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Brigham Young University
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    Brigham Young University (BYU) is a

    religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    (LDS Church).

    BYU offers a variety of academic programs including those in the

    London, while its parent organization the Church Educational System (CES) sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
    .

    Almost all BYU students are members of the LDS Church. Students attending BYU agree to follow an honor code, which mandates behavior in line with teachings of the church, such as academic honesty, adherence to dress and grooming standards, abstinence from extramarital sex, from same-sex romantic behavior, and from the consumption of alcohol and other drugs. Undergraduate students are also required to complete curriculum in LDS religious education for graduation regardless of their course of study. Due in part to the church's emphasis on missionary service, nearly 50% of BYU students have lived outside the United States, 65% speak a second language, and 63 languages are taught at the university regularly.[10]

    BYU's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the BYU Cougars. All sports teams compete in the Big 12 Conference except for men's volleyball which is a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. BYU's sports teams have won a total of 12 NCAA championships and 26 non-NCAA championships. On September 10, 2021, BYU formally accepted an invitation to the Big 12 Conference and began Big 12 conference play in the 2023–24 school year.[11]

    History

    Main article: History of Brigham Young University
    Brigham Young, the school's eponym.

    Early days

    The origin of BYU can be traced back to 1862, when

    University of Deseret. When financial difficulty forced another closure, on October 16, 1875, Brigham Young, then president of the LDS Church, deeded the property to trustees to create Brigham Young Academy after earlier hinting a school would be built in Draper, Utah, in 1867.[13] Hence, October 16, 1875, is commonly held as BYU's founding date.[14] Young had been envisioning for several years the concept of a church university.[15] Said Young about his vision: "I hope to see an Academy established in Provo ... at which the children of the Latter-day Saints can receive a good education unmixed with the pernicious atheistic influences that are found in so many of the higher schools of the country."[16]

    The Brigham Young Academy building circa 1900

    Classes at Brigham Young Academy[16] commenced on January 3, 1876. Dusenberry served as interim principal for several months until April 1876, when Brigham Young's choice for principal arrived—a German immigrant named Karl Maeser.[14] Under Maeser's direction, the school produced many successful graduates, including future U.S. Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland and future U.S. Senator Reed Smoot. The school, however, did not become a university until the end of Benjamin Cluff's term at the helm of the institution. At that time, the school was still privately supported by members of the community and was not absorbed and sponsored officially by the church until July 18, 1896.[17] A series of odd managerial decisions by Cluff led to his demotion; however, in his last official act, he proposed to the board that the academy be named "Brigham Young University". The suggestion received a large amount of opposition, with many members of the Board saying the school was not large enough to be a university, but the decision ultimately passed. One opponent to the decision, Anthon H. Lund, later said, "I hope their head will grow big enough for their hat."[18]

    In 1903, Brigham Young Academy was dissolved and replaced by two institutions, Brigham Young High School (BY High) and BYU.[17] The BY High class of 1907 was ultimately responsible for the giant "Y" that remains embedded on a mountain near campus.[17] The Board elected George H. Brimhall as the new President of BYU.[18] Under his tenure in 1904, the new BYU bought 17 acres (69,000 m2) of land from Provo called "Temple Hill".[17] After some controversy among locals over BYU's purchase of this property, construction began in 1909 on the first building on the current campus, the Karl G. Maeser Memorial.[19] Brimhall also presided over BYU during a brief crisis involving the theory of evolution. The religious nature of the school seemed at the time to collide with this scientific theory. Joseph F. Smith, church president at the time, settled the question for a time by asking that evolution not be taught at the school. Over time, students and faculty found a way to reconcile the factual elements of evolution with the church's teachings.[20] Even though a few at this time described the school as little more than a "religious seminary", many of its graduates from this time would go on to great success and become well renowned in a variety of fields.[18]

