New classrooms, a library and a latrine make education accessible for students at Mondlane Secondary School in Mozambique. A documentary chronicling the Weber State group that made the improvements will premiere Nov. 1.
Little Wildcats, or kids in costumes of any kind, are welcome at the third annual Weber State University Halloween carnival, Oct. 21 from 2-4 p.m. in the WSU Davis Building 3 ballroom.
Weber State University students will mix service with adventure during the Moab Alternative Fall Break Oct. 19-22. They will partner with Community Rebuilds to construct low-cost, straw-bale housing.
Utah Sen. Jim Debakis, D-Salt Lake City, and House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, will discuss “Civility and Policy in Utah Politics” on Oct. 9 at noon in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms.
Weber State University hosts “The History of Google,” Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall and again on Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in Elizabeth Hall Room 229. Both presentations are free, and the public is welcome.
New to fall semester are two honors courses that investigate the modern fascination with the apocalypse and solutions to one of the most pressing end-of-civilization problems — not enough food or water.
The community is invited to Weber State’s Stewart Library for an exhibit of Everett Ruess' prints. Available from Aug. 21 to Oct. 16, Ruess created the works during the period prior to his 1934 disappearance near Escalante.
The 11th annual Physics Open House is expected to draw hundreds of people to Weber State University for demonstrations, lab experiments and planetarium shows on Oct. 6 from 6–9 p.m.
Weber State University will invite a trio of linguistic experts to speak out for the preservation of endangered languages in the three-part Language Matters Series Sept. 26, Oct. 3-4 and Oct. 9-10.
10 outstanding individuals will be honored at Weber State University’s 49th Annual WSU Salutes ceremony on Sept. 21. The program begins at 7 p.m. in the Hurst Center for Lifelong Learning Dumke Legacy Hall.
Weber State University’s Annual Diversity Conference will focus on civic activism through civil action and discourse. The conference, which is free and open to the public, will be held Oct. 5 and 6 on both the Ogden and Davis campuses.
WSU will host Homecoming 2017: A Wildcat Tradition beginning Sept. 16 and culminating Sept. 23 with the Homecoming football game and tailgating.
Weber State University will kick off the Weber Historical Society 2017 Fall Lecture Series on a jazzy note as guest lecturer Laurence “Lars” Yorgason presents “The History of Jazz in Utah,” Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.
Allison Barlow Hess
ahess@weber.edu
801-698-1387
