Sign Unveiling Commemorates Renaming of UVI STT to Orville E. Kean Campus

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Sign Unveiling Commemorates Renaming of UVI STT to Orville E. Kean Campus

University officials, government leaders and members of the Kean family assembled at the entrance to UVI St. Thomas campus to witness the unveiling of the newly installed sign.

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