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The Joseph Smith Building, also known as the JSB, is a building that houses classrooms and administrative offices at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, United States. The building is named after Joseph Smith , founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
The BYU College of Health and Human Performance began as the College of Recreation, Physical Education, Health and Athletics in 1955. This college drew the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department from the College of Education; the Intercollegiate Athletics and Intramural Sports department also from the College of Education; and incorporated the newly formed Scouting Department.
Completed credits are transferrable to degree-seeking programs at BYU or other universities. Available class options include evening classes on the Provo campus, classes at the BYU Salt Lake Center, and daytime classes on the Provo campus during spring and summer. [2] FlexGE students are eligible to live in BYU contracted housing. [3]
EFY participants gather to listen to speakers in June 2017 on the BYU campus. The traditional overnight-stay EFY programs are normally held on college campuses. BYU is the largest destination, hosting about 13,000 participants each summer. [10] In some limited situations EFY has been held in a hotel rather than on a university campus.
Brigham Young University's stated purpose is to "assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life". [1] It is common for prayers to be spoken in classes. This tradition began during the time when Brigham Young was actively involved with the university. [2] BYU is considered by many Latter-day Saints to be "The Lord's University".
The BYU College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences is a college located on the Provo, Utah campus of Brigham Young University and is housed in the Spencer W. Kimball Tower and Joseph F. Smith Building. [1] The BYU College of Family Living was organized on June 28, 1951, while the BYU College of Social Sciences was organized in 1970. [2]
Despite the majority of polled church members wanting to drop relations with the BSA, [133] however, no change in relations occurred. [ 134 ] 2015 – On November 5 an updated letter to leaders for the Church Handbook was leaked outlining stricter treatment of members in same-sex relationships and their children.
The Harold B. Lee Library and other central buildings with Y Mountain and Kyhv Peak in the background. This list of Brigham Young University buildings catalogs the current and no-longer-existent structures of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private, coeducational research university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Provo, Utah, United States.