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Kenley (Jackson) Longbottom, adviser Alleghany High School

It’s Year Three… Here is My Final Thought:
Dec 20, 2024

Dear AppCAC, As college advisers, we hold a unique and powerful position: we guide students through one of the most transformative stages of thei...

CAP Through our Eyes: Sherry Paddie

CAP Through our Eyes: Sherry Paddie
Dec 16, 2024

In this series, we feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, education, the role of our grant pr...

EPFP Cohort 2024-2025

Education Policy Fellowship Program 2024-2025 Cohort
Dec 12, 2024

Five faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) including one CAP staff member, and five educators from GEAR UP districts will be part...

Inaugural GEAR UP L.E.A.D Student Coalition Program Cohort Announced
Dec 9, 2024

The GEAR UP L.E.A.D Coalition Program launches its inaugural cohort this month, and 25 student leaders from across western North Carolina have been id...

Holly Weaver standing in front of the main building on the campus of Athens College

From Rural Appalachia to Athens, Greece: How Empowering Teacher Learning Project Resonates with Teachers Across the World
Nov 25, 2024

When Appalachian State’s College Access Partnerships was presented with the opportunity to replicate Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL), a profession...

CAP Executive Director Jim Beeler to serve on Rebuilding Western NC Advisory Board
Nov 20, 2024

Read about how CAP Executive Director, Jim Beeler, will serve on the Rebuilding Western NC Advisory Board....

ETL Team Publishes Its First Micro-Credential

ETL Team Publishes Its First Micro-Credential
Nov 5, 2024

As part of their research, the ETL team supports teacher professional development using micro-credentials (competency-based professional learning that...

Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Relief & Support
Oct 29, 2024

In light of the devastation and destruction that Hurricane Helene left in its path across Western North Carolina, there has been an overwhelming outpo...

Lorena Calvillo Ashe County High School Adviser

Homecoming
Sep 16, 2024

It’s strange returning to a place you vowed you would never return to…yet that is what I was doing when I started as a College Adviser at my old h...

App State was awarded a $35 million grant to expand its GEAR UP college access program

App State awarded $35 million grant to expand GEAR UP college access program
Sep 4, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a seven-year, $35 million GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Un...