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Starting college off right: First Year Experience

Alma Bell, Reporter March 28, 2023

Starting college can be exciting and stressful at the same time. Weber State University offers a First Year Experience program to help new students navigate through college. “The class is all about...

Weber State Universitys clock tower.

Comenzar la universidad con éxito: Experiencia del Primer Año

Nathanael Stout March 28, 2023

Aparte de dar consejo y guía a los estudiantes en cómo navegar la vida universitaria, las clases del FYE se valoran como tres créditos para la carrera. Estas clases son más fáciles que otras porque...

A reserved parking sign with the disabilities parking logo located at the A1 parking lot. Photo credit: Kennedy Robins

A glimpse into challenges for disabled students

Marisa Nelson April 18, 2022

College presents a plethora of challenges that aren't always obvious at first glance: the testing centers, a hill on the way to class or a cramped bathroom. But for students on Weber State campus with...

A past group of peer mentors welcomes students during orientation. Photo credit: Peer Mentoring Programs

A guide through college with peer mentoring

Kierstynn King April 19, 2021

Weber State’s campus provides an abundance of resources for students, but sometimes it's hard to know what questions to ask, which resources are the right fit and where to find certain resources....

The Weber State University peer mentors instagram handle. (Paige McKinnon/The Signpost)

Learning to abolish deficit narratives in higher education

Kierstynn King February 12, 2021

Every month, the Peer Mentoring Committee hosts trainings for students in mentoring roles. As part of Weber State University’s Access and Diversity program, the Peer Mentor Program held part one...

The nontraditional approach to college success

The nontraditional approach to college success

Ally Nelson January 15, 2021

Higher education is important to nontraditional students, but with other big priorities in their lives, such as marriage or children, making time for and having the income to finish school can be difficult....

The nontraditional approach to college success

The nontraditional approach to college success

Ally Nelson January 15, 2021

Higher education is important to nontraditional students, but with other big priorities in their lives, such as marriage or children, making time for and having the income to finish school can be difficult....

Held in the Shepherd Union Pillar Plaza, the event combines traditional Japanese dance and Zumba. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Establishing cultural connections through dance

Ally Nelson March 28, 2018

Students from all different cultures joined together to dance to Japanese and Latin Zumba in the middle of the Shepherd Union lobby to celebrate culture through dance on March 23. The students began and...

Students of the Peer Mentor Program pose for a photograph in front of Stewart Library on Oct. 28. “We want students to connect with their program, professors and (other) students,” Olga Antonio, a mentor, says. (Mujtaba AlRashed / The Signpost)

Students support students in Peer Mentor Program

Francisca Flores November 7, 2016

The Center for Multicultural Excellence created the Peer Mentor Program in fall 2015. Peer mentors are assigned to students, and they can meet anywhere on campus. The have work assigned to get to...

Noteworthy nontrad night

September 10, 2011

On Friday, the Nontraditional Student Center sponsored an activity where nontraditional students of all ages and backgrounds gathered for a movie, pizza and ice cream. The activity included a showing of...

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