College of Social Sciences & Education Events Calendar

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Spring 2026 Event Listings

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March 9-10: Chill Out with CSSE

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall Room 101)
Chill out with CSSE! We'll have snacks, chill music, coloring pages, and a nice space to hang out between classes where you can relax. Be sure to check out other Student Wellbeing Week events (March 9-13).

March 9-12: 30th Annual Storytelling Festival

For the 30th Annual Weber Storytelling Festival, we are delighted to feature five nationally and internationally featured tellers (Adam Booth, Valentia Ortiz, Kim Weitkamp, & Antonio Rocha, and our own festival fellow, Sam Payne), 12 professional tellers from the intermountain west, and over 80 youth tellers. Learn more about event details on the Storytelling Festival website.

March 11: Families Alive Tanner Lecture Series

1 p.m. | McKay Education Building Room 327
Gina Cook will present "PICCOLO in Practice: Helping Parents see Their Power in Early Intervention." This event is hosted by the Department of Child & Family Studies.

March 11: Pie the Professor

3:14 p.m. | Lindquist Hall Room 395
Donate to see your favorite faculty get pied! All donations go toward helping students present their research in the upcoming conference season. Donate digitally and write the professor's name in "other instructions" or donate cash in the Department of Psychological Science office (LH 379) using the Pie the Professor boxes with each professor's name on it. The professor with the most donations by March 11 will get pied!

March 12: Pop In for Career Luck

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Lindquist Hall Room 209
Join us for a drop-in Career Services event! The CSSE career counselor Jill Morales will be available to help with resumes, interview prep, career counseling, and more.

March 16-27 (Monday-Friday): Spring Check-In & Summer and Fall Registration Event

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | McKay Education Building Room 101 and Lindquist Hall Room 209
Catch your summer and fall classes early! CSSE peer mentors and academic advisors are ready to help you create plans and register for the upcoming summer and fall semesters. No appointment necessary!

March 16: Wheeler Pre-law Lecture Series

Noon - 1:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall Room 106
"From WSU to Law School to Retirement: Beginning to End of a Legal Career" The pre-law program will hosts panelists to discuss what a legal career is really like. Panelists include Kade Worthen (1L at the University of Utah), Courtney Child (1L at Brigham Young University), Gary Heward, Retired County Attorney, and Michelle Heward (Retired Juvenile Court Judge). Pizza will be served!

March 16: Weber Historical Society Lecture Series

7 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall Room 101)
Leah Bingham will present "Children Fleeing the Nazis: The Kindertransport of 1938-1940." Nearly 10,000 children fled from the Nazis to Great Britain through the Kindertransport (children's transport) program. Many of these children lost their ethnic identities, though education enabled a fraction to retain their religion and culture. What are their stories? This event is presented by the Department of History.

March 17: Sabbatical Presentations

1:30-3 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall Room 101)
Join us for the CSSE sabbatical presentations. Some of our amazing professors will present research from their recent sabbaticals. Tacos will be served! Presenters: Dr. Eric Swedin, Dr. Joanna Gautney, and Dr. Marjukka Ollilainen.

March 18: Neuropolitics Lecture

Noon | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall Room 101) or via Zoom
Join the Neuroscience Program and the Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service for a neuropolitics lecture by Dr. Liya Yu. She will present  "What's happening inside my enemy's brain? Using Neuropolitics to overcome dehumanization and polarization in liberal democracies." 

March 19: Pop In for Career Luck

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | McKay Education Building Room 101
Join us for a drop-in Career Services event! The CSSE career counselor Jill Morales will be available to help with resumes, interview prep, career counseling, and more.

March 19: Sabbatical Presentations

Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall Room 101)
Join us for the CSSE sabbatical presentations. Some of our amazing professors will present research from their recent sabbaticals. Tacos will be served! Presenters: Dr. Susan Matt, Dr. Mark Bigler, and Dr. Molly Sween.

March 21: Building Better Brains with Neuroscience

10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Treehouse Children's Museum (347 22nd St., Ogden, UT)
Join the Neuroscience Program for an exciting event focused on brain-building activities, along with complimentary admission to the museum! Learn about your amazing brain with the help of neuroscience students and faculty. Hands-on and brains-on activities will be hosted throughout the museum in addition to regular exhibits. This event is made possible by the Alan and Jeanne Hall Endowment for Community Outreach, Safe Kids Utah, the Treehouse Children's Museum, and Weber State University.

March 27: Board Game Night

6-8 p.m. | McKay Education Building Fabrication Lab (ME 108)
Bring a game or stop by to join a board game! Mingle with fellow students, faculty, and staff. This event is sponsored by the Department of Teacher Education. For more information, contact Katarina Pantic (katarinapantic@weber.edu).

March 31: History Department Career Day

1:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall Room 174
Meet employers, teachers, archivists, editors, government historians, legal professionals, and others about careers for history majors. Bring your resume and have it critiqued. This event is sponsored by the Department of History.

April 1: What Were You Wearing? Exhibit

8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 2nd Floor
The intent of the exhibit is to break down the stigma of sexual assault while dispelling victim-blaming behaviors and rape myths. Survivors of sexual assault are often asked “What were you wearing?” placing the burden of the crime onto them. Clothing is irrelevant and does not provoke sexual assault. This event is presented by the CJ/PSY 4900 course, which is focused on debunking sexual violence myths. *This exhibit contains themes of sexual violence and may be upsetting to some viewers.*

April 1: Families Alive Tanner Lecture Series

2 p.m. | WSU Davis Campus, Building 2, Room 117
Nicholas H. Wolfinger will present "Thanks for Nothing: The Economics of Single Motherhood Since 1980." This event is hosted by the Department of Child & Family Studies.

April 7: Walker Civics Symposium

Noon | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall Room 101)
The Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service will host Cynthia Watson, world renowned authority on security policy. Watson will present "The 'Donroe' Doctrine versus the Belt & Road: What's ahead for Latin America?" 

April 13: Weber Historical Society Lecture Series

7 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall Room 101)
Dr. Greg Lewis will present “Evolving Chinese Cinema’s Tortuous Path: A Personal Observation (1985-2025).” China’s post-1985 economic successes are widely recognized. Less well-known is the ebb and flow of popular culture in that period. Come and listen to Dr. Lewis discuss China’s evolving cinema over these decades, or what he would characterize as “history without a filter.” This event is presented by the Department of History.