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Hunter Leary
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UVA Wise Project-Based Internships Put Minds to Work

A $40,000 cyber grant fuels new student internship experiences in high-tech fields and emerging industry in Appalachia and beyond.
February 24, 2022
Katelynn Parton
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A Beautiful Place to Call Home

Senior Katelynn Parton, a Gate City native, has high hopes for a career in law and her SWVA home.
February 24, 2022
Sign at The Cabooze
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Jug Band Goes West Brings Home Prize

What do two brothers, a kazoo, an art major, a road trip and a Johnny Cash song have in common? A trio of UVA Wise students driving nearly 1,000 miles for an epic jug band showdown at The Cabooze.
February 24, 2022
Nathan Rasnake
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A Place to Thrive: Rasnake to lead Annual Giving

UVA Wise announced that Nathan Rasnake, a 2014 graduate of the College, has been named Director of Annual Giving.
February 14, 2022
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UVA Wise Faculty Lecture Series Brings New Work to Campus & Community

The UVA Wise Lecture Committee is sponsoring a three-month long faculty colloquium series featuring academic research, publications and new projects.
February 9, 2022
Sidewalk chalk
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New Center Makes Showcasing Best Practices, Bringing Campus Community Together Fun

A sidewalk chalkboard showcases an example of creative teaching workshops now part of the College’s new Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation created for faculty and staff.
January 29, 2022
Scene from Freedom Riders play
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UVA Wise Focuses on African American Appalachia for Black History Month

February is Black History Month. This year, UVA Wise honors African American life in Appalachia through its weekly lecture series featuring local residents, community organizers and academics.
January 28, 2022
Students conducting research outside
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Students Discover New Science on Salamanders

During an ecology class project, students helped discover new science on salamander habitats later published in a Virginia journal last fall.
January 28, 2022
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UVA Wise MLK Jr. Remembrance event Held Virtual Tonight Due to Inclement Weather

Due to inclement weather, the 26th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Program sponsored by the University of Virginia’s College at Wise will be held virtually Jan. 17.
January 17, 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. at podium with microphones
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UVA Wise celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at 26th Remembrance event and Peace Week

The 26th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Program sponsored by the University of Virginia’s College at Wise returns in person this year celebrating the theme, “Coming Home…Rejoining the Ranks.”
January 12, 2022
Performance at the Midwest Clinic
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UVA Wise students travel to Chicago for International Band Clinic

It’s a University of Virginia’s College at Wise music tradition a decade in the making. Students travel to the Windy City for an in-depth, immersive experience in music education and performance each December.
January 10, 2022
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Former Chancellor Jim Knight, Known for Building Relationships, Football Program at UVA Wise, Dies

UVA Wise mourns the loss of former chancellor Dr. Jim A. Knight. Knight passed away Dec. 23 in Due West, S.C. He was 78 years old.
December 30, 2021