November was another busy month for the Office of Rural Promise!
On November 3, the GEAR UP Campus Visit team held a special family night. Students from Watauga and Ashe traveled to App State’s campus for a campus tour, pizza, and a Q&A with a panel of financial aid and admissions experts.
Students and their families jumped right into the Mountaineer Expedition campus tour upon arriving at campus. Together, families explored the student union, the library, and the mock dorm.
After the tour, students and their families had the opportunity to mingle with current college students over dinner, including the Chancellor’s Scholars and GEAR UP Guides. Families were encouraged to ask students questions about their majors, campus life, and how they enjoyed going to App.
Following dinner, a panel of financial aid and admissions representatives from App State presented about how to search and apply for scholarships, fill out the FAFSA, and find the best college match, among other topics. There will be another Campus Visit Family Night in the spring.
On Ramp Appalachia also had an incredibly busy month, with several of their hallmark junior workforce breakfasts taking place across western North Carolina schools. These events allow juniors who are planning to join the workforce after graduation to chat with local professionals about their careers in a casual environment over breakfast.
Present at the Ashe County High School Workforce Breakfast on November 14, were local companies and businesses like GE Aerospace, Ashe County Social Services, Ashe Memorial Hospital, and Krause Family Arborist among several others.
On November 19, the Empowering Teacher Learning team in collaboration Leading EDge Learning, hosted a remote learning workshop for teachers in Watauga, Ashe, and Avery on App State’s campus.
Participants learned the best practices for remotely teaching students in kindergarten through high school. This included activities that encouraged teachers to think creatively about what remote learning can look like, and empowered teachers to break from ineffective strategies that were established during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