    Expansion

    The Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building

    In 1921,

    Second World War had just ended, and thousands of students were flooding into BYU. By the end of his stay, the school had grown nearly five times to 5,440 students. BYU did not have the facilities to handle such a large influx, so he bought part of an Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah and rebuilt it to house some of the students.[18] The next president, Ernest L. Wilkinson, also oversaw a period of intense growth as the school adopted an accelerated building program. Wilkinson was responsible for the building of over eighty structures on the campus, many of which still stand.[21] During his tenure, the student body increased six-fold, making BYU the largest private school at the time. The quality of the students also increased, leading to higher educational standards at the school.[18] Finally, Wilkinson reorganized LDS Church units on campus, with ten stakes and over 100 wards added during his administration.[21]

    Overlooking North Campus

    Dallin H. Oaks replaced Wilkinson as president in 1971. Oaks continued the expansion of his predecessor, adding a law school and proposing plans for a new School of Management. During his administration, a new library was also added, doubling the library space on campus.[22] Jeffrey R. Holland followed as president in 1980, encouraging a combination of educational excellence and religious faith. He believed one of the school's greatest strengths was its religious nature and that this should be taken advantage of, rather than hidden. During his administration, BYU added a campus in Jerusalem, now called the BYU Jerusalem Center. In 1989, Holland was replaced by Rex E. Lee.[23] Lee was responsible for the construction of the Benson Science Building and the Museum of Art.[24] A cancer victim, Lee is memorialized annually at BYU during a cancer fundraiser called the Rex Lee Run.[25] Shortly before his death, Lee resigned and was replaced in 1995 by Merrill J. Bateman.[26]

    Bateman was responsible for the construction of 36 new buildings for BYU, both on and off the campus, including the expansion of the Harold B. Lee Library. He was also one of several key college leaders who brought about the creation of the Mountain West Conference, which BYU's athletics program joined — BYU previously participated in the Western Athletic Conference. A satellite TV network also opened in 2000 under his leadership.[27] Bateman was followed by Cecil O. Samuelson in 2003.[28] Samuelson was succeeded by Kevin J Worthen in 2014.[29] C. Shane Reese became BYU's 14th president on May 1, 2023.[30]

    Campus

    Main articles:
    Brigham Young University campus and List of Brigham Young University buildings
    BYU campus with Y mountain and Kyhv Peak
    (formerly called Squaw Peak) in the background

    The main campus in

    Wasatch Mountains and includes 295 buildings.[31] The buildings feature a wide variety of architectural styles, each building being built in the style of its time.[32] The grass, trees, and flower beds on BYU's campus are impeccably maintained.[33][34] Furthermore, views of the Wasatch Mountains, (including Mount Timpanogos) can be seen from the campus.[31] BYU's Harold B. Lee Library (also known as "HBLL"), which The Princeton Review ranked as the No. 1 "Great College Library" in 2004,[35] has approximately 8.5 million items in its collections, contains 98 miles (158 km) of shelving, and can seat 4,600 people.[36] The Spencer W. Kimball Tower is home to several of the university's departments and programs and for a long time was the tallest building in Provo, Utah,[37][38] and the Marriott Center serves primarily as a basketball arena and can seat over 19,000, making it the tenth largest on-campus arena in the nation.[39] On Sundays, nearly all of the buildings on campus are utilized to host church services.[40][41]

    Museums

    Museum of Art north entrance

    Several museums on campus contain exhibits from many different fields of study. BYU's

    Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and is one of the top five vertebrate fossil collections in the world from the Jurassic. The museum receives about 25,000 visitors every year.[45][46] The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum was formed in 1978. It features several forms of plant and animal life on display and available for research by students and scholars.[47]

    Performing arts

    The campus also houses several performing arts facilities. The de Jong Concert Hall seats 1282 people and is named for Gerrit de Jong Jr. The Pardoe Theatre is named for T. Earl and Kathryn Pardoe. Students use its stage in a variety of theatre experiments, as well as for Pardoe Series performances. It seats 500 people, and has quite a large stage with a proscenium opening of 19 by 55 feet (17 m).[48] The Margetts Theatre was named for Philip N. Margetts, a prominent Utah theatre figure. A smaller, black box theater, it allows a variety of seating and staging formats. It seats 125, and measures 30 by 50 feet (15 m).[48] The Nelke Theatre, named for one of BYU's first drama teachers, is used largely for instruction in experimental theater. It seats 280.[48]

