Additional Funds Awarded to College Access Partnerships Grant Programs
Sep 14, 2022
Upward Bound and College Advising Corps recently received additional grant funding extending the duration of the programs. These funds will allow CAP ...
How Advising Guided Me
Sep 9, 2022
I attended the orientation for my master’s program last week. I was sitting in an auditorium observing, and as I looked around at all the other stud...
Mapping for Resiliency
Aug 5, 2022
Last fall, Appalachian GEAR UP identified ten faculty members from colleges across the region to participate in the inaugural cohort of the ...
Upward Bound Student Featured in Local Art Installation
Jun 13, 2022
Alisa Cruz-Mendez, an intern of TOSS, is a STEAM advocate based in Morganton, NC. Alisa is a senior at Freedom High School, graduating with honors, an...
How College Advising Corps is filling the college counselor gap and helping students prepare for life after high school
Jun 13, 2022
Lyric Larson graduated from Caldwell Early College High School last month and is headed to Western Carolina University this fall with the Jack Kent Co...
A conversation with CAP Student, Riley Hollars
May 31, 2022
Riley Hollars, a Watauga High School rising junior shares with us some recent, valuable accomplishments and opportunities helped made possible by Coll...
Campus Visits as Predictors of Postsecondary Enrollment: Implementation and Lessons Learned
May 18, 2022
By M. Corinne Smith, Ross Gosky, Jui-Teng Li, Amanda Whittington, & Kim LoganIntroductionIn 2014, College Access Partnerships at Appalachian State...
GEAR UP Students Return to App State Campus After Two-Year Hiatus
May 17, 2022
GEAR UP students resumed Appalachian State University campus visits last month after pandemic restrictions loosened. Over 1,400 GEAR UP...
GEAR UP Students Converge at Appalachian State STEAM Expo
May 2, 2022
On Thursday, April 28, nearly 600 GEAR UP students converged on the campus of Appalachian State University along with hundreds of ...
Upward Bound Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Salazar-Sanchez
May 1, 2022
What dreams for your life and career do you have?My dream has always been to attend medical school and eventually become a doctor, but for now, I will...