President's Letter
Tarl Langham wanted a different career. Shaun McBride wanted to become an entrepreneur and have fun doing it. Jessica Miller wanted to be an award-winning journalist.
Their circumstances were different. Tarl was a 35-year-old single father, Shaun a returned missionary who had a knack for reading people, Jessica a traditional student who worked her way up through the ranks of The Signpost to become editor in chief. They had one thing in common: They each came to Weber State University with a dream.
And that’s where the magic happened.
Tarl graduated in the spring of 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in information systems & technologies. He has been accepted to a master’s degree program at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. When he graduates, Tarl will have his choice of careers with Fortune 100 tech companies and will command a six-figure starting salary, says his professor Randy Boyle
Dream come true.
Shaun graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in professional sales. He went from skate shop owner, to online jewelry seller, to the social media star known as “Shonduras.” He takes a different approach to digital media and marketing — showing, rather than telling, people how to have fun with high-level brands such as Disney, Taco Bell, Red Bull, Doritos and Viacom. Shaun recently landed on Forbes’ list of 30 Under 30.
Dream come true.
Jessica graduated in 2009 with her bachelor’s degree in communication and earned her Master of Professional Communication degree in 2013. While at Weber State, she wrote over 100 articles for The Signpost and often broke stories of community significance or impact. In 2011, she accepted a job covering justice and safety at The Salt Lake Tribune. In April 2017, she and a team of journalists wrote a series of investigative reports on campus sexual assaults, which won a Pulitzer Prize.
Dream come true.
These are just three examples of why I get up every morning excited to be president of this university. And there are so many others. I hope, after reading this year’s report, that you, too, wake up excited to be a part of Weber State — an institution where dreams are transformed into realities.
Charles A. Wight
Proud President
Weber State University