UVA Wise Sees Enrollment Growth for Two Consecutive Years

The growth suggests that the College is succeeding against trends noted in statewide and national reports that have implied that small colleges are seeing declining enrollment.

Meet UVA Wise SGA President William Rudeseal

Get to know William Rudeseal, UVA Wise’s 2024-25 Student Government Association (SGA) President.

UVA Wise’s Within Reach Program Gives New Opportunity to Students Whose Families Earn $80,000 or Less

UVA Wise announced this week that it will now serve families who earn $80,000 or less through the Within Reach program, which provides tuition and fees for Virginia students.

UVA Wise to Serve as Virginia Lead for Grant to Build GIS Capacity

UVA Wise will serve as the Virginia state lead in an Appalachian Regional Commission grant that focuses on enhancing the use of Geographic Information System and geospatial technologies in land record management to foster economic development.

UVA Wise Named an Apple Distinguished School for Second Term in a Row

Through a campus-wide effort to push the digital learning envelope further, the College has developed a culture of innovation, which has resulted in UVA Wise being named an Apple Distinguished School (2024-2027) for a second consecutive term.

UVA Wise Class of 2028 Enters Their Cavalier Era at Fall Convocation

UVA Wise welcomed the class of 2028, the most diverse class in the last decade.

Japanese Business Development Training CEO Visits UVA Wise, Signs Agreement with Napoleon Hill Foundation

President of Achievement Satoshi Aoki and several other company leaders traveled to UVA Wise to learn more about the Napoleon Hill Foundation and sign an agreement to help publish the foundation’s inspirational books in Japan.

‘Take an Interest’: UVA Wise Alumna Serves in Region and Beyond

Aleta Childress '98 credits UVA Wise for making her into the professional she is today.

UVA Wise Undergrad Students Publish Ground-Breaking Freshwater Mussels Research in Prestigious Journal

Four undergraduate students at UVA Wise took a novel approach using applied DNA techniques to study the dietary preferences of freshwater mussels in the Clinch River, resulting in significant new findings published recently in a major journal.

UVA Wise to Host 12th Annual Symphony By the Lake

Symphony of the Mountains, under the direction of Cornelia Laemmli Orth, presents "When the Stars Come Out" at sunset on Saturday, July 20, featuring tenor soloist and Big Stone Gap native Roy Cornelius Smith.

UVA Wise Sociology Professor Explores Kentucky’s Child Welfare System In First Book

UVA Wise Associate Professor of Sociology Christa Moore is set to tour her first book examining Kentucky’s child welfare system and exploring future solutions for families.

Opportunity Appalachia Selects 29 High-Impact Projects Seeking Over $275 Million in Investment to Receive Pre-Development Support

These projects are set to create over 2,700 jobs and attract over $270 million in financing. They target a diverse array of developments in housing, manufacturing, hospitality, and clean energy sectors.