Appalachian State University

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.

The Department of Anthropology hosts brown bag lunch sessions on scheduled Wednesdays each semester. All talks are free of charge and open to the public.

Dr. Miriam Isaacs is an independent scholar in the fields of Yiddish language and culture, heritage languages and translation. A retired affiliate visiting associate professor of Yiddish language and culture at the University of Maryland College Park, she has done extensive work on the Yiddish song holdings from the DP Camps in the Benjamin Stonehill Oral History Collection and will focus on the results of her studies in the evening lecture.

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.

AppalFRESH, the Appalachian Food Research for Equity Sustainability and Health Collaborative is hosting the third annual Community FEaST. This event welcomes all students, staff, faculty and community members to join around a 100-yard long table for a simple, local meal of potatoes, greens and apple pie with live local music.

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.

Scott Reintgen is a young adult sci-fi writer whose books include “Nyxia,” “Nyxia Unleashed,” “Nyxia Uprising,” “Ashlords” and “Saving Fable.” Members of the Appalachian campus and community interested in science fiction, young adult literature or getting their own work published are encouraged to attend.

Second Story Media will partner with CreateAthon to host a 24-hour creative marathon to develop materials for local nonprofits. The public is encouraged to attend and watch the creative process.

The Climate Stories Collaborative is pleased to present “Signs, Wonders, Blunders,” a temporary public art installation by art collective DEAR CLIMATE that takes the form of a campus wide trail marker system exploring the complexities of cross disciplinary conversations on climate change.

All proceeds from this year’s Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk will go to the Recreation Management Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded annually to upperclassmen in the Recreation Management department. This year the Recreation Management Association’s goal is $1,500. Can you help us raise this?

Camp Crinkleroot offers children on the autism spectrum the opportunity to participate in fun activities while building communication and social skills. Campers will be engaged and supported through activities such as meal preparation led by nutrition students and faculty, an AppalCart ride facilitated by communication sciences students and faculty, and an afternoon at Belk Library creating technology-based projects.

Dr. Erich Jarvis is a neurobiologist of vocal communication and professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Rockefeller University, New York, N.Y. Using innovative research techniques that often defy convention, he demonstrates what songbirds can reveal about the evolution of human language and learned behavior.