    Student housing

    Foreign Language Student Residence, where students commit to speak only their language of study

    BYU has on-campus housing communities for freshmen students as well as for students 19 years and older. Single students who are freshmen have four options for on-campus housing: Heritage Halls, Helaman Halls, Riviera Apartments, and the Foreign Language Student Residence (FLSR). On-campus housing for single students 19 years old and older is available at Wyview Park, Heritage Halls, and in the Foreign Language Student Residence Halls. On-campus married students live in Wymount Terrace or Wyview Park.[49]

    Branches of the BYU Creamery provide basic food and general grocery products for students living in Heritage Halls, Helaman, Wymount, Wyview, and the FLSR. Helaman Halls is also served by a central cafeteria called the Cannon Center.[50] The creamery, begun in 1949, has become a BYU tradition and is also frequented by visitors to the university and members of the community.[51] It was the first on-campus full-service grocery store in the country.[52]

    Sustainability

    BYU has designated energy conservation, products and materials, recycling, site planning and building design, student involvement, transportation, water conservation, and zero waste events as top priority categories. The university has stated "we have a responsibility to be wise stewards of the earth and its resources."[53] BYU is working to increase the energy efficiency of its buildings by installing various speed drives on all pumps and fans, replacing incandescent lighting with fluorescent lighting, retrofitting campus buildings with low-E reflective glass, and upgraded roof insulation to prevent heat loss.[54] BYU Recycles spearheaded the recent campaign to begin recycling plastics, which the university did after a year of student campaigning.[55][56]

    Organization and administration

    Academic Schools and Colleges:[57]
    Name Year founded
    Business (Marriott)
    		 1891
    Education (McKay) 1913
    Engineering and Technology (Fulton)
    		 1953
    Family, Home, and Social Sciences 1969
    Fine Arts and Communications 1925
    Humanities 1965
    David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies 1983
    Law (Clark) 1973
    Life Sciences 1954
    Nursing 1953
    Physical and Mathematical Sciences 1949
    Religious Education
    		 1959

    BYU is a part of CES. It is organized under a

    board of trustees, with the president of the church (currently Russell M. Nelson) as chairman. This board consists of the same people as the Church Board of Education, a pattern that has been in place since 1939. Prior to 1939, BYU had a separate board of trustees that was subordinate to the Church Board of Education.[58] The president of BYU, currently C. Shane Reese, reports to the Board, through the Commissioner of Education.[59]

    The university operates under 11 colleges or schools, which collectively offer 194 bachelor's degree programs, 68 master's degree programs, 25 PhD programs, and a Juris Doctor program. BYU also manages some courses and majors through the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies and "miscellaneous" college departments, including Undergraduate Education, Graduate Studies, Independent Study,[60] Continuing Education, and the Honors Program. BYU's Winter semester ends earlier than most universities in April since there is no Spring break, thus allowing students to pursue internships and other summer activities earlier.[61] A typical academic year is broken up into two semesters: Fall (September–December) and Winter (January–April), as well as two shorter terms during the summer months: Spring (May–June) and Summer (July–August).

    Academics

    Admissions and demographics

    BYU accepted 53.4 percent of the 13,731 people who applied for admission in the spring and summer terms, and fall semester of 2017.[62] The average GPA for these admitted students was 3.86 with an average ACT of 29.5 and SAT of 1300.[62] In 2004, a National Bureau of Economic Research study on revealed preference of U.S. colleges showed BYU was the 6th most-preferred choice in the Intermountain West, between Princeton and Brown.[63]

    The Harold B. Lee Library is consistently ranked among the top ten in the nation, with a No. 1 ranking in 2004 by The Princeton Review.

