December 4, 2012
With the sixth pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Weber State University point guard Damian Lillard was selected by the Portland Trailblazers Thursday night. The former Wildcat point guard was selected early in the first round of the draft held in Newark, N.J. The selection matched most professional opinions that he would be a top-10 [...]
Weber State University Athletics placed nine of its programs above the national average in the latest NCAA Academic Progress Rate released Wednesday. This is the first time since 2006 that WSU has not faced any penalties from the APR. NCAA APR’s required score is 930. All 16 of WSU’s NCAA-sponsored programs finished above the required [...]
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Weber State University announced the hiring of a new women’s basketball assistant coach last month. Clerita “Penny” Jones was named to the position back in May, and Bethann Ord, the women’s basketball head coach, announced the decision. Jones will be supervising the academic situations and progress of the players, as well as focusing on the [...]
Continue reading …Starting this summer, the Education Access and Outreach has a new program. It is a new form of the GEAR UP program, which focuses on helping students get high school credit. GEAR UP stands for “gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs.” Two GEAR UP programs are currently at Weber State University for this [...]
Continue reading …Although Ray Kimber only spent a few semesters as a student at Weber State University, it was the beginning of a long-lasting relationship, during which he has contributed to many different departments as a continuous benefactor. Kimber donated $2,000 last Tuesday to help fund the 14-foot-by-18-foot jumbo screen that will show the NBA Draft live [...]
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Starting on July 9, longtime Weber State University faculty member Nancy Collinwood will assume a new position as executive director of Alumni Relations. Collinwood said she plans to use the new position to forge a stronger connection between the Alumni Association and the rest of campus. “I have been at Weber State for 16 years, [...]
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