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College Adviser Meets Students Where They Are

College Adviser Meets Students Where They Are
Apr 9, 2025

On September 24, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Ashe County, North Carolina. 

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Daphne Johnson Reflects on Helene

Helene Reflections- Six Months After the Storm
Mar 26, 2025

This week marks six months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina and left a permanent scar on the lives of thousands of students across the High Country. Upward Bound
Science of the Storm Event

Making Meaning in the Wake of Helene
Mar 26, 2025

In September 2024, western North Carolina experienced what has been described as a once-in-a-100 (to some once-in-1000) year storm.

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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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Jacob Morgan

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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Matt Ruble

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.

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Tiffany Patterson

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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Teaching for Community Resilience

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)...

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Rosa Gonzalez

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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Allison Montgomery

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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