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What’s next for graduates

Gracie Stephenson, Culture November 28, 2023

Editors note: This story has been edited as of Nov. 28, 2023 to correct Raissa Rhobock's name. As graduation quickly approaches for many Weber State University students the ominous question is left...

Anna Hobbs and Trisha Beckstead working on Nontraditional Student files. Taken Aug. 2021.

OPINION: Life as a nontraditional student

Tim Costello, Columnist March 28, 2023

“It is never too late” is something we hear often throughout our lives. It can be about accomplishing our dreams, trying new hobbies or even attending college. As a nontraditional student, it is a...

Weber State University's homecoming football game against Eastern Washington University at Stewart Stadium on Oct. 13, 2018. Photo credit: Benjamin Zack

A fulfilling college experience

Caitlyn Nichols April 11, 2022

It really does feel like you’re going to be in school forever. Like you have plenty of time, all the time in the world … and then suddenly you don’t. You find yourself staring at the...

The author, on the Weber State campus. Photo credit: Francisco Ruiz

A fond farewell to my faculty and friends at Weber State

Francisco Ruiz April 13, 2020

My Weber State experience started as a happy accident. In 2015, I was searching for a job after a stint with Wells Fargo. I had applied to several positions with companies in Ogden and Salt Lake. My father...

Weber graduates are in this together

Weber graduates are in this together

Daryn Steed December 12, 2018

Four years ago, I sat down for my first class at Weber State. It was intro to literature, and my professor didn’t make us go around the room to share fun facts that aren’t ever fun, so we were...

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Resources available for underrepresented students

August 31, 2017

Resources at Weber State for non-traditional students are limited. Requirements for scholarships coincide with obstacles and can impede a student's ability to attend school. Fathers are among...

Tarl Langham, WSU business student, has been accepted into the Master of Information Systems Management program at Carnegie Mellon University. (Source: Tarl Langham)

Wildcat claws his way to Carnegie Mellon

Leah Higginbotham March 19, 2017

Students come to Weber State University with dreams both big and small. Many leave feeling they have more or less accomplished what they hoped, and then there are a select few who have the privilege...

Math for non-trads: How to pace yourself away from the classroom

Chris Sessions August 24, 2015

For many students college math is a daunting prospect, but for some non-traditional students, it can feel like a deal breaker. As a non-traditional student you have to put forth both time and effort,...

Matemáticas para los estudiantes no tradicionales: Cómo mantener el ritmo fuera del aula

Chris Sessions August 24, 2015

Matemáticas ¿Ya tiene miedo? Para muchos estudiantes de matemáticas de la universidad es una perspectiva desalentadora, pero para algunos estudiantes no tradicionales, se puede sentir como un factor...

Why I’m still a student

November 29, 2014

I’m nearly 30 years old, happily married and I have two children in grade school. I have a union job, a mortgage and plenty of big boy toys. I’m living the life of an average, American middle-class...

Town hall meeting lets nontrad students voice issues

October 24, 2013

Weber State University nontraditional student senator Sandi Weber knows that every student’s voice is different, and she’s working to make sure her constituents’ voices are heard. Her solution...

Company cites WSU as good investment

June 24, 2013

According to a recent study by Affordablecollegesonline.org, it pays to be a Weber State University student, and apparently it pays fairly well. ACO just released its 2013 “Most Affordable Colleges...

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