Summer Events Underway
Jun 24, 2024
School may be out for summer, but GEAR UP is not taking a break! CAP is hosting events on campus and across North Carolina to help students get more e...
Camp NASCAR Coming this Summer
Mar 1, 2024
Rising GEAR UP sophomores and juniors can race into summer learning with a 5-day camp on the campus of Appalachian State University June 17-21. Camp N...
New College Access Grant Awarded to Appalachian State University
Jan 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $2.2 million Rural Postsecondary Economic Development (RPED) grant to College Access Partnerships (CAP)...
CAP Through our Eyes: Rachel Nave-Lewis
Jan 9, 2024
In this series, we will feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, education, the role of our gra...
Eight from the RCOE Participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program
Dec 1, 2023
Eight faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE), including four CAP staff members, will be participating in the Education Policy Fell...
Local school counselors join collaborative network
Nov 3, 2023
Staff Report editor@wataugademocrat.com | Nov 2, 2023 | Originally published HERE.BOONE — The next iteration of the GEAR ...
Burke middle school students, teacher recycle plastic bags
Nov 3, 2023
Nov 1, 2023 | Original post HERE | Chrissy Murphy is a Morganton News Herald staff writer and can be reached at cmurphy@morganton.com or at 828-4...
Celebrating GEAR UP During National GEAR UP Week
Sep 28, 2023
Each year, GEAR UP programs across the country celebrate National GEAR UP Week. From September 25-29, 2023, thousands of students, families, school pe...
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! Well, that’s what we wanted GEAR UP college bus...
Academic Innovation Conference 2023
Jul 3, 2023
On June 12, 2023, ten cohort LEA districts, eleven third-party organizations, and cohort higher education partners sent over one hundred representativ...