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THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
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HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE
The University of Virginia's College at Wise, formerly Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia, is the only four-year, state-supported college in far Southwest Virginia and the only branch of the University of Virginia.
Now celebrating its 50th birthday, the small college once nicknamed "Poor Farm University" is a vibrant senior institution ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the South's top public liberal arts colleges. Perhaps the most significant event in the College's recent history is its adoption of a new name. After extensive research and consultation with the College's many constituencies, the College's governing board decided a name change was needed to more accurately reflect the institution's association with The University of Virginia. On July 1, 1999, following passage of legislation by the Virginia General Assembly, Clinch Valley College became The University of Virginia's College at Wise.
In recent years, UVa-Wise has broadened its outreach. In 1998, the College forged a sister institution agreement with Istanbul University, Turkey's oldest and largest institution of higher learning. An agreement was reached with Dumlupinar University in Kutahya, Turkey in 1999. Cooperative programs beneficial to the students and faculty of the institutions will be developed, including mutual exchanges. A third sister institution agreement with the University of Seville in Spain was signed in December 2000.