N. Eldon Tanner Building

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N. Eldon Tanner Building
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General information
TypeEducational
LocationBrigham Young University
Provo, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°15′1.59″N 111°39′9.33″W / 40.2504417°N 111.6525917°W / 40.2504417; -111.6525917Coordinates: 40°15′1.59″N 111°39′9.33″W / 40.2504417°N 111.6525917°W / 40.2504417; -111.6525917
Construction started1980
Completed1983

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.

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.[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[]

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.[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[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ogden, Joseph (September 1, 2007). "Mr. Integrity". Marriott Alumni magazine. Marriott School, BYU. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Crane, Sarah E. (Winter 2009). "A Bigger, Better Business Building". BYU Magazine. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University: 10.
  5. ^ https://universe.byu.edu/2018/12/03/person-falls-from-fourth-floor-of-tanner-building-1/
  6. ^ https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/byu-officials-confirm-death-of-student-who-fell-in-tanner-building/article_58dc09c5-cc3a-5518-93ec-bb03cd4b13f0.html
  7. ^ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/12/05/after-public-suicide/
  8. ^ https://kutv.com/news/local/byu-to-enclose-atrium-in-glass-after-student-jumped-to-her-death-in-december

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