Faculty, staff, students and key constituents on the WSU Planning Council spent the 2006-07 academic year creating a vision of what Weber State University can become in the year 2030, when population demographics suggest there will be another 500,000 people living along the Wasatch Front. Their efforts are summarized in Looking Forward, the vision statement for Weber State University in 2030.

    In 2030 . . . 

• Weber State University is an exceptional comprehensive university providing associate, bachelor and master’s degrees to meet the needs of the region. WSU graduates are broadly educated, capable and prepared for meaningful careers, graduate and professional
  schools, and civic engagement.

• The hallmark of the university is excellent teaching with extraordinary interactions between faculty and students.
  

• WSU has an inclusive campus environment that meets the needs of a growing, diverse student body of more than 26,000.
  

• WSU is a multi-campus university that delivers courses, programs and extracurricular learning experiences at convenient locations and times and uses leading-edge technology.

• WSU welcomes traditional and nontraditional students and fosters an engaging and supportive campus culture enhanced by student-centered educational services.

• WSU is distinguished by outstanding academic programs that recruit motivated students to work with faculty to create and share knowledge.
  

• Substantial external funds support a vibrant level of scholarly pursuits that engage faculty, staff, students and communitypartners, including traditional research, applied and community-based research, and artistic endeavors.