Published: 11 May 2021
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday, 7 May 2021, University of St. Martin (USM) President Dr. Antonio Carmona Báez and Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Rolinda Carter welcomed the first and third vice-presidents of the Collectivité de Saint-Martin to the university campus at Philipsburg.
Madame Vice-President Valerie Damaseau, third Vice-President for Education, Madame Sofia Carti-Codrington, and their assistants set foot on USM campus last Thursday morning to engage in an introductory meeting with the university administrators and to explore the possibilities for USM to enhance its services to the local population living in the French territory.
Dr. Carmona reminded the French side authorities that USM was founded in 1989 to serve the entire island (Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin) and that it has grown from being a training school in hospitality to a full-fledged institution of higher education and research. The island’s sole university for locals sees students, faculty, and staff hail daily from across the border.