What The CAC Has Done For Me: What the CAC Has Allowed Me to Be
May 7, 2024
For a moment I would like to tell you a story about a girl’s journey from self-doubt to unshakeable confidence and how it is a testament to the transformative power of det
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Started from the bottom, now I'm here!
Apr 12, 2024
What if I told you that I was born into an abusive family? You probably would have never guessed that about me.
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Upward Bound Orientation Brings CAP Collaboration Opportunity
Apr 10, 2024
Each Spring, newly accepted Upward Bound scholars and their families join current UB students at the annual Upward Bound Orientation.
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College Advising Reflection
Feb 10, 2023
Growing up homeschooled, I hadn’t thought much about college; I had always assumed I would go to school somewhere and probably major in history.
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Western Rural Teacher Leader Network Announcement
Feb 1, 2023
The Rural Teacher Leadership Network (RTLN), is designed to bring together diverse groups of educa
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GEAR UP & Participate Learning Join Partnership to Focus on Western NC Schools
Jan 17, 2023
A new partnership between GEAR UP and Participate Learning seeks to join forces with 10 western North Carolina school districts to help promote college and career readiness...
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Behind the Scenes of First Generation
Jan 9, 2023
Growing up, I knew nothing about college. My mom and dad had me soon after they graduated high school. My dad attended trade school and still is a truck driver.
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Perspective | North Carolina schools are anything but ‘low-performing’
Dec 16, 2022
Over the past three months, our team from the Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) project at Appalachian State University has been traversing western North Carolina and engaging...
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GEAR UP Hosts Out of This World Family Design Night
Dec 12, 2022
The GEAR UP Academic Innovation Team led by Doug Thompso
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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 ...
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Creating Your Own Path
Nov 18, 2022
Coming from a family history of virtually no one having pursued postsecondary education, I felt a desire to get a headstart on my college career.
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Mental Health and College Access
Nov 11, 2022
During my undergraduate degree, I studied psychology.
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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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