs. Jones-Hendrickson, Canoy and Champney went to Washington on a familiarization and funding exploration mission. This trip was deemed necessary in light of reduced budgets and the fact that many of the contacts that the professional staff had made during the previous administration were no longer in office. Visits were made to the following Agencies: Department of the Interior (The Office of Water Resources and Technology, National Park Service, Office of Territories) Department of State (U.S. Agency for International Development, The Information Office) Department of Education (Office of Black Concerns, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation) Virgin Islands Delegate's Office Also visited were the following Organizations and Institutions: The Phelps Stokes Fund, Consortium for International Cooperation in Higher Education and the National Council of University Research Administrators, the International Council on Education for Teaching and Howard University. The goals of the trip were achieved in that the mission of the Institute, its programs efforts and its need for assistance were explained to all the agencies with which the CRI team came in contact. Through these contacts they were able to discern such avenues that remain open to the Institute and this will form the basis of CRI's new approach to obtain- ing financial and manpower assistance to strengthen and continue programs here. TYPING RESEARCH AND A workshop entitled "Typing the Research Paper" TERM PAPERS WORKSHOP was conducted October 16th for Institute staff and College personnel by Dr.Pearl Varlack who was on special assignment to the Institute. Twenty-five persons participated in the workshop which focused on the American Psychological Association's (APA) style of typing research and term papers. The concensus of the group was that the experience has been valuable and that other workshops of this kind should be arranged. CRI HOSTS WORKSHOP SPONSORED CRI was host to a workshop on Research/Resource BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Management sponsored by the V.I. National Park Service, coordinated by Dr. Noel Pachta, Super- intendent of the V.I. National Park Service and Dr. Robert Brander, Research Biologist for the National Park. They were assisted by Mrs. Brown-Comment of CRI. The workshop was held on November 18th and various resource management agencies from Puerto Rico, the Mainland as well as the Virgin Islands participated. Drs. Harrigan, Canoy and Champney represented CRI and indicated the areas in which CRI could be of help. The objective of the meeting was to gather input from the various agencies on the necessity for a Virgin Islands Research/Resource Management Cooperative. The objectives of the Cooperative would be to establish a V.I. Resource Management Co-op for the purpose of providing coordinated research, extension and educational support of programs to achieve full benefits of island forests, wildlife, marine environment and historic areas and their associated re- source for their cultural, social, commercial, economic and recreational utilization and enjoyment. The V.I. National Park Service will continue to provide the interim secretariat for the proposed cooperative and will prepare the initial framework of the cooperative. INSTITUTE TACKLES CRIME At a December 16th meeting, a study group on crime RESEARCH PROJECT comprising an economist (Dr. Jones-Hendrickson), sociologist (Mr. Reovan), statistician (Dr. Mills), psychologist (Dr. Banks), educationist (Dr. Varlack), social worker (Ms. Belle), political scientist (Dr. Harrigan), from the college community was convened to discuss various ways of structuring a research project. The consensus was that a conference per se would not be a productive way to deal with the problem and that the focus should be on causes rather than symptoms. It is therefore, proposed to conduct an indepth study of the society in relation to the growing crime situation. Having regard to the fact that all the partici- pants are full time college personnel and that no funds are yet available the project is not seen as a short term effort. Ecological Research Center VIERS HOSTS DEPARTMENT The Ecological Research Center (ERC) hosted at OF EDUCATION TEACHERS VIERS, an Environmental Studies Workshop for the Department of Education. This is a follow-up of the Environmental Program initiated between CRI's Ecological Center and local public school teachers in May of last year. Twenty involved persons spent two days at VIERS participating in lectures, slide shows and field trips centering around the construction and operation of an island wide K-12 integrated curriculum for Environmental Studies using local sources. A decision was made to pursue this option and to experiment with working VIERS use into the programs where possible. The Workshop was planned and co- ordinated by Kingcess Whiteside (Virgin Islands Department of Education) and Pat Mortensen (Virgin Islands National Parks Service) with Dr. Canoy and the VIERS Staff. ERC DIRECTOR ATTENDS Dr. Michael Canoy, Director of ERC, attended the WIND POWER CONFERENCE Conference of the Association of Caribbean Uni- versities (UNICA) as the CVI delegate to the Science and Technology Commission. The meeting was held on December 6-9, in Barbados and focused on the problems and potential for Wind Power development in the Caribbean. The group of eighty persons from most Caribbean nations, as well as U.S. and European observers, agreed that wind power is a great potential resource for the Caribbean but stressed the need for local data and development of small systems adapted to the stress- ful local conditions. The group further unanimously passed a resolution asking UNICA to 1) promote the establishment of an arm of the Consortium to operate a Science and Technology Program Unit, 2) to operate a regional data bank, 3) to plan field research and development projects, 4) to aid members in seeking funding. These points were viewed as the necessary first steps in Regional Autonomy in Research and Development. