GEAR UP Alumni Spotlight: Brenda Palacios Rodriguez
Jun 30, 2025
Brenda Palacios Rodriguez never envisioned herself attending college.
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Interactive McDowell Technical Community College Visit Welcomes GEAR UP Students to Campus
Jun 26, 2025
What do you get when you cross a slushie machine, Play-Doh, and a gourmet homemade lunch? You get a 6th grade McDowell Technical Community College visit, of course!
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CAP Through our Eyes: Wes Calbreath
Jun 23, 2025
In this series, we feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, educatio
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Upward Bound Student Participates in STEM Program & Meets with NC Governor
Dec 10, 2021
Upward Bound senior at Avery County High School, August Mendez, recently participated in a nationally recognized, regional, immersive, summer STEM Program
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I had an adviser, and now I'm one
Dec 5, 2021
When I think back to middle school, I knew that I wanted to go to college.
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Collaborating Across Programs for Student Success in Swain County
Nov 22, 2021
Nestled on the banks of the Tuckasegee river at the Gateway of the Smokies, three institutions of higher education are collaborating in a unique way to expand the overall...
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Upward Bound Celebrates 50 Years! Part One
Nov 11, 2021
In this series, we will spotlight Upward Bound students, staff, and partners as we celebrate 50 years of the program at Appalachian State University.
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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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