The N. Eldon Tanner Building, also known as the TNRB, is a

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that houses classrooms and administrative offices for the

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on the

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(BYU) campus in Provo,

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Background

On March 18, 1980, during a devotional assembly, BYU president

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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

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. 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

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. Today, the seven-story, granite building houses Marriott School classes, professors' offices and administration. A addition, costing $43 million and funded by donations, was dedicated on October 24, 2008, by

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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.

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External links

Official website for the Marriott School of Management
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Background

Public suicide attempt

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