GEAR UP SWV
Media, Announcements, and Press Releases
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Press Releases
YEAR ONE, 2022-2023
- September 16, 2022 – CONCORD UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FEDERAL GEAR UP GRANT TOTALING MORE THAN $20 MILLION – News Release
- January 27, 2022 – GEAR UP SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TO HOST AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLERS FOR KICK OFF EVENT – News Release
- January 2022 – SCHOLARSHIP GIVEAWAYS CREATE HOPE FOR MONROE COUNTY WINNER – News Release
- May 11, 2023 – GEAR UP SWV OFFERS ON-DEMAND ACADEMIC SUPPORT – News Release
- June 14, 2023 – GEAR UP SWV OFFERS SEVERAL SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS – News Release
- September 7, 2023 – EDUCATORS PLANNING TO INCREASE COLLEGE GOING RATES IN WV – News Release
YEAR TWO, 2023-2024
- September 20, 2023 – Parents/Guardians are Invited to Meet Up with the GEAR UP Southern West Virginia (GEAR UP SWV) Team During Regional Tour
- September 25, 2023 – Five Southern West Virginia Counties Celebrate National GEAR UP Week September 25 – 29
- September 28, 2023 – W.Va. Governor Jim Justice Proclaims September 25-29, 2023 as National GEAR UP for College Week to Honor GEAR UP Southern West Virginia’s Work
- October 23, 2023 – GEAR UP SWV Offers Tutor.com to Teachers, Families and Students in Southern West Virginia
- Dec. 3, 2023 – GEAR UP SWV Kicks Off Empowering Initiatives in Southern West Virginia with Student Success Agency
GEAR UP SWV in the News!
2022
Concord University receives federal GEAR UP grant totaling more than $20 million – The Hinton News – Newspaper
2023
Kickoff Event
- Concord University & New River Career & Technical College help area students ‘Gear Up’ – WVVA- TV
- GEAR UP bringing scholarships to Beckley event – Register Herald – Newspaper
- GEAR UP SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TO HOST AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLERS – WWNR Radio & Web
- Classic Hits 106 WHFI-FM 106.7 Monroe County Technical Center – LIVE interview
- GEAR UP Southern West Virginia to host middle schoolers at Raleigh County kick off event today – WOAY-TV
- Over 3,500 middle school students attend GEAR UP Southern West Virginia kickoff event – WVNS-TV
Peterstown Empowerment Conference
- Peterstown Students Learn from Experts at Empowerment Academy Bluefield Daily Telegraph – Newspaper
- Concord University Hosts Student Empowerment and GEAR UP Event – WVVA – TV
Tutor.com Permission Slips
- GEAR UP SWV offers on demand academic support at home
- New Online tutoring service offered through West Virginia GEAR UP program
Summer 2023 Camps
- GEAR UP SWV offers several summer opportunities for students – The Hinton News – Newspaper
- GEAR UP SWV readies for summer programs for area youth – WVVA – TV
- GEAR UP SWV to offer several summer opportunities for students – WVVA – TV
- GEAR UP SWV hosting summer camps – Register Herald – Newspaper
- GEAR UP SWV offers several summer opportunities for students – The Hinton News – Newspaper
- GEAR UP SWV Host Free Adventure Camp – WVNS – TV
GEAR UP program aims to prepare students for college – Bluefield Dailey Telegraph – Newspaper
Educators hold meeting for Gear Up SWV activities-WVVA News – TV
Concord University’s Gear Up Southern West Virginia Program– WOAY – TV
GEAR UP Meeting at Concord University – 59News WVNS
Online Academic Resources Now Available For Southern W.Va. Students – WVPB
What is up, GEAR UP SWV Regional Tour (National GEAR UP Week)
- GEAR UP Southern West Virginia invites parents/guardians to meet the team during regional tour – WVVA – TV
- GEAR UP SWV to hold “Meet Up” event for parents/guardians of students – WVVA – TV
- Parents/Guardians are invited to meet up with the GEAR UP Southern West Virginia team during regional tour – Lootpress – Digital Newspaper
- GEAR UP SWV Works to Start Conversations about colleges, careers with middle school students – WVVA – TV
Tutor.com Available
- GEAR UP SWV offering Tutor.com services to middle school students in five counties – WOAY – TV
- Online Academic Resources Now Available For Southern W.Va. Students – WVPB Radio
- GEAR UP SWV offers tutoring resource to help students in southern West Virginia – 59News WVNS
- West Virginia students can receive free tutoring online – WVVA – TV
