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View of Weber State University campus from Ogden's east bench, July 2009. Weber State University was founded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Weber Stake Academy in 1889. "Weber" comes from the name of the county where the university is located. Weber County was named after John Henry Weber, an early fur trader.
Weber (in black) v Montana football game in 2017. The football team plays in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The football team recently changed leadership, with the addition of new head coach Ron McBride, former head coach of the University of Utah, who began coaching the Wildcats in 2005.
It is the largest arena in Utah north of Salt Lake City and is home to the Weber State University Wildcats men's and women's basketball teams. It was home to the women's volleyball team until 2006. The venue has hosted the Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament ten times: 1979, 1980, 1984, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2014.
John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is the business school of Weber State University, a public university in Ogden, Utah. It enrolls more than 2,400 undergraduate and more than 360 graduate students. The school was named for John B. Goddard [who?] following his more than $6 million gift in 1998.
The following is a partial list of notable Weber State University people. It includes alumni, professors, and others associated with Weber State University . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions is the health sciences college of Weber State University, a public university in Ogden, Utah. [1] It is in the Marriott Allied Health building on the east side of campus south of the Science Lab building.
Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Stadium is an outdoor multi-purpose stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Originally Wildcat Stadium, it was renamed in 1998 for Stewart (1905–1996), [ 3 ] a notable campus and community benefactor.
Weber—The Contemporary West (formerly Weber Studies) is a leading American literary magazine, founded in 1984 and based at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. It focuses on the literature and culture of the American West. [1] [2] Work that has been published in Weber Studies has received commendation by the O. Henry Prize. [citation needed]