Before 1900

• The Weber Stake Academy is established by the Weber Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1889.
• Classes were offered near downtown Ogden.

1900-1909

• Weber Stake Academy becomes Weber Academy.
• Weber adopts purple and white as the school colors.
• Students from the physics department send an exhibit to the World's Fair in 1904.

1910-1919

• 1911: The first campus bookstore opens and the "Weber Herald" begins circulation.
• 1917: The first college class graduates.
• 1918: Weber Academy becomes Weber Normal College.

1920-1929

• Students and Staff carry concrete and a flag pole for a school flag on the "death march to the top of Mt. Ogden."
• The college's name is changed to Weber College.
• Weber College awards the first Associate of Science degree.
• The Wildcat mascot is born when a sportswriter describes Weber's athletic teams as a "scrappy bunch of wildcats".

1930-1939

• The LDS church transfers Weber College to the State of Utah in 1933.
• The sophomore class president declares that during Freshman Week, freshman:
  • should not wear loud clothes
  • must own a Weber Handbook
  • must know the school songs and yells perfectly
  • must wear green beanies
  • women must not expect courtesy from sophomore men
  • should cultivate respect and consideration for the faculty
  
  
• The depression forces students to pay tuition with goods (e.g., a side of beef, a bushel of apples, etc.)

1940-1949

• The college leased 80 acres of Snow Basin for a summer school and winter sports area.
• The freshman class sponsored the "Polygamist Prance," a girl's choice dance that men could attend with more than one date, due to a shortage of men caused by the WWII draft.
• The college purchased 175 acres near Harrison Blvd. for $100,000.

1950-1959

• 1953: A public referendum deciding whether to return Weber College to the LDS church results in 80,000 "yes" votes and 120,000 "no" votes.
• 1954: Weber College moves from downtown Ogden to Harrison Boulevard.
• 1957: Flares used to create a giant "W" ignite 25 acres on the mountainside.
• 1959: The men's basketball team wins the Junior College National Championship.

1960-1969

• In 1962, Weber College became Weber State College (its fifth name), and became a 4-year college.
• Several buildings were constructed, including:
  • Student Residence Halls
  • Union building
  • Library
  • Performing Arts Center
  • Science building
  • Gymnasium
  • Administration building
  
  
• The stadium was expanded and a track was installed.
• In 1965, the school radio station (KWCR "The Beat") was approved by the FCC.
• The first federal research grant was awarded to science faculty.
• Yearly parking stickers were sold for $1.

1970-1979

• Bad relations between faculty and administration resulted in faculty votes of no confidence in the administration.
• Student arrests and FBI investigations occurred.
• In 1978, Weber's first graduate program, Master's in Teacher Education, enrolled its first students.
• More buildings were added to the campus, including:
  • Education building
  • Dee Events Center
  • Ada Lindquist Plaza and Fountain

• In 1979, "Primo Peacock" replaced Waldo the Wildcat as the WSU mascot, a change that lasted for only one year.

1980-1989

• Weber adds a second graduate program - Master of Professional Accountancy.
• More buildings are finished, including:
  • the Wattis Business building
  • the Marriot Allied Health building
  • the Physical Education/Recreation buildings

• Enrolled student body doubles to more than 14,000.

1990-1999

• Weber State College becomes Weber State University on January 1, 1991.
• WSU-Davis opens in Layton.
• Multiple student computer labs and online classes begin to make use of computer technology.
• Weber State University plays in the NCAA "March Madness" twice:
  • in 1995, defeating Michigan State University
  • in 1999, defeating the University of North Carolina
  
  
• The schedule changes to a semester system for the second time since 1918.

2000-Present

• Two new masters programs have been added: Master of Business Administration and Master of Criminal Justice.
• Total enrollment now exceeds 18,000 students.