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The history of Brigham Young University (BYU) begins in 1875, when the school was called Brigham Young Academy (BYA). The school did not reach university status until 1903, in a decision made by the school's board of trustees at the request of BYU president Benjamin Cluff .
October 1903 – December 1903 (President of Brigham Young University) [1] (As of October 1903: Presidents of Brigham Young University) 4 George H. Brimhall: April 1904 – July 1921 [1] 5 Franklin S. Harris: July 1921 – June 1945 [1] 6 Howard S. McDonald: July 1945 – October 1949 [1] 7 Ernest L. Wilkinson: February 1951 – July 1971 [1] 8 ...
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.
Benjamin Cluff Jr. (February 7, 1858 – June 14, 1948) was the first president of Brigham Young University and its third principal. [1] [2] Under his administration, the student body and faculty more than doubled in size, and the school went from an academy to a university, and was officially incorporated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Ohio University Innovation Center, a technology business incubator, started in 1983. The Ohio University Edison Biotechnology Institute was founded in 1984. A graduate Women's Studies program was approved in 1985.
The BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Division I basketball play. Established in 1902, the team has won 27 conference championships, 3 conference tournament championships and 2 NIT Tournaments (1951 and 1966), and competed in 30 NCAA tournaments. It currently competes in the Big 12 Conference.
It was founded by Brigham Young on 6 August 1877, 23 days before his death. He deeded several acres of land to a board of trustees for the development of a college. [ 1 ] This was just two years after he founded Brigham Young Academy in Provo in 1875, which became Brigham Young University in 1903.
A decade later, the college began offering its first four-year degree program. [5] After Brigham Young Academy was separated into Brigham Young High School and Brigham Young University in 1903, [6] the college was renamed the College of Commerce and Business Administration as part of the university. [7]