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GEAR UP Camp NASCAR

Camp NASCAR Coming this Summer
Mar 1, 2024

Rising GEAR UP sophomores and juniors can race into summer learning with a 5-day camp on the campus of Appalachian State University June 17-21.

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CAP Through Our Eyes: Rachel Nave-Lewis

CAP Through our Eyes: Rachel Nave-Lewis
Jan 9, 2024

In this series, we will 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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Swain County GEAR UP Students Tour App State

Swain County GEAR UP Fall College Tour
Nov 23, 2022

Earlier this month, 24 high school seniors from Swain County High School embarked on a statewide college tour led by ... GEAR UP

October Family Design Night

October Family Design Night
Nov 4, 2022

Nearly 100 families from Ashe, Burke, Swain, Wilkes, and Yancey County participated in a recent GEAR UP Family Design Night. 

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EPFP GEAR UP Cohort 2022-23

EPFP GEAR UP Cohort 2022-23
Oct 26, 2022

The Educational Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is a national program coordinated by the&

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Ashe College & Career Day

Ashe College & Career Day
Oct 25, 2022

Multiple college access professionals in the High Country worked together this month to create and produce a successful event at Ashe County High... College Advising Corps, GEAR UP

GEAR UP students learn about the patient care simulators at TCCC.

Healthcare Showcase at Tri-County Community College
Oct 19, 2022

Tri-County Community College recently welcomed GEAR UP students from Robbinsville High School and

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Wilkes County GEAR UP staff members pose with Cool Speak motivational speaker, Joaquin Zihuatanejo. (L-R: Kathryn Wright, Jody Freeman, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, April Marr, Kyla Kerr, and Brie Jarvis.)

Wilkes County GEAR UP Program Hosts Award-Winning Speaker
Sep 23, 2022

Today’s post was written by the Wilkes County GEAR UP team of coordinators: Kathryn Wright, Jody Freeman, Brie Jarvis, and Kyla Kerr.

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Dr. Tracy Smith leads an activity focused on community resilience at Cane River MS with GEAR UP students

Mapping for Resiliency
Aug 5, 2022

Last fall, Appalachian GEAR UP identified ten faculty members from colleges across the region to participate in the inaugural cohort

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GEAR UP students visit Appalachian State University. Campus visits resumed last month after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic restrictions.

Campus Visits as Predictors of Postsecondary Enrollment: Implementation and Lessons Learned
May 18, 2022

By M. Corinne Smith, Ross Gosky, Jui-Teng Li, Amanda Whittington, & Kim Logan

Introduction

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GEAR UP Students Visit App State Campus

GEAR UP Students Converge at Appalachian State STEAM Expo
May 2, 2022

On Thursday, April 28, nearly 600 GEAR UP students converged on the campus of ... GEAR UP