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Brigham Young University’s employees should be a cheerful, empathetic example to students, a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told the university’s faculty and staff Monday.
“You have more than a job,” Dale G. Renlund, a member of the church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, told them from a pulpit in the Marriott Center. “You are fulfilling one of the important purposes of the gathering of Israel.”
Renlund and BYU President Kevin Worthen addressed the university’s employees Monday morning as the kickoff to BYU’s annual University Conference. Students will return to campus for the beginning of the fall semester next week.
Renlund said it is the university’s responsibility to help students gain intelligence and knowledge that they will bring beyond their lifetime.
He warned employees against being cynical, skeptical or sowing the seeds of doubt among students. He said no student should be uncertain if an employee is devoted to Christ, the church or the church’s leaders.
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DianeSeptember 3, 2019
These two comments make me feel so sad! Of ALL the universities in the country, BYU should be the most encouraging, the most caring,and the most helpful to its students. Instead, it seems the students are just part of “the masses.” When I was there with my husband—he was the student—many years ago, I felt then that the attitude was too much one of being tough on the kids, stern, unbending, strict. Of course they need to learn to be self-disciplined, but there should NOT be an attitude of being so tough so that they fail, where the students end up feeling unloved. Young adulthood is hard enough, filled with many self-doubts. The faculty at BYU, more than any other university, should bend over backward to build the students up and help them be successful.
LettieAugust 28, 2019
As a recent graduate from BYU, it was definitely a testimony-challenging environment. Some teachers were arrogant, uncaring, and even openly dishonest about assignments to students (especially lying about deadlines). Fortunately, I had some great professors that helped me salvage my experience and education. I hope that BYU steps up to make sure that the faculty treat students fairly rather than as a means to fund research.