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS The initial steps for Marine Parks plan unveiled PARK PLAN IN SECOND PHASE in Tortola at the Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Program (ECNAMP) meeting in mid spring of last year has been inaugurated. The research project of the British Virgin Islands Parks and Protected Areas Project is being funded by the Jacksons Hole Preserve Inc., through its subsidiary, Caneel Bay of St. John and will be executed by the Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Program. The major points of the research project which is coordinated by Mr. Ivor Jackson, Regional and Resources Planner of ECNAMP are: --The identification of critical terrestrial areas needing protection --Training of BVI University students who will participate in Summer Internships --Accumulation of data important to the management of parks and protected areas --Greater public awareness and environmental education. Mr. Jackson has been working in association with CRI for the past year. Social Research Center FREDERICKSTED PROJECT Phase I, data collection, of the Fredericksted COMPLETED project has been completed. The information was gathered principally by Ms. Joan Abbot-Claxton and Mr. Eric LeBlanc, students on the St. Croix compus, under the supervision of Dr. Jones- Hendrickson. The objective of this study is to develop an economic profile of Fredericksted, in particular, the nature of business, how people perceive the town and how external forces are impacting on it. The second phase will be the compilation of a report. -5- SRC COORDINATOR PART On October 24th Dr. Jones-Hendrickson, Coordinator OF CVI PLANNING TEAM of the Social Research Center, was among several members of the college community called together by the president in order to map out and investigate the road that the College of the Virgin Islands will be taking in the next five years. Jones-Hendrickson presented a paper entitled "An Analysis of Economic Factors which may affect CVI over the next five years." This was one of many papers touching all aspects of the college's life presented during the meeting. CENTRAL BANKERS The Annual Regional Monetary Studies Program MEET IN TRINIDAD meeting was held on November 24-28 in Port of __— Spain, Trinidad. This meeting which is sponsored annually by the Central Banks of the Caribbean brings together people in banking, govern- ment, economics and business from all over the Caribbean. Its main objective is to obtain interaction between academicians and central bankers in hopes of arriving at certain mone- tary guidelines for the Caribbean area. Dr. Jones-Hendrickson represented the Institute at this meeting and took an active part in group discussions. SURVEY OF PERSONAL VALUES Phase I of a survey on “Personal Values of the OF VIRGIN ISLANDERS Major Ethnic Groups in the Virgin Islands" (Virgin Islanders, other West Indians, Puerto Ricans and Continentals) being conducted by Dr. Pearl Varlack and Dr. Norwell Harrigan, was completed with the administration of a questionnaire to approximately 1000 public and private high school students in the islands. The data will be evaluated as Phase II during next semester. BASIC SKILLS SURVEY OF Phase I of V.I. Public Schools Basic Skills V.I. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Survey conducted by Dr. Leonard Bliss has been completed. The survey was conducted by admin- istering the Stanford Achievement test to a representative sample of students from.V.I. public schools in the elementary and secondary levels. Phase I looks at the reliability of a stateside designed academic achievement test when administered to V.I. students. Two other phases remain to be completed. Outreach Activities PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS Environmental Studies students from Ulla F. VISIT V.I.E.R.S Muller School had a field trip/program at VIERS on the weekend of December 12th. Mrs. Joyce Hill was the teacher in charge. Dr. Canoy lectured and-presented a slide show on the marine organisms and mangroves of the area. “6— AVGOL WHOA SIHL TIYW AVIAG LON Od (TTew pue ‘duweqys ppe ‘3nys ede zo otdeqs ‘FT Tey UT ebed ptoa) dtz 37e3S A319 399235 uotTzeztuebrz0 aTITL 1O/pue ourey SaA UMAINOIAOD AtTzeRAenb syR saATI9exX OF SNUTRUOD OF SYTT pTNom IT *XTe,eTpowt sn oF wxr0Z styR Hutuaznjez Aq 29}33eTSMBU ANO HuTATed -82 UT 3SeZEQUT peNUTQUOD znoA aZeoTpUT NOA 3eYyR HbuTAsenber ere eM SSTQTATROe ano JO peuzozut nok desy 03 pue 4sT{T Sut{Tew zno azepdn 03 yAOFFJe ue UT AOILON LNWLYOdWI Place Stamp Here COVICRIER . College of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Research Institute St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 00801