UVI IDENTITY
This year CVI officially became the University of the Virgin Islands
What is 1986?
This event is where soca music is most prominently performed.
What is Carnival?
This crop was widely grown in the VI and used in many dishes.
What is sugar cane?
This crop was the most important in the Caribbean plantation economy.
What is sugar cane?
Aye lok wurk
What is surprise
This designation was also granted to UVI by Congress in 1986.
What is Historically Black College and University (HBCU)?
This early morning Carnival celebration includes paint, powder, and music.
What is J'ouvert?
This Caribbean staple is often used in side dishes
What is plantain?
This labor force replaced enslaved Africans after emancipation.
What are indentured laborers?
Me ain’t studying you
What is I’m not paying you any attention
UVI holds this unique distinction among HBCUs.
What is the only HBCU outside the continental United States?
This competition crowns the best calypso singer annually.
What is Calypso Monarch?
This type of cooking uses heavy seasoning and slow cooking methods.
What is Caribbean/Creole cooking?
This region of Africa supplied many enslaved people to the Caribbean.
What is West Africa?
Tek sleep mark death
What is If you’re not alert, you’ll suffer consequences
This current president began her tenure in August 2024.
Who is Dr. Safiya George?
This type of band is known for performing renditions soca and calypso.
What is a steel band?
This seafood is often featured in VI dishes and comes from the ocean.
What is conch or lobster?
This system created strict social classes based on race and status.
What is the caste/plantation hierarchy system?
Monkey know wha tree to climb
What is they know who to play with?
This was the first president of CVI serving from 1963 to 1980.
Who is Lawrence C. Wanlass?
This music competition highlights freestyle lyrical battles in dancehall.
What is a band clash (sound clash)?
This describes the blending of African, European, and Caribbean food influences.
What is cultural fusion?
This describes the mixing of cultures in the Caribbean.
What is cultural creolization / melting pot?
“That ain for you”
What is mind your business / stay out of it?