where is the university of the virgin islands located
University of the Virgin Islands The university has two campuses and two extension facilities. The 388 acres (1.57 km2) campus opened in 1963 on St. Thomas, at the time named College of the Virgin Islands.[7] The Albert A. Sheen campus is on St. Croix.[8] The extensions include an academic center and an environment research facility, both on St. John.[8] The St. Croix campus is located on Estate Golden Grove in mid-island. The latter campus is three miles (5 km) from Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the territory. The St. Thomas campus is situated on two hills and it has its own beach (John Brewer's Bay beach) which can be directly accessed off the main road which cuts through the campus.[9]:107 The majority of the buildings on the St. Thomas campus are made of volcanic rock and cement. This makes the campus not only aesthetically pleasing but it also improves the structural integrity of the structures as the U.S. Virgin Islands are known for experiencing very active hurricane seasons.
University of the West Indies The university was founded in 1948, on the recommendation of the Asquith Commission[4] through its sub-committee on the West Indies chaired by Sir James Irvine.[5] The Asquith Commission had been established in 1943 to review the provision of higher education in the British colonies. Initially in a special relationship with the University of London, the then University College of the West Indies (UCWI) was seated at Mona, about five miles from Kingston, Jamaica. The university was based at a camp used by evacuated Gibraltarians during the war.[6]