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Today on What’s Going on @UVISOA?
Guest Staff (Pest Management), Publications, Student Research Assistant
Job & More
A weekly radio program co-hosted by
UVI School of Agriculture (UVISOA) communications team staff sharing
information and lively interviews about UVISOA staff, administrators, community partners, stakeholders,
or current and past clients as they share experiences and examples of how we
all work together in responding to the needs of the community. For more info
visit: ces.uvi.edu
1.
Guest Staff: Dr. Amy J. Dreves | Pest Management Specialist
Pesticide Safety Trainings, Exams, and Recertification
Class
2. SOA Academic Programs
3. AES/EPSCoR Student Research Assistant Job
Ask about our CES
Publications:
- Guide
to Safer Trees | Front Cover
- Tropical
Fruits of the VI Book | Book Cover
- Caribbean
Healthy Homes | PDF Downloads
- Recipes
for a Non-Toxic Household | PDF Download
MORE DETAILS FROM TODAY’S SHOW & Other Upcoming Event Details
Pesticide Safety Trainings, Exams, and Recertification Class
Training & Exams are
FREE. You must PRE-REGISTER by emailing (Amy.Dreves@uvi.edu) or calling
(340-692-4052, leave a message). Only limited space is available in a classroom
due to the COVID protocol. You must PRE-REGISTER. You MUST wear a MASK to
CLASS.
Location:
St. Croix Albert A. Sheen Campus Room NWW102-103; LIVE, In-PERSON
St. Thomas Orville E. Kean Campus Room TED 213; VIDEO Conferencing
Start time: 8:30am, please come on time. All-day training, bring your lunch.
Expected training dates:
1. Feb 26 – Recertification for
Renewing expired/expiring Applicators License
2. Mar 3 – Integrated Pest
Management (1/2 day training)
3. Mar 8 – Pesticide Safety CORE
4. Mar 17 – Public Health
5. March 22 – Industrial
Institutional Structural and Health
6. March 26 – Ornamental and Turf
You can get an electronic version of the 2014 CORE
manual online or purchase it for $10 by contacting Dr. Dreves:
Associate Professor | Extension Service – Pest Management Specialist III
Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) and IPM Coordinator
Office: 340-692-4052 | Fax: 340-692-4085 |Email: amy.dreves@uvi.edu
AgDiscovery Summer
Enrichment Program Application Availability
It’s that time of the year
again! The UVI AgDiscovery 2021 Summer Program applications are
available. The program offers exposure to career choices and diverse
opportunities in agriculture sciences. This dynamic program, held annually
at UVI on the Albert A. Sheen Campus, will be conducted virtually from July 18
- 31, 2021. Students in grades 7 - 12 are eligible to apply.
Applications will be accepted until March 25, 2021.
For more information, visit ces.uvi.edu or contact the following individuals:
Dr. Louis Petersen (louis.petersen@uvi.edu or 340-693-1083) or Ms. Sarah Dahl-Smith
(sdahl@uvi.edu or
340-692-4084).
AgDiscovery (How To Apply) | Application | Flyer| Brochure | MORE INFO
Embracing our land-grant mission of providing innovative and cutting-edge research, teaching, and extension programs that respond to the educational, social, economic, and environmental needs of the citizens of the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean region.
