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CAP Through our Eyes: Matthew Medlin

CAP Through our Eyes: Matthew Medlin
Jan 31, 2025

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

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WWHS Students Design Human-Centered Projects in Hurricane Relief Response

WWHS Teacher Guides Students Through Hurricane Relief Engineering Project
Jan 10, 2025

Students and educators throughout western North Carolina know all too well the impact Hurricane Helene has had on their communities.

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Isabella Mowery, adviser McDowell High School

Strength Through Struggle
Jan 7, 2025

Have you ever gotten something you really wanted and then once you have it you don’t know if you want it anymore?

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Milena Buchanan

What’s Next? Confronting the Fear of Failure and the Unknown
Nov 3, 2023

When I was in high school, college wasn’t even on my radar.

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ETL Loves Teachers

ETL Reflections
Oct 22, 2023

Rachel Nelson, Empowering Teacher Learning Assistant Director for Teacher Outreach, reflects on the progress and growth of the program over

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Lorena Calvillo

For The Women Who Hold Me Up
Oct 12, 2023

“We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they’ve come.” - quote from Barbie (film), 2023

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UB Scholars dye discs for disc golf.

Upward Bound Disc Golf Exploration
Oct 10, 2023

“My hope was that this would be an experience that they bring back home with them to encourage them to get outside and be active while playi

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Appalachian GEAR UP staff members celebrate successes during National GEAR UP Week.

Celebrating GEAR UP During National GEAR UP Week
Sep 28, 2023

Each year, GEAR UP programs across the country celebrate... GEAR UP, Front page

Abby Carpenter Interns with BRWIA

Summer Internship Enriches YES Scholar
Sep 15, 2023

Abigail Carpenter was identified as a YES Scholar in the Spring of her... Young Eisner Scholars, Front page

McKenzie Geneva Watson and her father

I Know You are Proud of Me
Sep 11, 2023

“McKenzie Geneva Watson, Bachelors of Social Work, Magna Cum Laude.”

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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