    Students from every state in the U.S. and from many foreign countries attend BYU. (In the 2005–06 academic year, there were 2,396 foreign students, or eight percent of enrollment.)

    non-Hispanic white, and BYU is one of the whitest universities in the United States.[67]

    Rankings

    Forbes[69]
    		35
    U.S. News & World Report[70]115 (tie)
    Washington Monthly[71]25
    WSJ / College Pulse[72]20
    Global
    ARWU[73]501–600
    QS[74]1001–1200
    THE[75]Unranked
    U.S. News & World Report[76]710 (tie)

    U.S. News & World Report ranked BYU No. 115 (tie) in National Universities in 2024.[70]

    In 2019, The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education ranked BYU tied for No. 1 "Worth the Cost" college.[77] Likewise, Forbes rated BYU No. 1 on its list of "America's Best Value Colleges 2019".[78]

    BYU is designated as a doctoral research university with high research activity (R2) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, one step below the highest (R1) designation.[79] Forbes magazine ranked it as the No. 1 "Top University to Work For in 2014"[80] and as the best college in Utah in 2016.[81]

    In 2016, the university's

    Marriott School of Management received a No. 18 ranking by Bloomberg Businessweek for its undergraduate programs,[82] and its MBA program was ranked by several sources: No. 25 ranking by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2018,[83] No. 19 by Forbes in 2017,[84] and tied for No. 30 by U.S. News & World Report for 2021.[85] For 2020, the university's School of Accountancy, which is housed within the Marriott School, received a No. 4 ranking out of 44 graduate programs rated by U.S. News & World Report.[86]

    The BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School has a No. 22 (tie) national ranking for 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report.[87]

    Graduation honors

    Undergraduate students may qualify for graduation honors. University Honors is the highest distinction BYU awards its graduates.

    Honors Program, the distinction requires students to complete an honors curriculum requirement, a Great Questions requirement, an Experiential Learning requirement, an honors thesis requirement, and a graduation portfolio that summarizes the student's honors experiences.[89]

    The university also awards Latin scholastic distinctions separately from the Honors Program: summa cum laude (top 1 percent), magna cum laude (top 5 percent), and cum laude (top 10 percent).[90] The university additionally recognizes Phi Kappa Phi graduation honors.

    Notable research and awards

    Marriott School of Management

    BYU is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

    Fulbright scholars and 3 Jack Kent Cooke scholars.[99]

    According to the National Science Foundation, the university received approximately $46 million in research and development funding in 2022, ranking it 222nd in the nation for research revenue and expenditures.[100]

    Devotionals and forums

    To provide students with opportunities for both spiritual and intellectual insight, BYU has hosted weekly devotional and forum assemblies since the school's early days.[101] Devotionals are most common and address religious topics, often with academic perspective or insight. Devotional speakers are typically drawn from the BYU faculty and administration or LDS Church leadership, including church presidents George Albert Smith, Spencer W. Kimball, Thomas S. Monson, and Russell M. Nelson.

    Several times each year the devotional is replaced by a forum, which typically addresses a more secular topic and may include a speaker from outside the BYU or Latter-day Saint community. In recent years, forum speakers have included notable politicians (e.g. Joseph Lieberman, Mitt Romney), scientists (Neil deGrasse Tyson, DJ Patil), historians (David McCullough, Richard Beeman), religious leaders (Archbishop Charles Chaput, Albert Mohler) and judicial figures (John Roberts, Thomas Griffith).

    Although attendance is not required, several thousand students attend the weekly assemblies, which are also broadcast on BYUtv[102] and archived in text, audio, and video formats on the BYU Speeches website.[103]

    International focus

    The Eyring Science Center houses a planetarium, an anechoic chamber and a Foucault pendulum.

    Over three quarters of the student body has some proficiency in a second language (numbering 107 languages in total).

    missionaries, and many of them learned a foreign language as part of their mission assignment.[105] During any given semester, about one-third of the student body is enrolled in foreign language classes, a rate nearly four times the national average.[104] BYU offers courses in over 60 different languages,[104] many with advanced courses that are seldom offered elsewhere. Several of its language programs are the largest of their type in the nation, such as the Russian program.[32] The university was selected by the United States Department of Education as the location of the national Middle East Language Resource Center, making the school a hub for experts on that region.[32] It was also selected as a Center for International Business Education Research, a function of which is to train business employees in international languages and relations.[104]

    Beyond this, BYU also runs a very large study abroad program, with satellite centers in London,

    2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, was reopened to students in the Winter 2007 semester.[109]

    BYU's Honors Program
    .

