programs for students and faculty at those institutions. In 1998, the college signed a sister institution agreement with Istanbul University. A year later, it signed a second agreement with another Turkish university, Dumlupinar University in Kütahya. In December 2000, the University of Seville in Spain became the college's third sister institution.
=== 21st century ===
Through the early 21st century, UVA Wise underwent rapid growth, with several new buildings and campus beautification projects to accommodate enrollment growth. New facilities from the early 2000s include Henson and Culbertson residence halls, the Slemp Student Center, a football field house and stadium seating, the new expanded library, the central lake, the Hunter J. Smith Dining Commons, the new Gilliam Center for the Arts, the $30 million David J. Prior Convocation Center, and Commonwealth (renamed in 2020 to Andrew J. Still and Lois Ann Roark Still) residence hall. The college also renovated and constructed an addition to the Leonard W. …
