WSUSA & SIL Student Life Snapshot

• 78 WSUSA student leaders
• 116 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders
• 107 Registered Organizations in Fall 2025
  • Including 6 new clubs 
• $11,944.65 of funding support provided to clubs/organizations by WSUSA C&O team
  • Total funding given through Funding Request Form: 10,959.65
    • 20 funding requests submitted
      • Average of $547.98 per request
  • Total given through event attendance and prizes at events: $985
• Funding requests approved by WSUSA Senate totaling $6,050

• 33 WSUSA activities hosted in Fall 2025
• 12,254 unique interactions with students
• Pizza with the Prez (with Student Body President, Mia Foster): 200 pizzas given to students from Taboo Pizza at 10 events
• Homecoming 2025:
  • 1,517 Homecoming t-shirts given out to student, faculty, and staff
  • Prizes given out every day during Homecoming Week, including a trip to New York City given out as the grand prize
  • 9 Homecoming events hosted by WSUSA/SIL
    • Including hosting Oktoberfest for the second year
• Continued “International Chef’s Table” monthly event (5th year) partnering with Weber Dining and highlighting foods from around the world; countries included: China, Peru, and Greece
• Hosted four passive programming events in the SIL Office, including friendship bracelet making in September and October, pumpkin decorating in October, and a sign-along in November

• 16 Clifton Strengths presentations to students, faculty, and staff  
• 438 Clifton Strengths codes sent out from SIL
• 3 Leadership Podcasts hosted on Spotify and Apple, featuring Brad Mortensen, WSU Block Party, and CliftonStrengths
• 1 student-involved, planned conferences:
  • LEAD Weber Conference: 189 Weber State students attended (64% increase from 2024)

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• Facebook reach: 2,511 followers
• Instagram reach: 9,358 followers (increase of 1,092 from Spring 2025)
   

• 123 Registered Organizations registered during 2024-25
  • Including 8 new clubs 
• Total amount of funding given to clubs and orgs: $20,137.00
  • Total funding given through Funding Request Form: $14,937.00
  • Total amount of funding requested: $25,270.64
  • 97 funding requests submitted
    • Average of $153.98 per request
  • Total given through event attendance and prizes at events: $5,200.00
  • Total funding given out to clubs and organizations is almost 50% of the WSUSA C&O team’s total budget for the year

• 39 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders
• 29 WSUSA activities hosted in Spring 2024
• 8,984 unique interactions with students
• Continued “International Chef’s Table” event partnering with Weber Dining and highlighting foods from around the world; countries included: Philippines, South Korea, and El Salvador. 
• Funding requests voted on and approved by WSUSA Senate, totaling $11,308.00 for student clubs/orgs, departments, student initiatives, etc. 
• WSUSA Senate revised and passed the WSUSA Constitution and bylaws, as voted on during Elections 2025 

• WSUSA Elections 2025:
  • 24 students ran for an elected position in WSUSA
  • 2,181 votes cast 
  • Mia Foster elected as student body president
  • 6 of the 7 WSUSA Executives previously served as WSUSA Senators

• 10 CliftonStrengths presentations to 95 students and student staff
• 145 CliftonStrengths codes sent out from SIL
• GROW Leadership (GROWL) Conference: Approximately 270 students attended from 21 area high schools

• Facebook reach: 2,542 followers
• Instagram reach: 8,266 followers

• 80 WSUSA student leaders 
• 82 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders (over the course of 15 weeks) 
• 113 Registered Organizations in Fall 2024 
  • Including 6 new clubs 
• $10,737 of funding support provided to clubs/organizations by WSUSA C&O team
  • Total funding given through Funding Request Form: $9,287.00 
    • 54 funding requests submitted 
      • Average of $171.98 per request 
  • Total given through event attendance and prizes at events: $1,450.00 
• Fraternity & Sorority Life Council (FSLC) hosted the second annual Charity Ball and raised $1,150 for the Utah Kids Foundation 
• Funding requests approved by WSUSA Senate totaling $5,023 

• 35 WSUSA activities hosted in Fall 2024
• 12,806 unique interactions with students
• Taco Tuesdays with Emily: 691 tacos given to students from Tres Habaneros
• Homecoming 2024:
  • 1,500 Homecoming t-shirts given out to student, faculty, and staff
  • Giveaways every day during Homecoming Week
    • 4 Sabrina Carpenter concert tickets given out as a grand prize
    • 4 REAL Salt Lake tickets
    • 4 NHL tickets
    • 4 Jazz tickets
  • 9 Homecoming events hosted by WSUSA/SIL
    • Including an inaugural Oktoberfest event
• Continued “International Chef’s Table” monthly event (4th year) partnering with Weber Dining and highlighting foods from around the world; countries included: India, Vietnam, and Scotland
• Hosted two passive programming events, including friendship bracelet making for 200 students in September and a purple cake decorating contest for 100 students in November