    A few special additions enhance the language-learning experience. For example, BYU's International Cinema, featuring films in several languages, is the largest and longest-running university-run foreign film program in the country.[110] BYU also offers an intensive foreign language living experience, the Foreign Language Student Residence. This is an on-campus apartment complex where students commit to speak only their chosen foreign language while in their apartments. Each apartment has at least one native speaker to ensure correct language usage.[111]

    Academic freedom issues

    Main article: Academic freedom at Brigham Young University

    In 1992, the university drafted a new Statement on Academic Freedom,

    Honor Code because the expression is dishonest, illegal, unchaste, profane, or unduly disrespectful of others." These restrictions caused some controversy as several professors had been disciplined according to the then-new rule. The American Association of University Professors had claimed that "infringements on academic freedom are distressingly common and that the climate for academic freedom is distressingly poor."[113]
    The newer rules have not affected BYU's accreditation, as the university's chosen accrediting body allows "religious colleges and universities to place limitations on academic freedom so long as they publish those limitations candidly", according to associate academic vice president Jim Gordon.[114] The AAUP's concern was not with restrictions on the faculty member's religious expression but with a failure, as alleged by the faculty member and AAUP, that the restrictions had not been adequately specified in advance by BYU: "The AAUP requires that any doctrinal limitations on academic freedom be laid out clearly in writing. We [AAUP] concluded that BYU had failed to do so adequately."[115]

    In 2021, the

    Salt Lake Tribune noted the tension between faith and scholarship that has existed at the university as early as 1910, and how the recent LDS Church calls for a retrenchment has some BYU professors worried about a new wave of fideism at the university.[116]

    Performing arts

    BYU Centennial Carillon
    stands at the north end of campus.

    Dance

    The

    DanceSport championships have been held at BYU for several years, and BYU holds dozens of ballroom dance classes each semester and has consequently the largest collegiate ballroom dance program in the world.[118]
    In addition, BYU has a number of other notable dance teams and programs. These teams include the Theatre Ballet, Contemporary Dance Theatre, Living Legends, and International Folk Dance Ensemble. The Living Legends perform Latin, Native American, and Polynesian dancing. BYU boasts one of the largest dance departments in the nation. Many students from all different majors across campus participate in various dance classes each semester.

    Music

    The Young Ambassadors are a song and dance performing group with a 50-year history at BYU. Prior to 1970 the group was known as Curtain Time USA. In the 1960s their world tour stops included Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. The group first performed as the Young Ambassadors at Expo '70 in Japan, and has since performed in over 56 nations. The royalty of Thailand and Jordan, along with persons of high office in countries such as India, have been among their audiences.[120]

    Concert Choir
    in performance

    The BYU Opera Workshop gave the first North American performance of the Ralph Vaughan Williams opera The Pilgrim's Progress on April 28, 1969, directed by Max C. Golightly.[121]

    BYU's Wind Symphony and Chamber Orchestra have toured many countries including Denmark, Hong Kong, Russia, the British Isles, and Central Europe. The Symphonic Band is also an ensemble dedicated to developing the musician, but with a less strenuous focus on performance. Additionally, BYU has a marching band program called the Cougar Marching Band.[122]

    BYU has a choral program with over 500 members. The four BYU auditioned

    BYU Women's Chorus.[124] Both the BYU Men's Chorus and BYU Singers have toured across the United States and around the globe. Each of the four groups has recorded several times under BYU's label Tantara Records.[125]

    BYU's a cappella groups,

    Vocal Point and Noteworthy are among the top groups in the country, both of them having been crowned International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella
    winners, in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Both groups release multiple music videos a year and operate under BYU's Performing Arts Management.

    BYU also has a Balinese gamelan ensemble, Gamelan Bintang Wahyu.

