Looking Back on 2021 at Weber State
Here is a look at the highlights for the year, including a return to in-person events and performances, graduation ceremonies under the stadium lights and celebrating 50 years of the iconic Stewart Bell Tower.
Here is a look at the highlights for the year, including a return to in-person events and performances, graduation ceremonies under the stadium lights and celebrating 50 years of the iconic Stewart Bell Tower.
For the last 50 years, Stewart Bell Tower has stood at the heart of the Weber State Ogden campus. The university is now celebrating the Dec. 14 anniversary of the iconic gathering place.
Donna Dinette fell in love with dentistry at 13 when she got a set of braces. Now at age 51, she will graduate in spring 2022 from Weber State University with a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene.
The Head of Special Collections at Weber State Universitys Stewart Library has authored a new book highlighting historical images of Ogden, taken by one prolific photographer at the turn of the 20th century.
Over 3,573 Weber State University students have applied for graduation and will be honored during the 157th commencement ceremonies, Dec. 17, 2021, beginning at 8 a.m.
The Major Brent Taylor Foundation announced that Weber State University will receive $40000 in scholarship funds for students who excel in communications and/or politics and public service.
Weber State University is honoring Lindsey Olson Anderson and Sarah Callister Sellers as part of the Women of Weber exhibit.
Shardae Jones is driven to help people access healthcare. She knows how hard it is to navigate the system without someone who is willing to help.
WSU volunteers needed to help with Community Christmas that provides holiday assistance to more than 2,000 children living in need in the Weber, Davis and Box Elder areas.
Shawn McGrath has been a firefighter, military police officer, an AH-64 Apache pilot-in-command, a mid-air collision survivor, a husband and father, and now a WSU student pursuing multiple degrees.
The Office of the Provost will present the 2021 John S. Hinckley Fellow and the Exemplary Collaboration Award to faculty and staff who have supported the universitys mission Nov. 11 at noon.
WSU is proud to honor Judge Cristina Ortega as part of the Women of Weber project, which focuses on extraordinary women whose service and careers enriched lives and educational experiences.
Making Shakespeare relevant to high schoolers is a challenge the dean of WSU's Lindquist College will undertake with the aid of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Presidential Leadership Fellows will host an open house event for the campus community to meet the current and alumni fellows on Nov. 10 from 4-5 p.m in the Shepherd Union Atrium.
The African American Heritage Initiative is hosting the annual event, The Reveal 2: My African Identity, Nov. 10. 19 students and six faculty and staff will learn their ancestral African origins from the results of a DNA test.
Following five years of record-breaking graduation numbers, third-week fall enrollment for 2021 increased slightly to 29,774 students compared to the 2020 enrollment of 29,596.
WSU will host various events in November in honor of Native American Heritage Month, culminating with the 16th Annual Native Symposium. The theme is Illuminating Native Voices.
A $500,000 grant from Ally Financial Inc. will help Weber State University become an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. The announcement marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Weber State University will host Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett to discuss their book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do it Again, Oct. 25 at 12:30.
The Outdoor Program and the Center for Community Engaged Learning are teaming up to offer students a unique opportunity to get outside and serve their community with the new Multi-Sport Service Trip.
Gabi Butler, one of the newest members of Weber State Universitys cheer team, has a mantra thats motivated her through life, Hard work beats talent, when talent refuses to work.
Special Collections will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the exhibit, 50 Stories for 50 Years, opening Oct. 5. The evening will include a 7:30 p.m. lecture by WSU sociology associate professor Pepper Glass.
WSU will have a new program to help community members innovate, build and produce aerospace and outdoor products thanks to the Build to Scale Venture Challenge grant from the United States EDA.
For the annual Weber State University Service Day of Remembrance, students, faculty and community volunteers will continue renovation and cleanup of the Discovery Loop and Fitness Trail on Oct. 13.
Ten party guests. One dead body. Will the cast of SOMETHING'S AFOOT at Weber State University solve the gruesome murder mystery and escape a booby-trapped mansion before the clock runs out?
Oda has worked in Utah as a teacher, principal, professor, administrator, governors director of Asian Affairs and now as a volunteer for programs that support diversity.