• 19 Clifton Strengths presentations to students, faculty, and staff
• 12 Strengths coaching sessions in collaboration with Athletics and the CAP Program
• 420 Clifton Strengths codes sent out from SIL
• 4 Leadership Podcasts hosted on Spotify and Apple, featuring Sheldon Cheshire, Emily Sorenson, Matthew Thue, and Alex Ingman
• 1 student-involved, planned conferences:
  • Lead Weber Conference: 115 Weber State students attended

• Facebook reach: 2,585 followers; 3.1K views
• Instagram reach: 8,291 followers (increase of 781 from Spring 2024)

• 118 Registered Organizations registered during 2023-24
  • Including 16 new clubs 
• Total amount of funding given to clubs and orgs: $20,485.00
  • Total funding given through Funding Request Form: $16,970.00
    • Total amount of funding requested: $37,643.30
    • 72 funding requests submitted
      • Average of $235.69 per request
    • Total given through event attendance and prizes at events: $5,515.00
    • Total funding given out to clubs and organizations is almost 50% of the WSUSA C&O team’s total budget for the year

• 48 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders
• 24 WSUSA activities hosted in Spring 2024
• 5,789 unique interactions with students
• Continued “International Chef’s Table” event partnering with Weber Dining and highlighting foods from around the world; countries included: Thailand and Netherlands
• Funding requests voted on and approved by WSUSA Senate, totaling $15,229.00 for student clubs/orgs, affinity groups, and graduation ceremonies 
• Funding provided to student clubs/orgs, affinity groups, and graduation ceremonies from the Diversity & Unity Team totaling $8,704.00
• Completed the 2024 Student Life Engagement Survey for the WSU Davis campus.
• WSUSA Senate revised and passed the WSUSA Constitution

• WSUSA Elections 2024:
  • 17 students ran for an elected position in WSUSA
  • 1,488 votes cast 
  • Emily Sorenson elected as student body president
    • 3 of the 7 WSUSA executives are returning leaders

• 10 CliftonStrengths presentations to 89 students
• 160 CliftonStrengths codes sent out from SIL
• GROW Leadership (GROWL) Conference: Approximately 200 students attended from 13 area high schools
• Held the inaugural Student Leadership Development Symposium for Faculty and Staff
  • Twelve poster presentations were showcased with 35 attendees from various campus faculty and staff.
• $66,000.00 in funding support from SIL for WSUSA Speaker Series and partnerships with other departments
  • Speakers included Dylan Mulvaney, Will Jawanda, Haben Girma

• Facebook reach: 2,639 followers
• Instagram reach: 7,510 followers

• 77 WSUSA student leaders

• 117 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders

• 107 Registered Organizations in Fall 2023
  • Including 12 new clubs 
• Total amount of funding given to clubs and orgs: $10,160.00
  • Total funding given through Funding Request Form: $8,520.00
    • 21 funding requests submitted
      • Average of $405.71 per request
    • Total given through event attendance and prizes at events: $1,640.00
    • Fraternity & Sorority Life Council (FSLC) hosted the inaugural Charity Ball and raised $2,048 for Christmas Box House

• 65 WSUSA activities hosted in Fall 2023
• 11,081 unique interactions with students
• Taco Tuesdays with Ashley: 1,145 tacos from Tres Habaneros 
• Homecoming 2023
  • 2,200 Homecoming t-shirts given out to student, faculty, and staff
  • Giveaways every day during Homecoming Week
  • 4 SZA concert tickets and Adam Sandler tickets given out as prizes
  • 5 Homecoming events hosted by WSUSA/SIL
• Continued “International Chef’s Table” event partnering with Weber Dining and highlighting foods from around the world; countries included: Ireland, Australia, Nepal.
• Funding requests approved by WSUSA Senate, totaling $6,599.00

