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Taylor, who is double majoring in sociology and communication studies, is set to graduate from UVA Wise on May 13, 2023. He is also a member of the Darden Society and a newly inducted member of Lamba Pi Eta, the National Communication Honor Society.

Highland Cavalier curious? You’re not alone. Nearly 3,300 students applied to attend UVA Wise this fall. That’s the single largest number in nearly two decades and a 204 percent increase from last year.

Judy Harding, a retired engineer and Clinch Valley College alumna, will deliver the commencement address to the UVA Wise Class of 2023.

Educators, students and community advocates came together to share successes and lessons learned in recent experiential learning projects last Saturday at UVA Wise.

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but a UVA Wise professor is proving that adage wrong for a great cause: help shelter dogs get their forever homes.

The annual event gives students the opportunity to compete to become leader of the College for one day, while UVA Wise Chancellor Donna P. Henry takes their place, attending their classes and assuming their schedule.

Small businesses, from start-ups to the well-established, can now receive no-cost digital skills training and resources as part of a new economic development partnership with Downtown Wytheville, Main Street America and Grow with Google.

DeAndra (Dee) Thacker Ayers, owner of Lynette Boutique, and Unique Sneaks founder Hayden Sharitt will share their journeys creating successful businesses Monday, April 24, as part of an entrepreneur lecture series at UVA Wise.

Based upon a series of twisted folktales by Oliver Lansley, “The Terrible Infants” is a fantastic spectacle blending puppetry, live music, storytelling, and clowning into a highly sensory theatrical feast suitable for big kids and small grown-ups.

Isabella Maggard of Pound, Va., a student of UVA Wise, won a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. A first-generation college student majoring in environmental science, Maggard will graduate from UVA Wise May 2024.