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UVI Receives Bennie and Martha Benjamin Foundation Gift to Support School of Nursing and COVID-19 Response

The University of the Virgin Islands on Tuesday announced that it accepted four new gifts from the Bennie & Martha Benjamin Foundation (Benjamin Foundation) that will bolster the university’s School of Nursing program and improve delivery of health services to students, faculty and staff in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. According to UVI, the gifts include two birthing simulators and mannequins (one for each campus), telehealth software licenses for the campuses’ clinicians and funds to purchase necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Student Health Centers on both campuses. “The Bennie & Martha Benjamin Foundation has been a dedicated partner of UVI every year since 1992,” stated Mitchell Neaves, vice president for Institutional Advancement at UVI. “As always, and especially in times of need, the Benjamin Foundation has been very proactive in investing in the university. These new gifts from the Bennie & Martha Benjamin Foundation come at an opportune time as...