    Athletics

    Main article: BYU Cougars
    The school's first football team, which won the regional championship in 1896

    BYU sponsors 21 athletic teams that compete in Division I of the NCAA, plus 6 teams that compete in extramural competition and over 50 intramural activities.[126][127] All sports teams compete in the Big 12 Conference except for men's volleyball which is a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. BYU's sports teams have won a total of 12 NCAA championships and 26 non-NCAA championships. In 2021, BYU formally accepted an invitation to the Big 12 Conference and will start participating in the conference in the 2023–24 school year.[11] Also that year, BYU's athletics program was ranked #17 out of 293 Division I schools for overall athletics by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (Directors' Cup).[128]

    BYU's athletic teams are named the "Cougars", with

    Cougar Fight Song. Because many of its players serve on full-time missions for two years (men when they are 18, women when 19), BYU athletes are often older on average than other schools' players. The NCAA allows students to serve missions for two years without subtracting that time from their eligibility period. This has caused minor controversy, but is largely recognized as not lending the school any significant advantage, since players receive no athletic and little physical training during their missions.[129] BYU has also received attention from sports networks for refusal to play games on Sunday, as well as expelling players due to honor code violations.[130]

    The university's teams and individual players have won various awards for their achievements. Its football has had seven inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame and one Heisman Trophy winner, and it won the National Championship in 1984.[131] In basketball, BYU has had several standout basketball players including 2011 Naismith College Player of the Year Jimmer Fredette and 1981 John R. Wooden Award winner Danny Ainge.[132]

    Student life

    Main article: Student life at Brigham Young University

    Religious atmosphere

    BYU's stated mission "is to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and

    eternal life." BYU is thus considered by its leaders to be at heart a religious institution, wherein, ideally, religious and secular education are interwoven in a way that encourages the highest standards in both areas.[133]
    This weaving of the secular and the religious aspects of a religious university goes back as far as Brigham Young himself, who told Karl G. Maeser when the church purchased the school: "I want you to remember that you ought not to teach even the alphabet or the multiplication tables without the Spirit of God."[134][135]

    The BYU Bell Tower with the Provo Utah Temple in the background

    BYU has been considered by some Latter-day Saints, as well as some university and church leaders, to be "The Lord's university". This phrase is used in reference to the school's mission as an ambassador to the world for the Church of Jesus Christ, and thus for Jesus Christ.[133][136] In the past, some students and faculty have expressed dissatisfaction with this nickname, stating that it gives students the idea that university authorities are always divinely inspired and never to be contradicted.[137] Leaders of the school, however, acknowledge that the nickname represents more a goal that the university strives for and not its current state of being. Leaders encourage students and faculty to help fulfill the goal by following the teachings of their religion, adhering to the school's honor code, and serving others with the knowledge they gain while attending.[138][139]

    BYU mandates that its students who are Latter-day Saints be religiously active.[140] All applicants are required to provide an endorsement from an ecclesiastic leader with their application for admittance.[141] Over 900 rooms on the BYU campus are used for the purposes of Church congregations. More than 150 congregations meet on BYU campus each Sunday, where "BYU's campus becomes one of the busiest and largest centers of worship in the world" with about 24,000 persons attending church services on campus.[142]

    Some 97 percent of male BYU graduates and 32 percent of female graduates have served as Latter-day Saint missionaries.[143] In October 2012, the church announced at its general conference that young men could serve a mission after they turn 18 and have graduated from high school. Since that time many young men have elected to enroll at BYU after their mission rather than taking a hiatus during their college studies. Missionary service often lasts up to two years for young men, and up to 18 months for young women.[144]

    Honor code

    Main article: Church Educational System Honor Code

    ... Each member of the BYU community personally commits to observe these Honor Code standards approved by the Board of Trustees "at all times and in all things, and in all places" (Mosiah 18:9):

    • Be honest.
    • Live a chaste and virtuous life, including abstaining from any sexual relations outside a marriage between a man and a woman.
    • Respect others, including the avoidance of profane and vulgar language.
    • Obey the law and follow campus policies.
    • Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, vaping, and substance abuse.
    • Participate regularly in Church services (required only of Church members).
    • Observe Brigham Young University's Dress and Grooming Standards.
    • Encourage others in their commitment to comply with the Honor Code.
    — Church Educational System Honor Code Statement[145]

    All students and faculty, regardless of religion, are required to agree to adhere to an honor code. Early forms of the CES Honor Code are found as far back as the days of the Brigham Young Academy and early school President Karl G. Maeser. Maeser created the "Domestic Organization", a group of teachers who would visit students at their homes to ensure they were following the school's moral rules prohibiting obscenity, profanity, smoking, and alcohol consumption. The Honor Code was not formally created until about 1940, and was initially used mainly for cases of cheating and academic dishonesty.

