Social Science Education Center
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 and social science seminar.
Why participate in the social science seminars?
- May count toward salary lane changes
- Counts toward licensure renewal
- Improves knowledge in content areas
- The Social Science Education covers the cost of the seminar. It's free!
Seminars are offered every semester with each seminar focusing on a different topic. Fall and spring semester seminars are on Wednesday evenings from 4:15–6:45 p.m. on Weber State's Ogden campus. Summer seminars are a two-week-long condensed session scheduled for 9 a.m.–noon. You can repeat these workshops as many times as you’d like.
Our Current Seminar: "Religion in U.S. History"
Sept 9–Dec 9
Wednesdays 4:15-6:45 p.m.
海角社区 Lindquist Hall 102
Weekly Topics:
Sept 9- "Christian Left-Christian Right," Dr. Nathan Rives, Assistant Professor of History
Sept 16- "African-American Forms of Religion," Dr. Vikki Deakin, Professor of History
Sept 23- "U.S. Religious Culture," Dr. Anna Garbur, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Sept 30- "Mormon Fundamentalism," Dr. Katryn Davis, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology
Oct 7- "Jewish America before World War II," Dr. Stephen Francis, Professor of History
Oct 14- FALL BREAK
Oct 21- "Religion and the First Amendment," Dr. Vikki Deakin, Professor of History
Oct 28- "Salem Witch Trials" Dr. Stephen Francis, Professor of History
Nov 4- "The Ghost Dance," Dr. Kerri Keller, Assistant Professor of History
Nov 11- "Religion and Art in the Territories," Dr. María del Mar González-González, Associate Professor of Art History
Nov 18- "Religion in the Core Curriculum," Dr. Nathan Rives, Assistant Professor of History
Nov 25- THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec 2- "Religion and Politics in the Antebellum West," Dr. Brent Rogers, Senior Managing Historian, CoJCoLDS, Church History Department
Dec 9- "Religion and the Legal System," Dr. Michelle Jeffs, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
The Social Science Education Center is covering the cost of this seminar, so you will get college credit at no cost. We will also pay $100 for successful completion of the seminar. For further information, contact Dr. Stephen Francis (sfrancis@weber.edu).
How to Register
Visit the . Scroll down until you see "Social Science Education Center Seminars" and then click on the drop down. You should see our current seminar title there. After registering, click on "Grant" to have the cost paid for. Then, when you are at the payment screen click "Grant" in the drop-down menu.
Continuing Education Registration Help: Andrea Kilcrease (andreakilcrease@weber.edu)
Contact Us
Stephen Francis, SSEC Director
sfrancis@weber.edu
Lindquist Hall 273
1299 Edvalson St. Dept 1205
Ogden, UT 84408-1205