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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Purpose: To approve undergraduate and graduate tuition rates effective fall 2019 for additional entities of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (the OECS) (i.e., BVI, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, and Dominica) students under the terms of individual Memorandum of Understanding. WHEREAS, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is committed to supporting the intellectual and professional development of the workforce in the Virgin Islands and wider Caribbean as part of the University’s mission; and WHEREAS, UVI and the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Anguilla Community College (ACC), Antigua State College (ASC), Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology (ABIIT), and Dominica State College (DSC) have agreed to enter into individual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated on various days in January and March of 2019, which establishes, for a period of ten years, tuition rates to be charged to the undergraduate and graduate students from the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, inclusive of Montserrat, and Dominica, including those graduating from their respective colleges as per the terms of the MOU; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the MOU, the tuition rate for such students will be 1.75 times tuition rates established for residents of the United States Virgin Islands to enroll in undergraduate or graduate programs at UVI; and WHEREAS, the tuition rates at UVI at USM shall be adjusted to be consistent with these rates and, thus, standardize UVI tuition pricing across the OECS area; and WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019, the Finance and Budget Committee of the Board of Trustees of UVI voted to recommend to the Board of Trustees the approval of the tuition rates specified in the MOU. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY AS FOLLOWS: 1. The University is authorized to charge students, covered under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding with the OECS colleges herein referenced, 1.75 times the rate established for residents of the Virgin Islands for enrollment in undergraduate or graduate programs effective fall 2019 and for the duration of the MOU. 2. The President and Vice President for Administration and Finance are hereby authorized to take the necessary action to implement this resolution. 3. This resolution shall become effective March 2, 2019. CERTIFICATION The undersigned does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands adopted at its meeting on Saturday, March 2, 2019, as recorded in the minutes of said meeting. March 2, 2019 __________________________________ __________________ Secretary of the Board Date