For their contributions to the campus and community, 11 outstanding individuals will be honored at Weber State Universitys 52nd Annual WSU Salutes ceremony on Oct. 16.
The Weber State University Outdoor Program will host the 14th Ogden Climbing Festival October 7 through 9. The public is welcome to participate.
Weber State University will join the community to Make Ogden Purple during a week of traditional homecoming celebrations, Oct. 8-16.
Elaine Cope's dad taught her to weld, while her grandma taught her to sew. She combined those interests and turned them into a manufacturing degree at WSU and a career at Northrop Grumman.
More than 60 domestic geese and ducks that called their home the waters around Weber State University have been safely relocated, thanks to the work of a new northern Utah waterfowl rescue group.
Weber State University's 23rd Annual Diversity Conference will examine the idea and meaning of free speech, Sept. 30 to Oct. 1. Events include a keynote address with Kimberl Crenshaw.
According to a survey commissioned by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Weber State is one of 42 institutions nationwide that made the 2021 Great Colleges to Work For Honor Roll.
Empower Northern Utah is helping local residents be more energy efficient by offering steep discounts on Nest E smart thermostats and providing free LED light bulbs for exchange.
Community members are invited to a conversation with President Brad Mortensen and founder of Unify America, Harry Nathan Gottlieb, CEO of Jackbox Games, Sept. 27. The event includes a free lunch for those registered.
Weber State has been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, a program sponsored jointly by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
Campus Recreation will host a crate stacking and climbing competition on its new climbing wall at the Outdoor Adventure & Welcome Center on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 6-8 p.m.
Weber State will participate in the 2021 Harvest Moon Celebration, an event that usually attracts thousands of people to downtown Ogden, Sept. 18 from noon-8 p.m.
The Weber Cares Food & Resource Pantry has transitioned back to in-person shopping at its new location in Weber State Universitys Stewart Library Room 224.
On Oct. 4, 1922, over 350 Weber College students and faculty climbed the hills of Ogden and planted a Weber flag on top of Mount Ogden. The community is invited to continue the tradition on September 18.
The launch of the Automotive Strategic Workforce Initiative is set for Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Computer & Automotive Engineering Building at WSU Davis.
The Department of Child & Family Studies will host the 27th Families Alive conference, an online three-day event focused on strengthening and improving relationships, Sept. 16-18.
Weber State University continues to study the unique environment of the Great Salt Lake in hopes of better understanding and preserving this natural wonder.
Weber State University is honoring Lori Memmott Browns leadership as part of the Women of Weber project, which focuses on extraordinary women who have enriched lives at the university.
The Division of Online & Continuing Education is offering a community course titled Where do we go from here? The future of work, play, technology and more...
The annual Wildcat Block Party is expected to draw thousands to campus for a back-to-school celebration Sept. 3 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Stewart Bell Tower Plaza and Shepherd Union.
WSUSA, is hosting three fan-favorite events the first three Fridays of fall semester: Late Night at Weber, Foam Bash and Roller Disco.
Weber State University will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication for the new Haven J. Barlow Parkway entrance at the WSU Davis campus on Aug. 31 at 10:30 a.m.
Utah Jazz selected Gabriela Rosas Calderon as one of the 30 students statewide to receive a university scholarship; she's one of four who will attend Weber State.
A new Weber State University program to recruit, develop and retain highly qualified high-school mathematics and science teachers has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
In August, the Financial Aid Office notified 16,207 students they were eligible for HEERF awards ranging from $100 to $1,600. FAFSA information was used to determine eligibility and need.
Weber State University is offering new and transfer students a chance to celebrate with an overnight camp and a back-to-school party with Experience Weber Aug. 26.
The Pilar Pobil Legacy Foundation presents Pilar Pobil's new art show, Mi Vida-My Art. The exhibit will run from Aug. 30-Oct. 3 in the Stewart Library.
Kearston Cutrubus was elected as chair of the university's Board of Trustees at its monthly meeting on Aug. 9. Karla Bergeson, a retired corporate legal counsel for Citigroup, was elected as vice chair.
When Wildcats head back to school this fall, they will find a number of new degrees offered in a wide range of disciplines, from advanced certificates to a master's degree in social work.
The Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts is undergoing some improvements that will make performances even more enjoyable for patrons and performers as it prepares to open its doors this fall.
Weber State is collaborating with the Weber-Morgan Health Department to offer vaccination clinics through the month of August at the Ogden campus and the Community Education Center.
Weber State University's Center for Community Education CEC invites the community to the Food FUNding & Your Future Carnival at 2605 Monroe Blvd., August 6 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Weber State University will host the 18th Annual American Red Cross Blood Battle Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 in the Dee Events Center on the Ogden campus from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
On any morning during the spring track season, Olympic hopeful Tawnie Moore is on the Fremont High School track, coaching athletes and chasing her own dream of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
Weber State Universitys Stewart Stadium will light up as Corps Encore brings several of the nations top drum and bugle corps to Utah for a one-night competition July 30.
A group of students are spending part of their summer exploring Coal Bed Village; an ancestral Puebloan habitation center in southeast Utah.
Weber State and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities invite public comment as part of the accreditation review.
The ESL program serves approximately 300 students like Romy Ingram each year. Most are first-generation immigrants. The 11-week courses are offered in four different levels.
Weber State Universitys Campus Recreation Outdoor Program is hosting a Summer Climbing Camp for teens aged 14 to 18, July 6-29.
More than 300 schools across the country participated in the Best For Vets: College survey. Weber State is the only Utah college in the Top 10.
The annual Lindquist Family Symphony Pops and Fireworks will attract thousands of people to Weber State University, July 18 from 9-11 p.m.
Weber State University plans to offer students a more traditional higher education experience for fall semester 2021. The majority of classes will be held in the classroom.
Tawna Halbert, a dance movement therapist, dance collective founder and Weber State graduate, describes her profession as helping people get back into their bodies.
Weber State University is gearing up for a fall semester that promises to be brighter than ever after meeting and overcoming many of the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WSUs Community Education team provides many unique and entertaining courses to appeal to a wide range of interests. The courses will include one-night only and weeklong options.
Election officials from 14 counties in Utah are enrolled in the new VOTE Certification program offered through WSU's Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service at Weber State University.
Project Success Coalition is partnering with Weber State University and other organizations to present Utahs 32nd Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival.
Weber States fitness trail east of the university, originally called the Par Course, is getting an overhaul with support from Ogden City. On June 3, 4 and 5.
WSU Department of Child and Family Studies professor Paul Schvaneveldt will research and teach as a Fulbright Scholar in Latin America at Universidad de los Andes.
Julie Rich has been selected as Dean of Weber State's College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. Rich holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in geography with an emphasis on paleoclimatology.
Adjunct economic faculty member Jennifer Gnagey will present findings from her ongoing research into the history of housing discrimination in Ogden and Weber County on Thursday, May 20, at Ogdens Union Station.
Weber State University will host a virtual presentation for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month titled Mobilizing Around Anti-Asian Racism, May 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Weber State University President Brad Mortensen will kick off Employee Health and Wellness Week by completing his 10th Ogden Marathon with support from faculty and staff.
Weber State University, along with the Dumke College of Health Professions and the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing, celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of Doctor of Nursing Practice students on May 1.
A first-generation college graduate, Cory Britton and his family are astounded at the accomplishment and transformation of a student who walked away from high school at the beginning of 11th grade.
Each spring the Center for Multicultural Excellence hosts the Ceremony of Excellence to recognize top graduating seniors who have demonstrated excellence in a number of categories.
Sustainability remains a top priority at Weber State University. April 22 marks the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, and WSU is celebrating its continued sustainability efforts.
Weber State University was honored with first place for Energy Performance and second place for Presentation in the international Solar Decathlon Build Challenge.
For her commitment to sustainability practices at Weber State University and in northern Utah, Jennifer Bodine has been honored with the John A. Lindquist Award for 2021.
Football and opera star Ta'u Pupu'a will speak during WSU's virtual spring commencement exercise April 29 at 7 p.m., which will be streamed live at weber.edu/commencement.
Weber State University will honor the graduates of fall 2020 and spring and summer 2021 during multiple events, both in person and virtually on April 29, 30 and May 1.
WSU is one of the nine finalists selected from teams around the world in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. Winners to be announced April 18.
