Category: Community Events

November 15, 2017

UVa-Wise supports opioid abuse prevention summit

UVa-Wise partnered with law enforcement, mental health leaders, state officials and others Wednesday to sponsor a summit designed to help the region combat the opioid abuse in the region. The event, “Taking Our Communities Back: Synthetic Narcotic and Opioid Abuse Prevention Summit,” was held at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. The summit…

September 29, 2017

Highland Cavalier Club to Host ‘Meet and Eat’

Get the chance to meet and learn more about the UVa-Wise coaches as the Highland Cavalier Club hosts “Meet and Eat” with the Coaches on Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hotel Norton. The athletics fundraiser,…

January 9, 2017

UVa-Wise to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The Rev. Herbert W. Scott will be the featured speaker during the college’s 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on…

October 8, 2016

NSLS speaker broadcast features Andy Cohen

The UVa-Wise chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success will offer a speaker broadcast event featuring Andy Cohen. The event,…

April 19, 2016

Napoleon Hill Scholars set to host networking event April 30

Napoleon Hill Scholars are set to host the community outreach event “Outshine” on Saturday, April 30, from 2-6 p.m. at the Lawn by the lake on UVa-Wise’s campus. The Outshine event offers Wise and…

April 14, 2016

Summer Music Conservatory set for July 11-14

UVa-Wise bands will host a Summer Music Conservatory on July 11-14, 2016 on campus. The conservatory is open to any band student from the counties of Dickenson, Lee, Wise and the city of Norton…

April 4, 2016

Wambui Bahati to speak at UVa-Wise April 19

Nationally renowned speaker and Broadway performer Wambui Bahati will speak at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise on April 19 at…

April 1, 2016

Agrawal lectures on filling a need and her passion

By Brandon Cantrell “What sucks in my world?” “Does it suck for a lot of people?” “Can I be passionate about this…

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…

March 17, 2016

Cloud 9 performances set for March 18-26

     The Department of Performing and Visual Arts presents Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill. Performances will be March 18, 19, 24, 25,…

February 15, 2016

NSLS speaker broadcast to feature Kat Cole Feb. 23

The UVa-Wise chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success will offer a speaker broadcast event featuring Kat Cole. She will…

February 8, 2016

Author and Entrepreneur Miki Agrawal to speak at UVa-Wise

Miki Agrawal, a young entrepreneur and founder of several companies including WILD, a farm-to-table gluten-free pizza restaurant, will deliver the keynote address…

February 9, 2015

SVEA to hold Valentine’s Dance Feb. 13

By Dalena Adams The Student Virginia Education Association will host a chaperoned Valentine’s Dance for students in grades 4-6 on Feb. 13 from 6-8 p.m. in Cantrell Banquet Hall at The University of Virginia’s…