College of Social Sciences & Education Events Calendar
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Events Calendar
Fall 2026 Event Listings
September 2026
Walker Civics Symposium: McKay Coppins | Sept. 3 | 7-8:00 p.m. | Shepherd Union Ballrooms
The Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service and Weber State Athletics will host McKay Coppins, a New York Times bestselling author and journalist. Coppins will present "The Casinofication of America: How Online Gambling Hooked a Generation—and What It's Doing to Sports, Politics, and Culture." In this talk, Coppins blends personal narrative with reporting to examine how gambling apps are reshaping culture, exploiting behavioral psychology, and seeding institutional distrust.
Master of Criminal Justice Information Session | Sept. 9 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall, Room 305
Join us as we discuss Weber State’s MCJ program, tips for applying , benefits of graduate school, and what the MCJ program can do for you! Refreshments will be provided. Non-CJ majors are welcome. Contact McKenzie Wood (mckenziewood@weber.edu) for more information
Bachelor of Social Work Information Session | Sep. 10 | 3-5:00 p.m. | Lindquist Hall, Room 342
Join us to learn about the Bachelor of Social Work program and what careers this area of study can lead to. For more information, please contact Rose Ybaben (mroseybaben1@weber.edu)
Professional Development Series: Interview Preparation | Sept. 16 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall, Room 171
Join the Walker Institute for its Professional Development Series! Each month we will focus on a different topic related to developing your skills and preparing you to enter the job force. All majors are welcome to attend. Pizza will be served! September's event topic will be Interview Prep with Jill Morales from Weber State's Career Services.
Constitution Day Speaker: David French | Sept. 17 | 12-1:00 p.m. | Lindquist Hall, Room 101
The Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service hosts New York Times bestselling author, David French. French is columnist for The New York Times and is a former constitutional litigator and past president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
Film Screening: Jesters and Fools | Sept. 17 | 7-8:00 p.m. | Lindquist Hall, Room 101
Join the Walker Institute for a film screening of the documentary short Jesters and Fools. Following the film screening, filmmaker Rob Feld and Gordon Larsen, Utah's senior advisor for federal affairs will join us for a Q&A session. Jesters and Fools uses the power of science and good, old-fashioned humor to demonstrate how the media creates the false idea that America is ideologically fractured and beyond repair. Popcorn and soda will be served!
The Mountains Are Calling: Visitors and Tourism's Costs in Yosemite | Sept. 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Lindquist Hall, Room 101
Over four million people visit Yosemite National Park every year. They come to stand at the base of Yosemite Falls, walk among the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove, and listen to a ranger tell of the park’s natural history during a fireside talk. This number underscores both Yosemite’s popularity and tourism’s costs. Based on his recent book, The Mountains Are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park, Colorado State University history professor Michael Childers will explain how visitor’s helped build Yosemite’s popularity, while also becoming its greatest environmental threat.
Dr. Michael Childers is is an associate professor of history at Colorado State University and the author of The Mountains Are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park. Born and raised in Colorado mountains, his work focuses on the mounting challenges facing the American West from water development to tourism.