We aim to celebrate Homecoming traditions and instill Mountaineer pride in all members of the Appalachian State community through active engagement with students, alumni, faculty, staff and the local Boone community. It is an opportunity to reflect and appreciate our institution's history and traditions, recognize and celebrate our achievements, reconnect with friends and alumni and promote Mountaineer spirit.

Celeste Montoya is a member of the Department of Women & Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research primarily focuses on the ways in which women and racial minorities mobilize to enact change. She is interested in how these groups work within and outside of political institutions, domestically and transnationally and intersectionally.

Greg Taylor, declared innocent of murder after spending 6,149 days (about 17 years) in prison, and Christine Mumma, Executive Director of the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence, will give a presentation about their advocacy work for criminal justice reform followed by a question and answer session.