BYU Terms - B

first or second block

fall block

winter block

first-block classes

board of trustees

BYU Board of Trustees (official name)

board (referring to the Church or BYU—or any other entity’s board, for that matter)

trustee

Brigham Young Academy

the academy

Academy Building (the part of the Provo Library that was an academy building)

Brigham Young Academy building (there were many)

Brigham Young University

the university (not University capitalized)

BYU (not B.Y.U., B. Y. U., or “the BYU,” unless you are President Kimball or you’ve been known to sing “The College Song”; see Cougar fight song)

the Y; see Y

Here is a growing collection of random things you should know about using BYU’s name:

In mailing addresses, include Brigham Young University or BYU for best possible results.

We recommend that Brigham Young University or BYU appear on the front or back cover of all university publications.

As stated in the mission statement, BYU is “founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” When describing BYU’s relationship to the Church, it is appropriate to say that the Church is BYU’s sponsoring institution.

For building names and abbreviations, see the BYU Map and Building List.

When used with the name of a BYU campus building, capitalize Building.

Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building

Joseph F. Smith Building

Oddities

BYU Conference Center (south of the Caroline Harman Continuing Education Building; the two buildings share the same lobby but not the same name)

Caroline Harman Continuing Education Building (on University Parkway just west of 900 East; its east side has mirrored windows that reflect the mountains; it shares a lobby with the BYU Conference Center but not its name)

Joseph Smith Building (BYU campus); Joseph Smith Memorial Building (Temple Square)

LaVell Edwards Stadium: Home of the BYU Cougars (formerly Cougar Stadium); Lavell Edwards Stadium

Richards Building; Stephen L Richards Building (no period after L; not Richards PE Building)

BYUradio (BYU- and Church-related content; available via satellite/cable and the internet)

BYUtv (available via satellite/cable and online)

BYUtv International (similar content to BYUtv, with English, Spanish, and Portuguese versions; available via satellite/cable and the internet)

Create TV (do-it-yourself and how-to programming from public television; available only over the air and on selected cable systems)

KBYU-FM; branded as Classical 89 (local radio programming, featuring classical music and some BYU- and Church-related content; available via the internet)

KBYU-TV; branded as KBYU Eleven (local PBS affiliate, also featuring some BYU- and Church-related content; not available via the internet)

If you accidentally happen to call it “the bookstore,” do not capitalize bookstore.

Use BYU alone when referring to the Provo campus. For other BYU campuses, use an en dash, not a hyphen, to connect BYU with the campus name.

Brigham Young University–Hawaii; Brigham Young University–Idaho; Brigham Young University–Pathway Worldwide

BYU–Hawaii; BYU–Idaho; BYU–Pathway Worldwide (use en dash)

never BYU–H, BYU–I, or BYU–PW