    President Wilkinson expanded the Honor Code in 1957 to include other school standards. This led to what the Honor Code represents today: rules regarding chastity, dress, grooming, drugs, and alcohol. A signed commitment to live the honor code is part of the application process, and must be adhered by all students, faculty, and staff. Students and faculty found in violation of standards are warned or called to meet with representatives of the Honor Council. In certain cases, students and faculty can be expelled or lose tenure. All students, regardless of religious affiliation or Church membership, are required to meet annually with a Church or other religious leader to receive an ecclesiastical endorsement for both acceptance and continuance at the university.[146]

    Policies on LGBTQ students and behavior

    Main article: Brigham Young University LGBT history

    BYU has regularly been ranked among the least

    LGBTQ students have sparked criticism and protests.[150][151][152] It continues to ban same-sex romantic behavior such as dating, holding hands, and kissing as of August 2023.[153][154] Historically, experiences for BYU students identifying as LGBTQIA+ have included being banned from enrolling due to their romantic attractions in the 60s,[155]: 379  being required by school administration to undergo electroshock and vomit aversion therapies in the 1970s,[156]: 155  having nearly 80% of BYU students reporting they'd refuse to live with an openly homosexual person in a poll in the 1990s,[157] and a campus-wide ban on coming out until 2007.[158][159]

    Until 2021 there were not any LGBTQIA+ – specific resources on campus, though there is now the Office of Student Success and Inclusion.[160][161][162] Though the ban on coming out was lifted in 2007, LGBTQ BYU students are at risk of expulsion for any same-sex romantic expression including hugging and handholding.[157][163][164] Before 2021 queer students were banned from meeting together in an LGBTQ–straight alliance group on-campus.[165][166][167]

    Effects on sexual assault reporting

    Current policy assures that victims "will not be disciplined by the university for any related honor code violation occurring at or near the time of the reported sexual misconduct unless a person's health or safety is at risk."[168][169] In 2016 and 2017 the Honor Code, in light of identified potential conflicts with Title IX obligations, was extensively reviewed and updated.[170] Criticism of past policy pointed to conflicts the policies and enforcement created for survivors of sexual assault. Beginning in 2014 and continuing through 2016, some students reported that, after being sexually assaulted or raped, they were told they would face discipline because of honor code violations for consensual sexual relationships in violation of the policy that came to light during the investigation of reported sexual assaults.[171][172] Criticism has been leveled that this atmosphere may prevent other students from reporting sexual assault crimes to police, a situation that local law enforcement have publicly criticized.[173] In response, the Victim Services Coordinator of the Provo Police Department called for an amnesty clause to be added to the Honor Code, which would not punish sexual assault survivors for past honor code violations discovered during the investigation. BYU launched a review of the practice,[174] which concluded in October 2016.[175] BYU announced several changes to how it would handle sexual assault reports, including adding an amnesty clause, and ensuring under most circumstances that information is not shared between Title IX Office and Honor Code Office without the victim's consent.[175] In June 2017, the policy was further revised to affirm that "BYU strongly encourages the reporting of all incidents of sexual misconduct so that support services can be offered to victims and sexual misconduct can be prevented and stopped."[168]

    Culture and activities

    Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020
    Race and ethnicity[176] Total
    White 81% 81
     
