Former GEAR UP Student Returns as Chaperone
Jul 11, 2025
Katie Matheson, a 2020 graduate of Ashe County High School, remembers vividly the first time she joined a GEAR UP college bus tour as a student.
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YES Day Camp Sparks Creativity and Connection for WNC Students
Jul 8, 2025
From June 16th through 27th, the Young Eisner Scholar (YES) Day Camp welcomed two cohorts of rising 7th and 8th graders from Ashe and Watauga Counties at the Ashe campus of Wilkes Community...
Young Eisner Scholars, Front page
GEAR UP Alumni Spotlight: Brenda Palacios Rodriguez
Jun 30, 2025
Brenda Palacios Rodriguez never envisioned herself attending college.
GEAR UP, Front page
Advisers Perspective: Lila Sheon
Feb 18, 2021
“FAFSA State Champs!” our principal proudly hailed at an end-of-year staff meeting last year.
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An Innovative Approach to Preparing Juniors for Postsecondary Success
Feb 9, 2021
Watauga County GEAR UP Coordinator Laura Turner contributes to our blog today and shares her experience of transitioning an integral GEAR UP programming component into a...
GEAR UP
A Glimpse Inside YES-Appalachia in North Carolina
Jan 27, 2021
YES-Appalachia is a community-based organization that identifies high-performing, low-income students from rural Appalachia.
Young Eisner Scholars
Nearly $12 million in federal funding supports App State Empowering Teacher Learning program
Jan 22, 2021
Appalachian State University's College Access Partnerships has been awarded nearly $12 million in federal grant funding from the U.S.
Empowering Teacher Learning
“Likes” in the Time of Cholera (Or Covid. Or Swine Flu. Or SARS. Or…)
Jan 5, 2021
Each morning, when I get to the school, the first ten or so minutes of my work day are spent scrolling through Instagram.
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Interview Experience - Tiffany Patterson & Abraham Howell
Nov 20, 2020
Tiffany Patterson, Franklin High School
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Working at Home: Returning to my High School Alma Mater
Nov 11, 2020
A year ago, I never expected, as a double business major, to be working in education.
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Pushing Through the Pandemic: College Fair Edition
Oct 30, 2020
Serving as an adviser with the Appalachian College Advising Corps has afforded me the opportunity to assist students in preparing for postsecondary education.
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Advisers Perspective: Alex Rangel
Oct 23, 2020
Coming into my role as a College Adviser from a social work background was very fitting.
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The Mountains of Smoky High
Oct 12, 2020
With the exception of a few internships, this position with the College Advising Corps has been my first experience in the professional field.
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