N. Eldon Tanner Building
Background
On 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.
The Tanner Building was completed in late 1982 and dedicated on April 5, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley. Today, the seven-story, 120,000 square feet (11,000 m) granite building houses Marriott School classes, professors' offices and administration. A 76,000 square feet (7,100 m) addition, costing $43 million and funded by donations, was dedicated on October 24, 2008, by Thomas S. Monson.
Public suicide attempt
On December 3, 2018, around 9:00 a.m., a student publicly attempted suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the Tanner Building atrium. The student was critically injured as a result of the fall and died two days later on December 5, 2018. The suicide attempt initiated campus-wide discussions about the availability of mental health resources on BYU campus. 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.
See also
References
- ^ 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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