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Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States.It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
A bookkeeping class in 1895 at what later became Brigham Young University The School of Accountancy was created in 1976 within the Marriott School of Management.. The SOA has roots that date back to the beginnings of Brigham Young University.
BYU also claims notable professional football players including Super Bowl MVP Steve Young '84 & '94, Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer '90, and two-time Super Bowl winner Jim McMahon. 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.
The Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering represents Brigham Young University's (BYU) engineering discipline and includes departments of chemical, civil, electrical and computer, and mechanical engineering and the school of technology. The college awards about 700 degrees every year (600 BS, 90 MS, 18 PhD) and has almost 3,600 students.
Metcalf was the former director of the Harvard Library, and consulted with Tyler about the plans for BYU's new library. [9] BYU commissioned Lorenzo Snow Young to make the plans for addition. [10] The J. Reuben Clark Library was completed in 1961. [11] The library's collection reached 500,000 volumes in 1965, [12] and one million volumes by 1971.
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BYU's student-published newspaper was first titled White and Blue (1898–1921), later becoming the Y News (1921–1948). In 1948, the title was changed to the Brigham Young Universe (1948–1956), and in 1956 this was updated to simply The Daily Universe.
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 .