Weber State College Profile 3 Weber State College Profile History 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. Purpose and Objectives Weber State College is a public four-year baccalaureate degree granting college. Its main purpose is service to the people of Utah through teaching, research, and public service. The objective of Weber State College is to use at all times the resources at its disposal so as to equip its students with the varied knowledge and skills they need in order to live effectively today and tomorrow. The College is dedicated to the principle that through education man finds realization of his potential as a human being. Learning is a continuing and lifelong endeavor. Weber State College meets the educational needs of its students and the community by providing as wide a variety of approaches to the process of education as is possible. The College serves as a center for continuing education, providing evening classes, summer school, special conferences, and workshops. 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-six 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% 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 of 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.