Geology was one of many courses taught at Weber Stake Academy when it opened in 1889. By 1916, college-level geoscience courses were offered. In 1922, when Weber became a junior college, a Department of Science was created. In July 1933 when Weber College was transferred to the State of Utah, the Department of Geology, Geography, and Mineralogy was organized within the Division of Physical Sciences. The name of the department was shortened to Geology and Geography in 1934. The Geology and Geography became their own departments in 1985.
The Geozoic News was started in January 1969 by the Wasatch Geozoic Society of Salt Lake City (WGSSLC), which was an organization of Hubert C. Lambert’s former students who met together to continue the appreciation and study of geology. Lambert taught geology at The University of Utah 1947-49, Weber State College, 1949-52, and Brigham Young University, 1960-72, and served as the advisor to the WGSSLC. The newsletter was a way to disseminate educational material to members, to better prepare members and invited friends concerning future and past field trips, and to be a means of communication providing a calendar of events, news items, and editorials written by Lambert relating to the study of geology. The Geozoic News ran until April 1973 when Lambert passed away.