Education

Stephen Moore, U.V.I. Dean of Students, Selected To Receive National A.A.K.C. Award

ST. CROIX -- Stephan Moore, dean of students on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and acting vice provost of access and enrollment services, was nominated for and selected to receive this year’s African American Knowledge Community (A.A.K.C.) Sankofa Award from the National Association for Student Affairs Administrators (N.A.S.P.A), according to a U.V.I. press release. Presented to a senior student affairs officer that has provided leadership and guidance to African Americans in higher education, this award acknowledges Mr. Moore’s commitment to black professionals in the field of student affairs, according to the release. “This award means a lot to me,” Mr. Moore said. “It means that as a student affairs professional and also as a person of color, I have provided leadership, guidance, support and direction to others in the profession or those seeking to enter the profession.  I have always aspired to help others, and it is a privilege to serve as an advocate for those within the...