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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 28: Wheeler Pre-Law Student Panel

12:30–2 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 102 or via
Come and learn from current law students about getting into and surviving law school! Students who will be part of the panel include: 1L Dylan Brower (political science major) at Brigham Young University, 1L Sydney Start (accounting major) at the University of Utah, 2L Kassidee Whiting (social work major) at Brigham Young University, 2L Preston Tyler (criminal justice major) at Gonzaga University, 3L Jace Wade (business administration major) at the University of Wisconsin and 3L Try Hogg (psychology major) at the University of Texas. Contact michellejeffs@weber.edu with any questions.

March 10: Mindfulness Session for Wellbeing Week

1:30–2 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 124
Join neuroscience director Aminda O'Hare for mindfulness sessions during Student Wellbeing Week. No previous mindfulness experience required!

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 11: Mindfulness Session for Wellbeing Week

1:15–2 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 102
Join Sophie Archibald, assistant professor of social work, for a mindfulness session during Student Wellbeing Week. 

March 12 & 14: Take a Break with CSBS for Wellbeing Week

9 a.m. –3 p.m. | CSBS Student Center (Lindquist Hall 209)
Stop by our CSBS Student Center for a break from studying and schoolwork. We'll have 91¶ÌÊÓƵ coloring pages, snacks, games, and more!

March 12: Neuroscience Lecture Series

1:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 301 or via
Kelly Doyle, fellow in the Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory medicine at ARUP Laboratories, will present "Innovative Plasma Diagnostics for Alzheimer's: Strong Analytical and Clinical Performance of a p-Tau 217 Chemiluminescent Assay Available to Patients in Utah and Across the US." This presentation will focus on (1) the evolving landscape of plasma-based biomarkers for AD evaluation, (2) the performance characteristics of the assay; and (3) clinical performance characteristics derived from a cohort with disease prevalence of 65%. Doyle will have lunch with 5-7 students at 12:30 p.m. prior to his talk. Contact amindaohare@weber.edu to reserve a spot. Pizza will be served!

March 13: Mindfulness Session for Wellbeing Week

2–2:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 102
Join neuroscience director Aminda O'Hare for mindfulness sessions during Student Wellbeing Week. No previous mindfulness experience required!

March 13: Women's History Month Lecture

7 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall 101)
Marcella Hayes, assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present "Black Women Political Leaders of Seventeenth-Century Lima." In her research and teaching, she focuses on inclusion and exclusion, political claims-making, and the development of categories of identity. Hayes’s current book manuscript is tentatively titled The Black Spaniards: The Color of Political Authority in Seventeenth-Century Lima. Hosted by the Department of History.

March 14: Pie the Professor

3:14 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 395
The annual Pie the Professor fundraiser for the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference will conclude on March 14, and the professor with the most donations in their box will get pied. Donate in the Psychological Science office (LH 379) or (make sure to write the name of your chosen professor in the notes box). Donations will be used to help students attend and present at the RMPA conference.

March 17–21: Advising Check-In Lab

10 a.m.–2 p.m. | CSBS Student Center (Lindquist Hall 209)
CSBS academic advisors and our student mentor will be available to help you with general advising questions, withdrawal information and more.

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.

March 20: History Career Day

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lindquist Hall 280
Meet employers, teachers, archivists, editors, government historians, legal professionals and others about potential careers you can explore with a history major. Bring your resume and have it critiqued!

March 24–April 4 (Monday–Friday): Advising Pre-registration Lab

10 a.m.–2 p.m. | CSBS Student Center (Lindquist Hall 209)
Get ready for summer and fall registration! Our CSBS academic advisors and student mentor will be available to help you plan out a class schedule and prepare to register for summer and/or fall semester.

April 1: Film Screening - Bring Them Home

7 p.m. | Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall (Lindquist Hall 101)
The Department of History hosts a film screening of the documentary Bring Them Home, which is about bison repatriation on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. There will be a Q&A following the screening with the filmmakers. Food will be provided.

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.