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Empowering Teachers at Home and Abroad

Empowering Teachers at Home and Abroad
Nov 20, 2025

From August 29th to September 5th, Dr.

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Mountaineer Expedition Guides Students Through App State Admissions
Nov 19, 2025

On November 7th, GEAR UP students from Ashe County High School, Watauga High School, Alleghany High School, and Wilkes Central High School traveled to Appalachian State University for a spec

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Advise NC at App State and Office of Rural Promise Staff Present the Listening Tour

Advise NC at Appalachian State Helps High School Seniors Take Their Next Steps
Nov 7, 2025

The midway mark of the fall semester has come and gone, bringing thousands of students across the state to a critical

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ETL Team Publishes Its First Micro-Credential

ETL Team Publishes Its First Micro-Credential
Nov 5, 2024

As part of their research, the ETL team supports teacher professional development using micro-credentials (competency-based professional learning that helps teachers gain the...

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Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Relief & Support
Oct 29, 2024

In light of the devastation and destruction that Hurricane Helene left in its path across Western North Carolina, there has been an overwhelming outpouring of support...

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Lorena Calvillo Ashe County High School Adviser

Homecoming
Sep 16, 2024

It’s strange returning to a place you vowed you would never return to…yet that is what I was doing when I started as a College Adviser at my old high school, Ashe

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College Advising Corps Helps Drive FAFSA Completion Rates in Statewide Pilot Program

College Advising Corps Helps Drive FAFSA Completion Rates in Statewide Pilot Program
Aug 25, 2024

Madison County has recently been named as one of the two counties in Western North Carolina whose seniors have exceeded the state of North Carolina’s FAFSA (Free Ap...

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YES Robotics Workshop July 2024

YES Robotics Workshops
Aug 1, 2024

The Appalachia Branch of YES (Young Eisner Scholars) hosted a robotics workshop for two different groups of scholars on July 16 and 17 at the Ashe campus of Wilkes Community...

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Celebrating the GEAR UP Innovator of the Year: Honoring the Educators Who Transform Our Classrooms, Schools, and Communities

Celebrating the GEAR UP Innovator of the Year: Honoring the Educators Who Transform Our Classrooms, Schools, and Communities
Jul 18, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of education, innovation is the heartbeat that drives progress and transformation.

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2024 Academic Innovation Conference

2024 Academic Innovation Conference
Jul 18, 2024

Setting the tone for the 2024 Academic Innovation Conference (AIC), educators from western North Carolina congregated on the scenic campus of Appalachian...

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CAP Through our Eyes: Jeremiah Stanton-Rich

CAP Through Our Eyes: Jeremiah Stanton-Rich
Jul 3, 2024

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...

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Camp NASCAR 2024

Camp NASCAR 2024
Jun 28, 2024

Students from four Western NC districts raced onto Appalachian State’s campus the week of June 17th to experience the world of coding through the lens of NASCAR and...

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