• 14 Clifton Strengths presentations to students, faculty, and staff
• 416 Clifton Strengths codes sent out from SIL
• 7 Leadership Podcasts hosted on Spotify and Apple, featuring Jessica Oyler, Chloe Sanow, Kyle Burton, Julia Allen, Ryan Rhodes.
• 2 student-involved, planned conferences:
  • Lead Weber Conference
    • 115 Weber State students attended
  • Diversity Conference
• $43,000 in funding support from SIL for WSUSA Speaker Series and partnerships with other departments
  • Speakers included: Darnell “Super Chef” Ferguson, Anthony Ferrarro, and Dr. Julia Garcia

• Facebook reach: 2,649 followers; 2,656 likes
• Instagram reach: 7,400 followers

• Professional staff of SIL has been studying spanish (via Babbel) since July 2022

• 49 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders
• 113 Registered Organizations registered during 2022-23
  • Including 9 new clubs 
• Total amount of funding given to clubs and orgs: $22,044.00
  • Total funding given through Funding Request Form: $17,369
    • 59 funding requests submitted
      • Average of $385 per request
    • Total given through event attendance and prizes at events: $4,675
    • Total funding given out to clubs and organizations is almost 50% of the WSUSA C&O team’s total budget for the year

• 24 WSUSA activities hosted in Spring 2023
  • Inaugural White Diamonds Date Night: February 13, 2023: 100 students
  • Emerging Leaders, Etiquette and Professionalism Training with Weber Dining. 
• 6,092 unique interactions with students
• Conducted 2 focus groups for students-at-large
• Taco Tuesdays with Ashley: 818 tacos from Tres Habaneros 
• Continued “International Chef’s Table” event partnering with Weber Dining and highlighting foods from around the world; countries included: Canada, Greece, and Spain.
• Funding requests voted on and approved by WSUSA Senate, totaling $9,580.00 for student clubs/orgs, affinity groups and graduation ceremonies, etc. 
• Collaborated with the Non-Traditional Student Center at WSU Davis in promoting Non-Traditional Student Awareness Week. 

• WSUSA Elections 2023:
  • 18 students ran for an elected position in WSUSA. 
  • 2,079 votes cast 
  • Ashley Potokar re-elected as student body president. 
    • 6 of the 7 WSUSA executives are returning leaders. 

• 11 Clifton’s Strengths presentations to 164 students
• 311 Clifton’s Strengths codes sent out from SIL
• 3 Leadership Podcasts hosted on Spotify and Apple, featuring Ashley Potokar, Grace Winder and Jai Earhart, and Nick Ferre. 
• Project Lead 2023: “LeaderCon”: 90 students attended
• $39,500 in funding support from SIL for WSUSA Speaker Series and partnerships with other departments
• WSUSA Supreme Court: 4 more videos produced as part of the “Know Weber More” series

• Facebook reach: 2,664 followers; 15,860 total reach
• Instagram reach: 6,734 followers

• Professional staff of SIL has been studying spanish (via Babbel) since July 2022 
• Professional staff of SIL read 2 books together with regular book discussions 

• 80 WSUSA student leaders
  • 44 newly involved student leaders
• 174 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders
  • Partnered with Weber Dining to host an intensive, inaugural business etiquette training for all WSUSA leaders
• 106 Registered Organizations in Fall 2022
  • Including 5 new clubs 
• $14,538 of funding support provided to clubs by WSUSA C&O team
• 180 students involved in a fraternity or sorority

• 27 WSUSA activities hosted in Fall 2022
• 10,492 unique interactions with students (15% increase from Fall 2021)
  • Continued partnership with International Students Services Buddy Program
• Taco Tuesdays with Ashley: 922 tacos from Tres Habaneros 
• Homecoming 2022:
  • 2,500 Homecoming t-shirts and 100 swag bags given out
  • 4 Lizzo concert tickets given out as the grand prize at the football tailgate
  • 5 Homecoming events hosted by WSUSA/SIL
• Introduced new “International Chef’s Table” event partnering with Weber Dining and highlighting foods from around the world; countries included: Italy, Brazil, and Germany
• 5 funding requests approved by WSUSA Senate, totaling $6,050.00

• 9 StrengthsFinder presentations to students, faculty, and staff 
• 351 StrengthsFinder codes sent out from SIL
• 7 Leadership Podcasts hosted on Spotify and Apple, featuring Dr. Leah Murray, Xitlalli Villanueva, Conner Wangsgard, Amanda Ambrosini, Adrienne Andrews, Davis Richards, Peyton Reynolds, and Dean Julie Rich. 
• 2 student-involved, planned conferences:
  • GROWL Conference (high school outreach)
    • 198 high school students attended
    • 9 high schools represented
  • Diversity Conference
• $54,500 in funding support from SIL for WSUSA Speaker Series and partnerships with other departments
• WSUSA Supreme Court: 5 videos produced as part of the “Know Weber More” series

