May 13, 2026 • 8:55 am | GEAR UP, Office News
Perspective | ‘Right where they belong’ begins in middle...
May 11, 2026 • 1:58 pm | Office News, Upward Bound
When the email arrived, Kacen Beers didn’t just read it. He ran. “I was at work, the second I got the email I started running around showing everyone,” said Beers, a senior at McDowell High School. “I cried a little bit. It felt surreal.” The email he received...
April 29, 2026 • 3:30 pm | Office News
Dr. James Beeler, Executive Director of the Office of Rural Promise (ORP), received a 2026 Staff Excellence Award, one of the university’s highest honors recognizing exceptional leadership, service, and impact at a university award ceremony on Tuesday, April 28. ...
April 28, 2026 • 12:24 pm | Empowering Teacher Learning, Office News
BOONE, N.C. — Empowering Teacher Learning, part of the Office of Rural Promise, recently published their first round of nine micro-credentials to the platform Digital Promise. Micro-credentials are brief, targeted learning modules that allow teachers to expand their...
January 21, 2025 • 8:08 am | Office News
When we are encouraged to be our authentic selves, it is often outlined with unspoken expectations. What happens embracing your true self and the norms of the community you find yourself in start to challenge each other? Through my experience in higher education,...
November 19, 2024 • 4:36 pm | Office News
Read about how CAP Executive Director, Jim Beeler, will serve on the Rebuilding Western NC Advisory Board.
