Next Step Adviser Builds Community Through Service
Feb 2, 2026
As the Avery County Next Step Adviser, Fitz Fitzgerald is responsible for helping students make a plan for life after high school.
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Appalachian GEAR UP Director Elected to NCCEP Board of Directors
Jan 9, 2026
Corinne Smith, director of Appalachian GEAR UP and deputy director of the Office of Rural Promise (ORP), has been elected to serve a three-year term on the... Front page, GEAR UP
New L.E.A.D Cohort Kicks Off at Appalachian State
Dec 19, 2025
On Saturday, December 6, Appalachian GEAR UP hosted the first L.E.A.D. Gather-Connect for the second cohort of the program.
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Celebrating the GEAR UP Innovator of the Year: Honoring the Educators Who Transform Our Classrooms, Schools, and Communities
Jul 18, 2024
In the dynamic landscape of education, innovation is the heartbeat that drives progress and transformation.
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2024 Academic Innovation Conference
Jul 18, 2024
Setting the tone for the 2024 Academic Innovation Conference (AIC), educators from western North Carolina congregated on the sc
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CAP Through Our Eyes: Jeremiah Stanton-Rich
Jul 3, 2024
In this series, we feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, education, the role of ou
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Camp NASCAR 2024
Jun 28, 2024
Students from four Western NC districts raced onto Appalachian State’s campus the week of June 17th to experience the world of coding
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Summer Events Underway
Jun 24, 2024
School may be out for summer, but GEAR UP is not taking a break!
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The Power of Conversation
Jun 20, 2024
In today’s post, we invite you to learn more about On Ramp Appalachia, CAP’s newest grant program which strives to ease the pathwa
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It's Okay to Change Your Mind
Jun 17, 2024
1000 patient care hours. That was all that stood between me and my goal of becoming a physician assistant.
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“I don’t know…”
May 20, 2024
I stayed pretty consistent with my answer whenever I was asked what I wanted to do with my life, “I don’t know” with an un
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Because We Have a Purpose
May 13, 2024
Growing up in a multicultural household provided me with a unique perspective, seamlessly transitioning between two worlds until my introduc
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What The CAC Has Done For Me: What the CAC Has Allowed Me to Be
May 7, 2024
For a moment I would like to tell you a story about a girl’s journey from self-doubt to unshakeable confidence and how it
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