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Social Science Education Center

Social Science Seminars

The Social Science Education Center at Weber State University offers general education credit at no cost to you as an educator. This is a two-credit-hour history/social science seminar.

We will offer these seminars every semester with a different topic each semester (summer seminars will be a two-week-long condensed session and meet from 9 a.m.-Noon). You can repeat these workshops as many times as you’d like.  Fall and spring semester seminars will be on Wednesday evenings from 4:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m. on Weber State's main campus.  

The Seminars:

Our Current Seminar: 

"Climate and World History" 

Schedule:

Daily topics:  

June 2-   "A (Very) Brief History of Climate Change Science," Dr. Dan Bedford, Professor of Geography 

June 3-   "Economic Climate and Its Effect on U.S. History," Dr. Maddie Arnsbarger, Assistant Professor of Economics

June 4-    "Climate, Culture, and Civilization," Dr. Mark Stevenson, Associate Professor of Anthropology

June 5-    "Climate's Effect on Russian History," Dr. Matt Romaniello, Professor of History  

June 6-   "The Current Political Climate in America," Dr. Leah Murray, Professor of Political Science

June 9-   "Ancient Civilizations and the Environment," Dr. David Yoder, Associate Professor of Anthropology/Archeology 

June 10-    "Psychological Climate in the Military," Dr. Branden Little, Professor of History

June 11-    "Climate History of the Andes," Dr. James Almeida, Assistant Professor of History

June 12-    "Climate and History in the U.S. West," Dr. Kerri Clement, Assistant Professor of History

June 13-    "Climate Change:  Are We Heading to a Mad Max Future," Dr. Rob Reynolds, Associate Professor of Sociology

 

 

 

 

This seminar will be held M-F, June 2-June 13, from 9:00 a.m.-Noon.

Weber State Davis Campus, Building D2, Room 103

 

The Social Science Education Center is covering the cost of this seminar.

So you will be able to get college credit at No Cost to You.

We will also being paying $200 for successful completion of the seminar

For further information contact Dr. Stephen Francis sfrancis@weber.edu

 

 

How to Register 

 

Scroll down to HIST 2920 "Climate in World History" and click on "Add to Cart" and after that click on "Grant" to have the cost paid for

Then when you are at the payment screen click on Grant in the drop-down menu.  

 

****Looking Ahead:  

                                                                   Fall 2025--Villains and Heroes in History

 

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Stephen Francis sfrancis@weber.edu.