Southwest Va. Legislators, UVA Leaders Strategize Regional Economic Vitality
WISE – State legislators, college board members and administrators gathered here Friday to discuss strategies and ideas supporting the University of Virginia’s College at Wise as an economic development engine for Southwest Virginia.
Virginia Dels. Terry Kilgore, Will Morefield and Will Wampler; UVA President Jim Ryan; UVA Rector Whittington Clement; UVA Wise Chancellor Donna P. Henry; and members of the UVA Board of Visitors attended the UVA Wise College Board meeting at the David J. Prior Convocation Center.
The legislative and academic leaders engaged in lively brainstorming about how to best promote UVA Wise as an industry catalyst and recruit more students with aims at economically elevating the region’s future.
“UVA Wise graduates amazing students,” Ryan said. “I think a lot of them would love to stay in this region, but right now there’s not sufficient jobs. The region would be better off if they were able to…
