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CAP Through our Eyes: Sherry Paddie

CAP Through our Eyes: Sherry Paddie
Dec 16, 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 community, and more.

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EPFP Cohort 2024-2025

Education Policy Fellowship Program 2024-2025 Cohort
Dec 12, 2024

Five faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) including one CAP staff member, and five educators from GEAR UP districts will be participating in the Education Policy Fellowship... GEAR UP, Front page

Inaugural GEAR UP L.E.A.D Student Coalition Program Cohort Announced
Dec 9, 2024

The GEAR UP L.E.A.D Coalition Program launches its inaugural cohort this month, and 25 student leaders from across western North Carolina ha

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Holly Weaver standing in front of the main building on the campus of Athens College

From Rural Appalachia to Athens, Greece: How Empowering Teacher Learning Project Resonates with Teachers Across the World
Nov 25, 2024

When Appalachian State’s College Access Partnerships was presented with the opportunity to replicate Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL), a pr

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CAP Executive Director Jim Beeler to serve on Rebuilding Western NC Advisory Board
Nov 20, 2024

Read about how CAP Executive Director, Jim Beeler, will serve on the Rebuilding Western NC Advisory Board.

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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... Empowering Teacher Learning, Front page

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 overwhel

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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 Advise

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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 C

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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... Front page, Young Eisner Scholars

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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