University of Virginia's College at Wise

to the west side of campus for use as faculty housing, rather than construct new buildings. In the 1970s, the original Gilliam Center for the Arts, an McCraray residence hall, and Smiddy Hall, an additional academic/administrative building, were constructed.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Cantrell Hall, then known as the Cantrell Student Union; the Chapel; a dining facility; a bookstore; and Asbury, Thompson, and Martha Randolph residence halls were all constructed due to a surge in enrollment to 1,000 students. Also during this period, the SEED Center, Resource Center and student apartments across Darden Drive were acquired.
In 1999, the Virginia General Assembly renamed the school "The University of Virginia's College at Wise," following an unsuccessful effort to change the institution's name in 1991.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, UVA Wise expanded its focus on international education and signed three sister agreements with international institutions, along with initiating cooperative and mutual exchange …