    Hispanic 7% 7
     
    Other[a] 5% 5
     
    Foreign national 3% 3
     
    Asian 2% 2
     
    Pacific Islander 1% 1
     
    Economic diversity
    Low-income[b] 14% 14
     
    Affluent[c] 86% 86
     

    BYU was ranked by The Princeton Review in 2008 as 14th in the nation for having the happiest students and highest quality of life.[177] The Princeton Review has also ranked BYU the "#1 stone-cold sober school" in the nation for 22 consecutive years,[178] most likely due to students' adherence to the university's Honor Code. Additionally, according to the Uniform Crime Reports, incidents of crime in Provo are lower than the national average, with murder classified as very rare and robberies are about 1/10 the national average.[179] In 2016, Business Insider rated BYU as the #1 safest college campus in the nation.[180]

    The Universe.[184] The 100 Hour Board is now scheduled for archive with its last answer being posted in 2021.[185]

    BYU's Wilkinson Center serves as the hub for entertainment on campus and includes a bowling alley, a movie theater, and an eatery.[186] BYU's Outdoors Unlimited service provides rental and repairs for recreational equipment to help students take advantage of nearby outdoor activities like mountain biking, backpacking, rafting, and skiing.[187]

    Media

    The BYU Broadcasting building under construction, August 2010.

    The BYU Broadcasting Technical Operations Center is an HD production and distribution facility that is home to local independent station

    BYUtv and BYU Television International with content in Spanish and Portuguese (both available via terrestrial, satellite, and internet signals). BYUtv is also available via cable throughout some areas of the United States. The BYU Broadcasting Technical Operations Center is home to three television production studios, two television control rooms, radio studios, radio performance space, and master control operations.[188]

    The university produces a weekly newspaper called

    BYU School of Music
    and promotes the works of student ensembles and faculty.

    Y Magazine is the university's alumni publication, distributed quarterly to more than 200,000 addresses. With a history that dates back to the 1920s,[190] Y Magazine covers a wide variety of BYU activities, from student life and alumni activities to athletics and research. "BYU Today" is the magazine's email newsletter, distributed twice a month.

    Alumni

    Main article: List of Brigham Young University alumni

    As of 2022, BYU has 443,426 living alumni.[191] Alumni relations are coordinated and activities are held at the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

    Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center

    Over 21 BYU graduates have served in the

    United States Solicitor General, Rex E. Lee ('60).[193] Mitt Romney, U.S. Senator, former Governor of Massachusetts
    , and 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee, was in the class of 1971.

    BYU alumni in academia include former Dean of the

    Deseret Book CEO Sheri L. Dew.[201]

    In literature and journalism, BYU has produced several best-selling authors, including Orson Scott Card ('75),[202] Brandon Sanderson ('00 & '05),[203] Stephenie Meyer ('95)[204] and Tara Westover ('08).[205] BYU also graduated American activist and contributor for ABC News Elizabeth Smart-Gilmour. Other media personalities include award-winning ESPN sportscaster and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes ('86) and former co-host of CBS's The Early Show Jane Clayson Johnson ('90).[206][207]

    In entertainment and television, BYU is represented by

    Dan Reynolds, multi-platinum selling drummer Elaine Bradley from the band Neon Trees, chart-topping composer and violist Blake Allen ('10), crossover dubstep violinist Lindsey Stirling, former American Idol contestant Carmen Rasmusen, and Tabernacle Choir director Mack Wilberg.[215][216]

    BYU has also produced many religious leaders. Among the alumni are several Latter-day Saint

    Belle Spafford (1920).[221]

    A number of BYU alumni have found success in professional sports, representing the university in 7

    Olympic medalist and Hall of Famer Krešimir Ćosić, ('73),[225] NBA center Shawn Bradley, and consensus 2011 national college player of the year Jimmer Fredette ('11).[226] BYU also claims notable professional football players including two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young ('84) & J.D. ('96), Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer ('90), and two-time Super Bowl winners Jim McMahon and Kyle Van Noy.[227] In golf, BYU alumni include two major championship winners: Johnny Miller ('69) at the 1973 U.S. Open and 1976 British Open, and Mike Weir
    ('92) at the 2003 Masters.

    Famous BYU alumni
    2012 Republican Presidential nominee
    Steve Young
    (B.A. '84, J.D. '94)
    Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
    2. Pell grant
      intended for low-income students.
    3. ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

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