Economics professor and former WSU provost Michael Vaughan, and English professor Mikel Vause will be honored at this years virtual convocations event, April 29 at 7 p.m.
WSU will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Dee Events Center for all faculty and staff on April 8. Vaccinating and testing have been accomplished through a monumental volunteer effort.
Weber State University is hosting a virtual speaker series titled Internationalization and Higher Education Administration with universities in multiple countries.
SPARC, along with the Environmental Initiatives Committee and the Walker Institute, will host a statewide live webcast on climate solutions, April 7 from 4-5:30 p.m.
Yasmen Simonian, dean of the Dumke College of Health Professions, and Kelly Stackaruk, senior development director, are the 2021 recipients of the H. Aldous Dixon Award.
Now a Doctorate of Nursing Practice student at Weber State University, Brian Maynard credits his family connections to the school for leading him here.
The WSU community now has access to a suite of new technology through the university's ongoing Digital District project, thanks in part to CARES funds.
This free, virtual conference is designed to inspire high achievement in Black high school and college students, equip them with resources and tools, and build a sense of community among students.
Weber States Center for Community Engaged Learning Research Extension launched a dashboard to provide a better picture of how the pandemic has impacted residents of Weber County.
This spring, the Dumke College of Health Professions offered a new course: HAS 3980, Immunology of COVID-19. The interdisciplinary course is taught by three faculty members.
Efforts to increase student voter registration and turnout earned WSU the designation of a Voter Friendly Campus.
Weber State University will host the 12th annual Intermountain Sustainability Summit, March 18-19, bringing hundreds of sustainability professionals and emerging leaders together virtually.
WSU's College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, in partnership with the Division of Online & Continuing Education, is offering a free course titled Why Are We So Polarized?, beginning March 15.
WSU Business Assistant Professor Wendy Fox-Kirk co-authored the peer-reviewed article Genderwashing: The Myth of Equality published in Human Resource Development International in 2020.
Sonora Grill in downtown Ogden will host its Dining for Dollars fundraiser March 15-23 to benefit the Weber State University Oportunidad Scholarship Fund.
Weber State University mourns the passing of our friend and colleague Desiree Cooper Larsen.
The Wildcat Micro Fund and the Alan E. Hall Center for Sales Excellence are partnering with three companies to grow and support the Latino/Hispanic entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Pete Sands was named Time Magazine Guardian of the Year for his work helping the Navajo Nation during the pandemic. He said his preparation to lead a Herculean effort took root in his high school library in Montezuma Creek.
Former producer for CBS 60 Minutes journalist Mary Mapes will speak to the Weber State community on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The public is invited.
Storytellers will gather virtually to share tales with audiences of all ages to celebrate the Weber State University 25th annual Storytelling Festival Feb. 22 to March 18. All events are free and open to the public.
Civil Rights activist Ruby Bridges Hall will speak to a Weber State University audience Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. via Zoom conferencing.
Some government regulations aimed at reducing pollution can boost the profits of regulated industries compared to outcomes in unregulated environments according to research from the Goddard School of Business & Economics.
Jennifer Morales has never found herself short of opportunities while attending Weber State University. An award from the Women Tech Council is proof she has taken advantage of all that is available.
The Weber State University Student Association Service Team has partnered with the American Red Cross to host a spring blood drive on Feb. 810 in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms.
Former Weber State University football star and NFL recruit Wade Davis II will discuss gender and race and orientation equality at the seventh annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium on Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.
Rodrigue Kissou will fulfill his dreams of receiving an MBA from Weber State in April 2021 seven years after leaving one of the poorest countries in the world.
The Weber State University Outdoor Adventure & Welcome Center will hold a grand opening ceremony Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. The new facility will provide easy access to students and community visitors.
Newly published research from Weber State Universitys Goddard School of Business & Economics suggests that these laws likely cause shortages undermining some of their own goals.
MLK Speaker Ibram Xolani Kendi will present to a Weber State University audience via Zoom Jan. 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. Advanced registration is required. You can submit questions until Jan. 12.
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout for Weber and Morgan counties gets underway Jan. 5 at the Dee Events Center on the campus of Weber State University.
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