Academics & Admissions

Workshops were conducted by volunteers from state-wide agencies as well as the faculty, staff and students from UVA Wise.

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.

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

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 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.

This past spring, UVA Wise students studied abroad in Ireland and Nepal and this summer in Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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.

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.

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.

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

The former College library is now a 28,530 square-foot, state-of-the-art nursing education facility. Nursing students began taking classes in the new building in mid-March.

The project honors a major industry of the region the College calls home. Students participating preserved the past by scanning in newspaper articles and old photographs, taking photographs of artifacts, and becoming fully immersed in local history.

Upcoming freshman Ethan Cloud from Wise, Va., was delighted to be a part of the day. “Today has made me so excited that I wish I could get my schedule made and start tomorrow.”

“We know that one of the biggest concerns for students and families is how they will pay for college and we know this is the time when students are making their top choice,” UVA Wise Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Jeffrey Baylor said.

Johnson has a decade of experience as a provost and a passion for helping students and families appreciate the value of a liberal arts education.

Kingsolver won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her book, “Demon Copperhead.” The book is set in nearby Lee County at the onset of the opioid epidemic, and is a modern interpretation of Charles Dickens' “David Copperfield.”

Lilly Meade, a UVA Wise junior, is not only a full-time student, but is a triple major in sociology, criminal justice and accounting with a minor in psychology. Meade credits the UVA Wise’s TRIO programs for getting her where she is today.

Funded by a $100,000 federal grant, UVA Wise announced that it is part of a higher education collaborative effort that aims to increase equitable access for low-income Central Appalachian students to science and technology-based education and employment.

Crystal Hunnicutt recently sat down with UVA Wise to talk about her current position and how her time at UVA Wise influenced her nursing career.

The first ever Majors Fair Brunch was hosted as a part of “Taking Care of Business Day,” where brunch and information was served about our 33 majors and 40 minors.

Provisional teachers, or those interested in seeking a special education certification, now have an affordable, online path to state licensure at UVA Wise.

Knoxville, Bangkok, Sydney, Australia and Paris. Next stop: UVA Wise. The newest faculty member in the business and economics department has studied and worked in hospitality and tourism around the globe.

In his role, Gurkan Akalin is further developing the College’s new data analytics curriculum and institute, and building out the new hospitality and tourism program for the business and economics department with colleagues.