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Every Wednesday and Friday: Student Center Hours

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 209
Stop by the CSBS Student Center to meet with a student mentor, eat snacks, play games, make friends, and more! 

Every Other Wednesday Starting Jan. 15: Walker Institute Talks

1:15 p.m. | Stevenson Family Conference Room (Lindquist Hall 171)
Join the Walker Institute community for a good conversation based on a shared reading and lunch. We have discussed social media, the elections, whether students should receive resources from the University, among many others. If you are interested, email walkerinstitute@weber.edu.

February 10: Weber Historical Society Lecture

7 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall 101)
Historian Brent M. Rogers will present "Buffalo Bill and the Mormons." Learn insights from Rogers and his new book on intersections between William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 through 1917. Rogers will explore and explain aspects of the cultural, political, environmental, and economic history of the American West. This event is free and open to the public.

February 12: Master of Criminal Justice Information Session

11:30 a.m. | Lindquist Hall 116
Interested in the MCJ program? Join us for an informational session where you will learn about the MCJ application process, tips for making your application great and what the MCJ program can do for you! Light refreshments will be served. Contact mckenziewood@weber.edu for additional information if you cannot attend in person.

February 12 & 19: CSBS Black History Month Lecture

1:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 124
Join Prof. Jean Kapenda for a two-part celebration of African music and language, "Rumba on the Congo River." On Feb. 12, we will host a film screening of On the Rumba River, which is a tribute to the music of the Congolese people, directed by Jacques Sarasin. On Feb. 19, stop by to learn some basics of the African language Lingala and sing with us!

February 21: Neuroscience Lecture Series

2:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 301
Chandler Peterson will present "The Role of Kirrel3-GABA Neurons in Learning and Memory." Peterson is a recent 91¶ÌÊÓƵ graduate, previous president of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Nu Rho Psi and Psi Chi and is now a neuroscience post-baccalaureate at the University of Utah.

March 10: Weber Historical Society Lecture

7 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall 101)
Climate scientist and energy analyst Dr. Logan Mitchell will present at this month's Weber Historical Society lecture. Utah has a long and fascinating history of air quality issues. Come and learn how a historical perspective on environmental stewardship provides context for where we are today and where we're heading in the future. This event is free and open to the public.

March 18: Walker Civics Symposium

Noon | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall 101)
The Walker Institute will host Andrew Jason Cohen as he delivers the talk "Civil Discourse Using Standard Principles of Toleration." Jason Cohen is Professor of Philosophy and Founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program in PPE at Georgia State University. He is the author of Toleration and Freedom from Harm: Liberalism Reconceived (Routledge, 2018) and Toleration (Polity, 2014) and is looking at toleration (or the lack thereof) in our system of criminal law, in business ethics, and other fields of applied ethics as well as at issues relating to free speech and (especially) civil discourse.

April 14: Weber Historical Society Lecture

7 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall 101)
Dr. Tiia Sahrakorpi will present "Remembering Hitler Youth and Childhood." When your world collapses in defeat, how do you write about the experience? Hitler Youth later wrote memoirs for classes and to help themselves understand. How did different groups interpret and understand growing up in a fascist dictatorship? This event is free and open to the public.