Grow Top-Tier Technology Programs
Through Naming Opportunities
The naming of a department or center at Weber State University is an opportunity for a donor to establish an everlasting legacy in an area they care deeply about, while giving that program the financial support to improve, advance, and grow in perpetuity. It is a relationship that benefits both parties, and the biggest beneficiaries of all are WSU students.
The College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology (EAST)
has several naming opportunities in high-priority areas.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Our graduates help meet the increasing needs of local defense industry partners and Hill Air Force Base. With a naming gift, we can upgrade measurement devices and improve our power systems lab, invest in biomedical technologies and devices to grow the biomedical engineering program, and maintain and operate our scanning electron microscope. Adding instructors to manage equipment and expand course offerings would give students more classes to choose from, increase applied learning in lab environments and expand research opportunities.
Naming gift: $4.5 million
Programs: Biomedical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
WSU’s engineering discipline with the broadest appeal to new students, mechanical engineering is a rapidly growing department, and graduates are in high demand from industry partners. A naming gift would allow us to update lab equipment and software, and add instructors for stress testing, failure analysis, and robotics, which will increase hands-on learning for students. We would also build our focus on mechanical design and create more opportunities for student research and real-world projects.
Naming gift: $3.7 million
Programs: Energy engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, pre-engineering
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING
Technologies in computing change rapidly, and it is critical that WSU’s computing degrees remain on the forefront. The growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) calls for servers that can store and process big data. A naming gift will allow us to continually upgrade equipment and keep instructors current on the latest developments, expand student opportunities for AI/ML projects with industry partners, and build on our role as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Education by becoming a center for cybersecurity investigations and support.
Naming gift: $16 million
Programs: Computer science, cybersecurity and network management, web and user experience
CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH
EAST’s popular outreach programs introduce K-12 students to engineering, robotics, coding, welding, and more through camps and events that are free or low cost, thanks to annual support from donors. With a naming gift, the center could offer more after-school programs and transportation, hire additional outreach staff, and purchase updated equipment for participants. Our ultimate goal is to make WSU’s engineering and technology programs accessible to all, and build children’s confidence in their ability to study difficult subjects.
Naming gift: $2 million
Message from EAST Dean Brian Rague
Support students in EAST by making a gift today.
To learn more about naming a department or center, contact a Weber State University development director.