YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Announces Lead Staff for Childcare Center on Campus of UVA Wise

YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia has hired key positions for the Little Cavaliers Early Learning Center.

UVA Wise Breaks Ground on New Turf Softball, Baseball Fields for Spring 2024 Season

No more diamonds in the rough. UVA Wise broke ground with ceremonial shovels Monday to kick off construction of new artificial turf baseball and softball fields, a momentous capital investment for the College’s campus.

UVA Wise Offers New Online Pilot Program for Community College Grads To Complete Four-Year Business Degree

Enrollment is now open for a new online program designed for working adults to finish their bachelor of science degree in business administration and management in two years or less.

UVA Wise and The Nature Conservancy Announce 2023 Cumberland Forest Community Fund Award Recipients

The competitive local grant program is designed to support nature-based economic and community development projects in seven Southwestern Virginia counties

Honoring A Life Well-Lived: An alumna’s legacy to uplift at-risk children carries on in new UVA Wise scholarship

Jessica Huff Hollyfield had barely started adulthood when her life was tragically cut short by an incurable disease. But her dedication as a passionate advocate, especially for children in need, lives on through a newly-minted scholarship.

UVA Wise Awarded $354,000 Peer Mentor Program Grant to Increase Student Success

UVA Wise is implementing a newly created peer mentor program to help those first-year Pell Grant eligible students, especially those who are low income or first generation newly minted Highland Cavaliers, find their way to personal and academic success.

Pro-Art Presents 11th Annual Symphony by the Lake at UVA Wise

Take a journey “From the Alps to the Appalachians” as Swiss-born, North Carolina-based Kruger Brothers join Symphony of the Mountains for the legendary 11th annual Symphony by the Lake at UVA Wise on Saturday, July 22nd.

UVA Wise Professor Wins Early Career Research Award

Robert Arrowood, UVA Wise assistant professor of psychology, earned the coveted Southeastern Psychological Association Early Career Research Award.

UVA Wise Professors To Perform at Independence Celebration

Associate Professor of Music Donald Sorah and Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham, a newly minted UVA Wise adjunct professor of flute, will play in the Symphony of the Mountains orchestra.

Chancellor Henry Celebrated as 2023 YWCA Tribute to Women Award Winner

Chancellor Henry was recognized Thursday evening as a trailblazing leader committed to improving the quality of life for women and children in our region.

UVA Wise Student Julianna Jenkins Receives Prestigious Governor’s Fellowship

Julianna Jenkins of Roanoke, Va., a student at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVA Wise), has been named a 2023 Governor’s Fellow.

UVA Wise NSLS Chapter Receives National Recognition

The UVA Wise National Society of Leadership and Success chapter recently learned it was recognized with the Distinguished Chapter Award for the Spring 2023 Scholarships and Awards season.