• Facebook reach: 2,669 followers; 2,631 likes

• Instagram reach: 6,536 followers (29% increase from Fall 2021)

• Professional staff of SIL has been studying Spanish (via Babbel) since July 2022 

• 46 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders
• 107 Registered Organizations in Spring 2022
  • 10 new clubs registered for the year
• $18,745.88 of funding support provided to clubs by WSUSA C&O team

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• 94 WSUSA activities hosted in Spring 2022
• 8,011 unique interactions with students 
• 1,102 unique giveaway items to students
• Bagels on Ben: 919 bagels
• Senior Send-Off 2022:
  • First in-person reception hosted at the Welcome Center
  • 100 unique gifts given to bachelor degree earning seniors
• Inaugural WeberStock 2022 hosted on April 15, 2022
  • 77 student organizations and campus departments booths
  • 6 student bands/ alumni performances
  • 180 exclusive WeberStock shirts given away to students
  • 400 WeberStock keepsakes given to students
• 8 WSUSA senate bills and resolutions passed and signed
  • $22,327 in funding support provided to students by the WSUSA Senate

• 104 StrengthsFinder codes sent out (474 in the school year)
  • 10 Classroom, club or other organization trainings
  • 5 Individual Strengths sessions from Strengths Liaisons and/or Advisor
• 1 student-involved, planned conferences:
  • Project Lead 2022
    • 129 student participants 
• $47,200 in funding support from SIL for WSUSA Speaker Series.

• Facebook reach: 2,756 followers; 2,614 likes
• Instagram reach: 5,353 followers

• 107 WSUSA student leaders
  • 55 newly involved student leaders
• 143 hours of leadership training provided to WSUSA leaders
• 89 Registered Organizations in Fall 2021
• $5,325 of funding support provided to clubs by WSUSA C&O team
• 180 students involved in a fraternity or sorority

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• 51 WSUSA activities hosted in Fall 2021
• 9,127 unique interactions with students (159% increase from Fall 2020)
• 4,205 unique giveaway items to students (425% increase from Fall 2020)
• Bagels on Ben: 1,050 bagels (210% increase from Fall 2020)
• Sodexo food giveaways: 1,201 DIY kits, snacks, meals, etc. 
• Homecoming 2021:
  • 2,520 Homecoming t-shirts given out
  • 3,025 Homecoming giveaways (756% increase from Fall 2020)
  • 8 Homecoming events hosted by SIL
• 11 WSUSA senate bills and resolutions passed and signed

• 370 StrengthsFinder codes sent out
• 2 student-involved, planned conferences:
  • GROWL Conference (high school outreach)
    • 165 high school students attended
    • 10 high schools represented
  • Diversity Conference
• 20 presentations “on campus” by SIL staff
• $54,950 in funding support from SIL for WSUSA Speaker Series and partnerships with other departments

• Facebook reach: 2,749 followers; 2,610 likes
• Instagram reach: 5,051 followers (47% increase from Fall 2020)

• 59 WSUSA activities hosted in spring 2020
  • 3 inaugural events new to WSUSA:
    • Inclusion Week 2021
    • Waldo’s Wild Race
    • Senior Send-Off
  • 7 unique passive programming events
  • $8,516.78 raised for Primary Children’s Hospital
  • 5,846 unique interactions with students
  • 795 unique giveaway items to students
    • Including 100 exclusive Senior Send-Off baskets

• Number of presidential giveaways
  • 1,011 Bagels on Ben
• 18 WSUSA Senate resolutions passed and signed
• WSUSA Elections for 2021-22
  • 20 students ran for a WSUSA Executive position 
  • 18 students ran for a Senate seat
  • 1,493 total number of votes cast
  • 2nd time in WSUSA history that a president was re-elected for a second term
• 108 registered clubs & organizations in spring 2020
  • 6 newly registered organizations

• $6,030.00 of funding support provided to clubs by WSUSA C&O student leaders in spring semester
• 276 StrengthsFinder codes sent out across campus
• 1 student-involved, planned conference:
  • Project Lead: February 26-27, 2021
  • 160 attendees within 2 days
• Facebook reach: 2,680 followers; 2,604 likes
• Instagram reach: 3,640 followers

• Facebook reach: 2,691 followers; 2,613 likes
• Instagram reach: 3,429 followers