The N. Eldon Tanner Building, also known as the TNRB, is a building that houses classrooms and administrative offices for the Marriott School of Business on the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus in Provo, Utah, United States.
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| General information | |
| Type | Educational |
| Location | Brigham Young University Provo, Utah United States |
| Coordinates | 40°15′1.59″N 111°39′9.33″W / 40.2504417°N 111.6525917°W |
| Construction started | 1980 |
| Completed | 1983 |
Background
editOn March 18, 1980, during a devotional assembly, BYU president Dallin H. Oaks announced a decision by the Board of Trustees to construct a new campus management building that would be named in honor of N. Eldon Tanner, a Canadian politician and counselor to four presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Administrators say that the business school's main building was named after Tanner because he was known in Canada as "Mr. Integrity" — a title wished upon every Marriott School graduate.[1][2]
The Tanner Building was completed in late 1982 and dedicated on April 5, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley.[3] Today, the seven-story, 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2) granite building houses Marriott School classes, professors' offices and administration. A 76,000 square feet (7,100 m2) addition, costing $43 million and funded by donations, was dedicated on October 24, 2008, by Thomas S. Monson.[4]
Public suicide attempt
editOn December 3, 2018, around 9:00 a.m., a student publicly attempted suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the Tanner Building atrium.[5] The student was critically injured as a result of the fall and died two days later on December 5, 2018.[6] The suicide attempt initiated campus-wide discussions about the availability of mental health resources on BYU campus.[7] In response to the suicide, BYU bolstered mental health resources on campus and installed floor-to-ceiling glass walls along the perimeter of the atrium to prevent similar incidents from occurring.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Romney, Marion G. (December 4, 1977). "N. Eldon Tanner: An Example to Follow". Speeches. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
- ^ Ogden, Joseph (September 1, 2007). "Mr. Integrity". Marriott Alumni magazine. Marriott School, BYU. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
- ^ "Ground Broken for N. Eldon Tanner Building Addition at BYU". LDS Philanthropies. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
- ^ Crane, Sarah E. (Winter 2009). "A Bigger, Better Business Building". BYU Magazine. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University: 10.
- ^ "BYU student critically injured after fall in Tanner Building". 3 December 2018.
- ^ "BYU officials confirm death of student who fell in Tanner Building | Provo News | heraldextra.com". Archived from the original on 2020-07-20.
- ^ "'No one can really get the help they need': BYU students are questioning wait times at their campus counseling center after a public suicide". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ Weaver, Jennifer (2019-01-25). "BYU to enclose atrium in glass after student jumped to her death in December". KUTV. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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