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Panel members giving advice to the ins and outs of teaching. (Bella Torres / The Signpost)

The ups and downs of first-year teaching

Hannah Olsen October 14, 2018

“I have to pull up my big girl panties and say I got this,” said longtime elementary school teacher Sammie Guzman at the What I Wish I Knew My First Year of Teaching panel on Oct. 9. Guzman...

Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. (Weber State University)

Cut the ribbon, do no harm

Hannah Olsen September 8, 2018

“It’s a symbol,” said Yasmen Simonian, Dean of the College of Health Professions, on the brand-new Ezekiel R. Jr. and Katherine W. Dumke Center for the Interprofessional Education in...

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Balancing the books: Our Schools Now seeks to allocate funds for Utah institutions

Deborah Wilber November 9, 2017

Weber State University students stand to benefit to the tune of $10,390,700 through Our Schools Now, a proposed initiative to increase education funding throughout the state through increased taxes.OSN...

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Bills or grades? Students walk a difficult line between academic success and financial stability

Jasmine Pittman June 26, 2017

For many, working while attending school is not so much an option as a requirement. Between paying for tuition and fees, along with required textbooks and supplies, dollars can add up fast, so students...

Mayra Camairgo, 17, center, a Dallas high school student stands on the steps of Dallas City Hall with  friends as they protest new immigration laws in Dallas, Texas, Monday, March 27, 2006. (Jeffery Washington/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/KRT)

Ogden communities affirm responsibilities toward immigrants

Chris Nichols June 5, 2017

Amid national tensions toward travel bans and federal borders, members within the Ogden community are making formal and informal resolutions to support and provide aid to immigrants and refugees. Members...

Programs are offered to inmates to help reduce criminal recidivism rates, though programs lack availability and funding. (Victor / flickr)

Back behind bars: Recidivism in Utah

Chris Nichols April 19, 2017

“Educated people are less likely to commit crimes,” said Jonathan Wride, an employee at the Ogden County Jail who works in the GED program. Wride commented on the barriers in between incarcerated...

Women make up 26% of STEM related fields, according to United States Department of Labor. SheTech, an upcoming conference at Weber State University looks to encourage high-school-aged girls to get involved in STEM. (Source: Tribune News Service)

SheTech, first all-female STEM conference debuts at Weber

Kellie Plumhof March 26, 2017

The United States Department of Labor reported in 2016 that 57 percent of women participated in the workforce, and that women make up nearly half of the entire workforce. Despite the large number of...

Lola Moli, Vice President of Service at Weber State University. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

New service vice president strives for team effectiveness

Ashton Corsetti January 31, 2017

Starting as the new WSUSA vice president of service, Lola Moli plans to maximize student involvement, generate project ideas and build a stronger sense of community. “As students, we get so busy,...

ROTC Cadets in air assault school training (WSU ROTC File Photo)

How to get the military to pay your tuition

Doug Manifold January 8, 2017

  Need money for tuition, fees, books and living expenses? ROTC scholarships, provided through the military, offer that and a job when you graduate—and that job is a well-paying career...

Parents and daughters test their drawbridges at Weber State University's Parent-Daughter Engineering Day in the Shepherd Union on Nov. 19. The annual event hopes to encourage women to pursue STEM fields. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Event helps emphasize importance of women in STEM

November 20, 2016

Teams of parents and their daughters spent Nov. 18–19 learning to problem solve and work together to find creative engineering solutions. The 6th annual Parent-Daughter Engineering Day was held at...

Matt Naparlo and Lila Tomlinson attend Parent-Daughter Engineering Day at Weber State University in fall 2014. (The Signpost Archives)

Calling all future women engineers

Emilee Atkinson November 15, 2016

The focus of Weber State University’s annual Parent-Daughter Engineering Day is to bring in successful female engineers to encourage seventh- and eighth-grade girls with an interest in engineering....

Kami May-Tolentino rushes a training dummy patient into one of the doctor's offices found in the Marriott Health Science Building's newly renovated Simulation Center as part of a demonstration of the training the facility provides to students. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Simulation Center overhaul heralds medical care of the future

Emilee Atkinson November 13, 2016

Weber State University’s Annie Taylor Dee Simulation Center was packed with excited students and staff who had the chance to explore the newly-renovated area on Nov. 10. The open house was held...

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