New L.E.A.D Cohort Kicks Off at Appalachian State
Dec 19, 2025
On Saturday, December 6, Appalachian GEAR UP hosted the first L.E.A.D. Gather-Connect for the second cohort of the program.
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A Month in Review: November
Dec 4, 2025
November was another busy month for the Office of Rural Promise!
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Appalachian GEAR UP and the Society for Science Launch the Western North Carolina Research Fellows Program
Dec 1, 2025
Appalachian GEAR UP Partnership, housed within the Office of Rural Promise at Appalachian State Uni
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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Upward Bound Alumni Spotlight: Abigail Luna
Oct 12, 2017
As she grew up, college was always a topic of conversation in Abigail Luna's house.
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