November 29, 2012
Though it’s getting dark earlier and earlier, Ogden nights will be a little brighter throughout the holiday season, all beginning with Ogden City’s Electric Light Parade and opening ceremony for Ogden’s Christmas Village, which took place Saturday evening. As dusk hit, thousands of spectators lined the curbs of Washington Boulevard between 22nd and 26th Street [...]
The NASPA Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education recently named Weber State University a model school and lead institution for civic learning and democratic engagement. WSU was one of only 50 lead institutions picked as part of an initiative from the United States Department of Education that started in January of 2012. “From that initiative, large organizations like [...]
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With the arrival of the winter holidays, the Shepherd Union Building is decking the halls with Christmas trees large and small. Among the most important of these trees is the Angel Tree, which is sponsored in part by the Community Involvement Center and the Salvation Army. This tree was a collaborative effort put together by [...]
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The Public Relations Society of America’s Greater Salt Lake Chapter has chosen Amy Fiscus, a Weber State University public relations major, as the 2012 Utah PR Student of the Year. Fiscus won $1,000, a trophy and an internship with the charity People Helping People. For the contest, Fiscus had to create a public relations plan [...]
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DJs from the Weber State University radio station, KWCR, sat outside Ogden grocery stores collecting food and money donations on Saturday and Sunday to contribute to the Ogden Rescue Mission. KWCR also hosted a free concert at the Ziegfeld Theater on Saturday night. The Hope for the Holidays food drive and benefit concert featured performances [...]
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The Ogden City Council and Mayor’s Office passed a proclamation on Tuesday night to declare Nov. 13, 2012 F. Ann Millner Day in Ogden. Vice Chair Bart Blair read the proclamation to propose the vote. The proclamation included a summary of Millner’s academic degrees, positions in higher education at Weber State University and other universities, [...]
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