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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CAP Through our Eyes: Gloria Medina
Apr 5, 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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RootEd Program Supports Local Restoration Program
Mar 29, 2022
MARS HILL - What started off as a trip to a local park has now turned into something far more substantial.
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Scoring All Zeros
Mar 18, 2022
Scoring all zeros on a FAFSA is a strange, bittersweet feeling. Initially, you see that score, a perfect score as I like to call it, and think “Wow!
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Upward Bound Celebrates 50 Years! Part Three
Mar 9, 2022
In this series, we will spotlight Upward Bound students, staff, and partners as we celebrate 50 years of the program at Appalachian State University.
Upward Bound
Thriving in the Unexpected
Mar 1, 2022
So your prospective job is asking you to move to a new place? That place being somewhere that is miles from your close friends and family?
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App State to host academy aimed at preparing Appalachian region’s future entrepreneurs
Feb 24, 2022
This July, Appalachian State University will host the 2022 Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA) — an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) initiative aimed at prepa
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Appalachian GEAR UP Establishes Group to Help Address Community Needs
Feb 15, 2022
Appalachian GEAR UP has selected ten faculty members from colleges across the region to participate in an inaugural cohort of the Teaching For Community Resilience (TFCR)...
GEAR UP
Partnering with Counselors
Feb 10, 2022
Becoming a college adviser can be a little scary at times, even with the full support from our fellow colleagues and supervisors.
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A Little Guatemala in the Heart of Burke County
Jan 28, 2022
1:20 pm on Fridays is one of my most favorite times of the day in this job. 1:20 is the start of fourth period and when I get to visit the English-Learning Lab.
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