N. Eldon Tanner Building

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.

N. Eldon Tanner Building
General information
TypeEducational
LocationBrigham Young University
Provo, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°15′1.59″N 111°39′9.33″W
Construction started1980
Completed1983

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 ability 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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