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Students flipping their tassels as they graduate. Photo taken in 2016.

WSU spring 2024 graduation: What to know

Saria Harris, Reporter April 9, 2024

During the last week of April, Weber State University will be holding a general commencement for all students graduating, along with separate convocation ceremonies for the individual colleges on campus. Tassels...

Students receiving their diplomas at their graduation ceremony. Photo taken in 2016.

Spring 2023 convocation times

McKinna Baird, Reporter April 11, 2023

At the end of every semester, individual colleges at Weber State University prepare for their convocations. The common thought is that commencement is the sole graduation ceremony, but there is the larger...

Horario de la convocatoria de primavera 2023

Daniela Imbrett, Traductor April 11, 2023

Al final de cada semestre, las facultades individuales de Weber State University se preparan para sus convocatorias. Mucha gente cree que la entrega de diplomas es la única ceremonia de graduación, pero...

Gunkel, scheduled to speak on campus, never appeared at the event. Similarly, the WSU staff responsible for organizing it  offered no updates or notices of the event's apparent cancellation, online or in person. (Photo from Amazon.com)

Can and should robots have rights? We’ll never know

Caitlyn Nichols March 11, 2020

Students gathered outside of the locked Hetzel-Hoellein Room in the Stewart Library on March 10, waiting to listen to a speaker talk about robot rights. But half an hour after the event was scheduled to...

Each color tassel worn at WSU graduate ceremonies has a unique meaning. (Pexel)

Now we don our graduation apparel: The meaning behind the colors

Caitlyn Nichols November 28, 2019

At graduation ceremonies, graduates don their caps and robes, stoles and cords and a number of other significant decorations. The multicolored tassels aren't just for show, though: there's a meaning behind...

STEM night lights up boxes and faces

STEM night lights up boxes and faces

Kainoa Nunez November 3, 2018

Weber State University hosted its ninth-consecutive Parent-Daughter Engineering Night on Oct. 26. It’s a way to help young girls get more involved in engineering, a predominately male field. Dana...

Women in Stem celebrates the fufillment of dreams in and out of the workplace. (Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

STEM field trailblazers light the way for future female scientists

Ryan Marion October 24, 2018

Eight guest speakers, deans, professors and undergraduates shared their journeys as women in STEM fields in an effort to inspire women at Weber State University to pursue science careers at a casual speaking...

From the "Collecting Innovation Today" interview with innovator Elon Musk on June 26, 2008 at SpaceX, part of The Henry Ford's "OnInnovation" project that celebrates the contributions of today's innovators. (Flickr)

Colonizing Mars: the ultimate doomsday prep

Kainoa Nunez September 6, 2018

Elon Musk, billionaire, scientist and CEO of SpaceX intends to send two crewed crafts to the planet Mars to create a self-sustaining civilization by 2022. “The launch cost, you may spend 400 million...

A WSU PREP student displays a robot she programmed at the camp's closing ceremony on Wednesday, July 20.   The robot was programmed to sensor the edge of the table to prevent it from falling off. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

STEM summer camp finishes on a high note

Jasmine Pittman July 25, 2016

On July 20, the closing ceremony for WSU Prep summer camp was held at WSU in order to give students a chance to show off their work.Over 140 students finished the seven week program and were able to display...

Robotics teams from throughout Utah and neighboring states competed in various challenges at the FIRST Tech Robotics Competition.  (The Signpost/Christina Huerta)

Robots duke it out for the championship

Nathan Beach February 22, 2016

In the Swenson Building on Feb. 20, kids from all over Utah, and some from out of state, gathered together to compete for the Utah State Championship of the FIRST Tech Challenge or FTC. The room was...

Ping pong tournament fosters competition and fun

March 5, 2015

Weber State University students, faculty and staff gathered in the Shepherd Union on March 5 for a ping pong tournament. The event was put on by the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), the Technology...

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