Celebrating GEAR UP During National GEAR UP Week
Sep 28, 2023
Each year, GEAR UP programs across the country celebrate National GEAR UP Week
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Summer Internship Enriches YES Scholar
Sep 15, 2023
Abigail Carpenter was identified as a YES Scholar in the Spring of her 6th grade year at Blue Ridge Elementary School in... Young Eisner Scholars, Front page
I Know You are Proud of Me
Sep 11, 2023
“McKenzie Geneva Watson, Bachelors of Social Work, Magna Cum Laude.”
College Advising Corps, Front page
Exploring Boundless Horizons: Appalachian State GEAR UP's Unforgettable Summer of College Bus Tours
Aug 14, 2023
Time to load the buses! Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for a summer of adventure and exploration!
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Academic Innovation Conference 2023
Jul 3, 2023
On June 12, 2023, ten cohort LEA districts, eleven third-party organizations, and cohort higher education partners
GEAR UP, Front page
TRIO Scholars Bowl 2023
Mar 31, 2023
Congratulations to the Appalachian State Upward Bound Scholars' Bowl teams that participated the in the NC TRIO State Student Initiative
Upward Bound
Upward Bound Lighting the Way
Mar 21, 2023
Upward Bound is doing good things, not only for the students they serve, but for families and the High Country Community as a whole.
Upward Bound
Evolution of the STEM Based Family Design Nights
Mar 17, 2023
All systems go. T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, ignition 2, 1.
GEAR UP
College Advising Reflection
Feb 10, 2023
Growing up homeschooled, I hadn’t thought much about college; I had always assumed I would go to school somewhere and probably major in hist
College Advising Corps
Western Rural Teacher Leader Network Announcement
Feb 1, 2023
The Rural Teacher Leadership Network (RTLN), is designed to bring to
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GEAR UP & Participate Learning Join Partnership to Focus on Western NC Schools
Jan 17, 2023
A new partnership between GEAR UP and Participate Learning seeks to join forces with 10 western North Carolina school districts to help promote... GEAR UP
Behind the Scenes of First Generation
Jan 9, 2023
Growing up, I knew nothing about college. My mom and dad had me soon after they graduated high school.
College Advising Corps, Front page
Perspective | North Carolina schools are anything but ‘low-performing’
Dec 16, 2022
Over the past three months, our team from the Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) project at Appalachian State University has been traversing... Empowering Teacher Learning, Front page