News and College Life

Weber State University students and community members celebrate the new graduates on April 25, 2025.

After a private contractor severed a power line while working on a project not affiliated with the University caused a power outage, Gabrielle Andre takes notes beside a illuminated water bottle atop a cell phone light in their Logic and Critical Thinking | (PHIL 102) class on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Streamers soar over Ashley Olson (center), Sunny Martinez (right) and graduating students of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) and the College of Natural Sciences (NSC) that are honored during their commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

The sun sets behind graduating students of the College of Agriculture (AGR) and College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management (ECC) are honored during their commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 16, 2025.

A service dog wearing a tie lies down and looks at the camera while graduates walk in the processional during commencement in Austin, Texas, on Dec. 13, 2024. 

Ethan Burd laughs as he sits on a branch in a tree of his two-story treehouse in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 20, 2024. Burd rebuilt the childhood treehouse in his backyard during the Covid-19 pandemic. This photo is part of a photo story on Burd in a series called "My Hilltop," which gives a day-in-the-life view of a student for our university magazine. Despite being a computer science major, Ethan's passions and hobbies lie in the great outdoors.

Friends and family cheer for graduates during the Legacy Walk.

Graduate Maxine Sharp is serenaded by her Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters after the College of Health, Science, and Technology Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025. The sorority hymns hold deep significance among Greek organizations and are sung during meaningful moments.

A professor cries while hugging a student during the Allied Health Pinning Ceremony.

The annual Veterans Day ceremony to honor past and present members of the university community who have served their country at the  Veterans Memorial on the Neal F. Finnegan Plaza. Remarks were given by Retired Brigadier General John J. Driscoll, Massachusetts Army National Guard, as well as distinguished speakers.