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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.
June 20, 2024
From left to right are Nick England Memorial Scholarship Foundation Board member Ron Elkins and Nick England Memorial Scholarship Foundation Board member Jeff Elkins, UVA Wise Chancellor Donna P. Henry, Jennifer England, Nick England Memorial Scholarship Foundation President Robert England, Nick England Memorial Scholarship Foundation Board Members Russ Cyphers and the late Jim Hughes.
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Celebrating the Living: A UVA Wise Alumnus Scholarship Foundation Expands Its Legacy For Students

This January, the England Foundation added four more bicentennial funds bringing the total number of scholarship funds to 10. Seven are already completely funded.
June 17, 2024
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Cultures, Countries and Comradery: UVA Wise Study Abroad

This past spring, UVA Wise students studied abroad in Ireland and Nepal and this summer in Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
June 13, 2024
2024 award recipients of the Cumberland Forest Community Fund with their checks
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UVA Wise and The Nature Conservancy Announce 2024 Cumberland Forest Community Fund Award Recipients

The Towns of Cleveland, Dungannon, Honaker, and Richlands, along with Appalachian Sustainable Development, Breaks Interstate Park, Friends of the Buchanan County Library, and Mountain Kids Inc., have been awarded a total of $100,000 for projects.
June 4, 2024
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UVA Wise Brass Band To Perform at National Festival In June

The Wise Guys is one of 25 bands set to play at the Gettysburg Brass Band Festival, which hosts hundreds of musicians for a two-day event celebrating brass bands. Last year, the event attracted 4,000 attendees to the historic town of Gettysburg, Penn.
May 21, 2024
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UVA Wise Releases Spring Dean's List 2024

UVA Wise has announced its Spring Dean’s List. The 480 students named to the Dean’s List earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale with no grades below “C” and were enrolled in at least 12 credit hours.
May 17, 2024
Josephine Rodriguez
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UVA Wise Professor Joins National Science Foundation to Foster Undergraduate STEM Education

Earlier this year, Josephine Rodriguez began her work at the U. S. National Science Foundation as a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education. It’s a rotating position through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act for two years.
May 16, 2024
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UVA Wise Celebrates First Master in Education Degree Graduates

Last Saturday, 14 students made history as they walked across the stage at David J. Prior Convocation Center to become the first graduates of UVA Wise’s Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program.
May 15, 2024
Chuck Slemp speaks during Commencement
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UVA Wise Commencement Celebrates Class of 2024, Awards First Master’s Degrees

About 230 graduates crossed the stage, earning either a bachelor of arts, bachelor of science or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. And for the first time in the College’s history, 14 students were awarded their Master of Education degree.
May 11, 2024
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to Deliver Keynote Address at UVA Wise Ninth Annual Economic Forum in May

On Thursday, May 23, Youngkin will make his remarks during the morning session at the forum, the theme of which is “A Region on the Move.” The conference will be a hybrid event that participants can attend online or in person.
May 9, 2024
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UVA Wise Sets Admissions Application Records Again This Year

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise received nearly 6,400 applications for fall 2024 admission. That’s almost double last year’s number which set a record for the past two decades.
May 8, 2024
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New Hospitality and Tourism Management Major to Bring Students a Wealth of Experience

UVA Wise students scanned hotel guestroom baseboards, lampshades and bedding during a first-of-its kind hospitality experiential learning project.
May 2, 2024