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UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS The UVI-Honors Program Profile Type all responses; handwritten forms will not be processed. Name_________________________________________________________________________ Birth Date _______ - _______ - _______ Birth Place ____________________________________________________________________ Home Address _________________________________________________________________ City__________________________________________________________________________ State/Zip Code _________________________________________________________________ Cell Phone ______________________________ Home Phone ___________________________ Email Address _________________________________________________________________ Parents’ or Guardians’ Names _____________________________________________________ Last High School Attended/Graduated ______________________________________________ City/State of Graduation _________________________________________________________ Date of Graduation ________________________________ Size of Class __________________ Rank in Class _______________________________ GPA ______________________________ ACT Scores _________________________________________________________________ or SAT Scores ___________________________________________________________________ 2 UVI 9000#_________ or 9001#___________ What is your intended major? Why? What high school courses did you like the most? The least? Please explain. Why have you elected to attend the University of the Virgin Islands? Was UVI your first choice? Provide details on your decision-making process. Why do you want to be in the UVI-Honors Program? What do you bring to the program that is unique, and how will you contribute to the shared intellectual and leadership environment of the UVI-Honors Program? As a member of the UVI-Honors Program, you will be required to make frequent public presentations to the university and external community, as well as at Honors and related conferences. Briefly describe at least two topics you are interested in for presentations. Also describe your presentation style. 3 The UVI-Honors Program Club (UVI-HPC) will be a required and significant part of your academic and social life within the Honors Program. Do you see yourself as a leader, facilitator, or strong participant/team player in an organizational structure? Briefly explain. Provide the title and author of the last book you read that was not a required class assignment. Provide the year that you read this book and why you elected to read it. What regional, national, or international figure (female or male) do you admire in terms of leadership, professionalism, and skill? Why? As an Honors Program student, you will consistently examine fundamental ideals and values (aesthetic, ethical, intellectual, moral, religious, et. al.), your own and others, with a view towards increasingly sophisticated critical thinking skills. Briefly discuss an ideal or value that is extremely important to you now and how you see it shaping your future. After your first year in the UVI-Honors Program, you will become a mentor to an incoming first- year Honors Program student. How will you manage this responsibility while maintaining your academic status as an Honors Program student? HONORS PROGRAM USE ONLY Date of Application: Start Date in Program: Graduation Date: 4 Return this form to the Director of the UVI-Honors Program Dr. Emily Allen Williams emily.allenwilliams@uvi.edu Place “UVI Honors Program” in the subject line of the email