The main responsibilities of an Ambassador include giving campus tours, hosting Open House programs, acting as a mentor for freshmen during orientations and the first semester, and promoting school spirit on and off campus. Members are chosen through faculty references and interviews. Advisor The College Art Guild is for student and community artists and art lovers. It encourages participation in and appreciation of the visual arts. Choral organizations open to students include the College Singers, the Men's Choir, the Women's Choir and the Chamber Choir.
All music performing organizations receive academic credit.
The College Dance Ensemble is available for students with training in country and folk dance, ballet, modern dance and jazz dance. The Dance Ensemble members receive academic credit. The Commuter Club also provides support for students transferring from community colleges, as well as commuter students who are entering UVA's College at Wise as freshmen. The Commuter Club campaigns for and supports programs that are beneficial to UVA's College at Wise, and in particular to commuter students. Darden Society Amelia Harris, Advisor The Darden Society is named for Colgate W. Darden, Jr., governor of Virginia and president of the University of Virginia, whose belief in higher education and love for Southwest Virginia brought him to lend support essential to the founding and growth of The University of Virginia's College at Wise.