Category: Academics

December 14, 2016

UVa-Wise, VHCC sign Reverse Transfer Agreement

A reverse transfer agreement that makes it easier for students to complete an associate’s degree after enrolling in a four-year program was signed Wednesday by officials from The University of Virginia’s College at Wise and Virginia Highlands Community College. The agreement is designed to recognize the accomplishments of transfer students and provide them with a…

July 19, 2016

UVA Selects Recent Grads to Boost High School Students Toward College

Those who have just finished their own college experiences are some of the best to guide slightly younger peers to higher education. This idea undergirds the mission of the Virginia College Advising Corps, through…

June 1, 2016

UVa-Wise announces 2016 Dean’s List

VIRGINIA Abingdon Jessica Lauren Barrett Joshua Wayne Blackburn Lauren Leigh Bonney Alexandria Natalie Gayle Battaglia Madison Paige Callis Rachel E Wicks Altavista Donavan James Montague Appalachia Gabriel Lee Dillon Kelcie Jordan Freeman Kody Hunter…

March 21, 2016

Clark to lecture on Legacy of Fascism and War in the Work of Ignazio Silone

Mark W. Clark, the Kenneth P. Asbury Professor of History, will lecture on “The Legacy of Fascism and War in the Work…

August 5, 2015

Compliance Office to launch online reporting system

The UVa-Wise Office of Compliance and Conduct is launching an online reporting system, called “Be Wise, Report It,” for incidents of sexual or gender-based violence. “The system, which will go live on August 7,…

July 27, 2015

UVa-Wise senior begins language research

Madison Adams, a rising senior at UVa-Wise, is spending her summer investigating ways that contact between Mayan and Spanish in the Yucatan…

March 28, 2015

Professor Scalia work in Wall Street Journal

UVa-Wise Professor Christopher Scalia has written an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on the value of liberal arts education. In the piece, Scalia asks conservatives to stop bashing the liberal arts. http://www.wsj.com/articles/christopher-scalia-conservatives-please-stop-trashing-the-liberal-arts-1427494073?ref=%2Fnews-opinion-commentary

March 27, 2015

UVa-Wise student surveys water treatment and health

Biology major Ran Tao could not locate statistics documenting the relationship between drinking water sources and gastrointestinal disease in the region, so she did her own study as part of undergraduate research. “I have…

March 17, 2015

Message from Provost regarding questions on the modified class schedule

The following message from Provost Sanders Huguenin addresses many  questions regarding the modified class schedule: Q: My classes are all caught up.  Why do I have to have longer class days? Presently, we have…

March 16, 2015

Modified course schedule for UVa-Wise classes

UVa-Wise will utilize a modified schedule for the month of April (March 30-May1.) This schedule will add back lost class sessions due to inclement weather closure. Please view the images below or the .pdf…

March 11, 2015

Investigation of water filtration technique provides clearer educational picture to UVa-Wise student

by Lanna Monday Lumpkins After researching new ways to filter heavy metals from water, senior Dalton Robinson of Woodlawn, Virginia is considering…

March 9, 2015

Undergraduate research opens up new career choices for UVa-Wise student

by Lanna Monday Lumpkins Senior Bernard Manatu, a chemistry and biology major, is incorporating undergraduate research into coursework based on a previous…

March 3, 2015

Nursing program gets boost from LPH Community Fund

NORTON, Va. – The Lonesome Pine Hospital Community Fund continues to enhance health care quality in Southwest Virginia by making additional contributions to support the nursing programs at local colleges and Wellmont Health System…