What is UVa-Wise NewMedia?

UVa-Wise NewMedia, a department of the Office of Information Technology, is a public service of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.  The NewMedia operation is charged with the regional cable TV and Internet streaming video publication of campus events and dissemination of College announcements and event news.  This operation, in partnership with the CAV-TV student organization, is focused on the production of video content to 1.) positively promote The University of Virginia's College at Wise regionally and nationally, 2.) provide access to College academic and athletic events, speakers, and special interest discussions, 3.) promote College schedules and announcements and 4.) air educational television on various topics ranging from natural science to music and the arts to our regional students from early high school to college ages as well as teachers teaching at these levels.

The Department of Media Services will manage programming and production content in partnership a student management staff comprised of CAV-TV student organization members.  Educational experience and student engagement is a prime reason for this operation.  Students from across the College in various major programs will have the opportunity to produce programming for the operation, giving them experience in technical, writing, graphic arts, and public speaking aspects of broadcast media.

When there are no scheduled programs slated, a bulletin board of campus events and announcements as well as periodic news, weather, sports and financial updates are available along with audio from our WVTF/ WISE public radio partnership with Virginia Tech.

This new digital resource at UVa-Wise has a number of uses and has the potential to engage our region in educational and intellectual development and inquiry.  UVa-Wise NewMedia is the future for digital communication and public engagement for The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

Want to learn more about UVa-Wise NewMedia?  Call Alison Ray, Coordinator of Media Services, at (276) 376-4506 or email agr8z@uvawise.edu for more information.  You can also call the Office of Information Technology at (276) 376-4578 for more information.

Special UVa-Wise NewMedia biography of Joseph C. "Papa Joe" Smiddy, first chancellor of UVa-Wise / Clinch Valley College

UVa-Wise NewMedia provides video content ranging from campus speaker events to campus news.  Secondarily, UVa-Wise NewMedia is also a partner with Annenberg Media for educational programming content.  CAV-TV student-produced special programming events will be aired throughout the academic year and will focus on campus life and event information from a student point of view.
UVa-Wise Events

NewMedia coverage and professional production of campus events, speakers and the arts is foremost in priorities for the operation.  Broadcast of these events help the College to reach out to the region with educational content while increasing visibility of UVa-Wise as an educational leader in the region.  National promotion of the College through this content will be done via web streaming and will show the best of UVa-Wise campus life, programs and educational resources.

UVa-Wise NewMedia also produces special focus programs of interest to the public at-large interested in the College, Appalachian region and culture and academic topics.  The first of these special productions was the recent four-disc documentary of Joseph C. "Papa Joe" Smiddy, the first Chancellor of Clinch Valley College (now The University of Virginia's College at Wise). 

You can view this very special documentary on
Joseph C. Smiddy online by clicking here.

CAV-TV Student Programming

CAV-TV productions are meant to engage the College student body with student-interest programming and news.  Student production and programming will be done on a regular basis and will have an educational component in learning the “tools of the trade” for production, writing, speaking and planning.  For more information on the CAV-TV student organization and their programming, please click here.

Annenberg Media Educational Programming

Annenberg Media educational programming is meant to engage regional Comcast Channel 55 and national web streaming viewer in educational inquiry with a variety of educational programming.  This programming will offer a variety of topics and will be promoted on a regular basis to the public especially area high schools.

Want to find out more about UVa-Wise?

A public, four-year residential college located in the lush mountains of southwestern Virginia, The University of Virginia's College at Wise is recognized as one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the nation. The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise was founded in 1954 and currently enrolls 1,900 students.

For full information on UVa-Wise, its academic programs, offices and services, please visit our main website at www.uvawise.edu or email us at info@uvawise.edu.  Thank you!

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