GEAR UP Alumni Spotlight: Peyton Cline
May 14, 2025
Peyton Cline always knew that she was going to attend college.
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2025 Swain County STEAM Expo
Apr 28, 2025
On Thursday, April 24, the STEAM Expo took place at Swain Middle School for the second year in a row.
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College Adviser Meets Students Where They Are
Apr 9, 2025
On September 24, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Ashe County, North Carolina.
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Perspectives Features Join Adviser Perspective: Joseph Wheeler
Nov 5, 2021
I should’ve left for home earlier.
I was 9. It was almost completely dark now, and I had no idea where I was.
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EPFP Announces 2021-2022 Cohort
Oct 25, 2021
The Educational Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is a national program coordinated by the I
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FAFSA Mythbusting - Common Myths About Financial Aid and How to Overcome Them
Oct 22, 2021
October is here, and FAFSA season has officially begun! As an adviser, this is quite the busy month, seeing as October is College Awareness Month.
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Adviser Perspective: Noah Hedrick
Oct 8, 2021
Oftentimes, I think back to the question I’ve heard a thousand times over, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” I c
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CAP Programs Collaborate During FAFSA Kickoff
Oct 7, 2021
Young Eisner Scholars (YES) Program Director, Susan Saule, contributes to today’s post by sharing how a recent FAFSA workshop provided the perfect opportunity for collabo
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Creating Opportunities through GEAR UP Family Design Nights
Oct 4, 2021
Today’s post was written by GEAR UP Academic Innovation Specialist Jessica Stockham.
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Creating a Home Through Coaching
Sep 24, 2021
Ernesto Sirolli once said, “the future of every community lies in capturing the passion, imagination, and resources of its people.” As advisers serving with the Col
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Adviser Perspective: Two School Tango
Sep 7, 2021
When I first came across the job posting for the Appalachian College Advising Corps in western North Carolina, I immediately started picturing my life back in the vortex of a...
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Students Meet with Local Author
Aug 11, 2021
Swain County GEAR UP Coordinator, Taylor Dodge, takes over the blog today to tell us all about how she helped to inspire students during summer school with the help of a...
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