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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.

Front page, Upward Bound
Becka Dulaney, adviser Franklin High School

A Thought on Authenticity
Jan 21, 2025

When we are encouraged to be our authentic selves, it is often outlined with unspoken expectations.

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.

Front page, Empowering Teacher Learning
Kallie Kressly

Hosting a College Access Event During COVID
Sep 22, 2020

The 2020 Senior Night at Avery County High School, planned and hosted by ACAC adviser Kallie Kressly, was a huge success!

College Advising Corps
Phoebe Thompson

Headin’ Down South
Sep 3, 2020

As I drove south from my hometown of Whipple, Ohio to the far western reaches of North Carolina, I noticed a lot of changes.

College Advising Corps

Fast Times at 'Rona High
Aug 24, 2020

Appalachian College Advising Corps advisers began their college access work this month in high schools across western North Carolina.

College Advising Corps
Nina Galea

Expand Yosef: Exploring the 2019 College Advising Corps Summit Through the Eyes of an Appalachian Adviser
Feb 21, 2020

The news that the annual CAC Summit Conference would be held in Boston, Massachusetts in early December drew excitement from me the moment I heard it.

College Advising Corps

Life as an Adviser: Lila Battles Inequity in Education in a Rural Appalachian Community
Feb 14, 2020

The best day of my elementary school career was when I won a raffle and my prize was not candy, not ice cream, but getting to intern in the main office for the day.

College Advising Corps
Zach Beasley

Life as an Adviser: Zack Writes about Empowering Students Outside the Classroom
Feb 7, 2020

Truth be told- I lucked into this position. Once I completed my undergraduate degree at Appalachian State, I was at a loss.

College Advising Corps
Yesenia Martinez-Salazar

Life as an Adviser: Yesenia Martinez-Salazar Writes About Settling in to a New Environment
Jan 31, 2020

 I was raised in Raleigh, NC. I mentioned Raleigh because I believe where I was raised has played a role in my experience in working in rural Appalachia.

College Advising Corps
Miles Poteat

Life as an Adviser: Miles Poteat's First Generation Connection
Jan 23, 2020

These past few months working as a member of the Appalachian College Advising Corps have been almost… nostalgic for me, though in a very unique way.

College Advising Corps
Cierra Smith

Life as an Adviser: Cierra Smith talks about working in Rural Appalachia
Jan 15, 2020

Oxford Dictionary defines rural as “In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.” The Census Bureau defines rural as "any population,

College Advising Corps
Gilberto Ramirez

Upward Bound Alumni Spotlight: Gilberto Ramirez
Oct 26, 2017

Math has always been a piece of cake for Gilberto Ramirez, a freshman at Appalachian State University studying actuarial science.

Upward Bound