■. :::.:-: : .. MmtBrp.' ■■'-. *-J*ffflg Wfflfr '•'•■■?: -■ .. . WEBER STATE COLLEGE PROFILE Historical Perspective Weber State College was founded at Ogden, Utah, as Weber Stake Academy on January 7, 1889, by the Weber Stake Board of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 1933 Utah Legislature established Weber as a state junior college and placed it under the control of the Utah State Board of Education. In 1959 the Utah Legislature authorized the addition of upper division courses, which action resulted in the first junior class in 1962-63 and the first senior class in 1963-64. The 1969 Legislature created a Utah System of Higher Education and placed Weber along with all other state institutions of higher learning under a State Board of Regents and an Institutional Council, the members of which are appointed by the Governor of the State. Accreditation Weber State College is a member of the American Council on Education and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. It is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education, and is listed by other state and national accrediting agencies. College Mission Weber State College offers educational programs in the liberal arts, in the vocations, and in professional and pre- professional areas. It serves as an educational, intellectual, and cultural center for the northern portion of the state. The College is primarily an undergraduate commuter institution and operates to maximize access to educational programs, thus providing the opportunity for a wide variety of students to acquire an education while still meeting their employment and family obligations. The College is committed to facilitating the development of the whole person—intellectual, personal and physical—by providing an optimal environment within which this can occur. The College is also sensitive to the changing nature of its constituents and continues to strengthen its commitment to provide the diverse selection of educational and cultural offerings required by its many constituencies. These constituencies include: traditional and nontraditional students; the faculty and staff of the College; the graduates of the College; the broader community served by the institution; federal, public, and private organizations and agencies; and the other institutions of higher education throughout the state. Organization and Administration The ten-member Institutional Council has the responsibility of implementing the roles assigned by the Board of Regents, including the appointment of personnel and the enactment of rules and governing regulations. The College is administered by the President, the President's Staff, the Administrative Council, the Faculty Senate, and the faculty. To achieve its purposes, Weber State College is organized into seven resident schools with forty-three departments, and a Division of Continuing Education. An Honors Program and a Learning Center provide individualized assistance to students. Comprehensive College Weber State College takes pride in being recognized as a total or comprehensive college which provides programs for students with all interests and educational goals. Weber State College offers undergraduate liberal education in the arts, humanities, and sciences; authorized professional work in education, business and technology; specialized training in the allied health sciences and trade-technical education While maintaining its role as an undergraduate institution, Weber State College has also been authorized to offer a master's degree in education and in accounting. In filling its role, Weber State College also provides a wide range of co-curricular activities, including drama, athletics, music, forensics, student government, etc. The Campus An enrollment of approximately 11,000 day and evening students is housed in forty buildings on a campus of 356 acres. Approximately 90 percent of the total building space has been constructed since 1960. Excellent laboratories, an outstanding Fine Arts Center and a spacious library are special features. A well-trained faculty of nearly 500 serves a student community enrolled from all areas of Utah, from nearly all the states, and from many foreign countries. The measure of the quality of this institution is the degree to which its policies, plans and acts respond to its public trust