The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsors Brigham Young University. The Board of Trustees, consisting of the First Presidency and other Church leaders, pays close attention to what happens at BYU. Two documents, approved by the Board, guide our progress.

Those familiar with the process of laying a masonry foundation know the importance of the cornerstone. All other stones will be set in reference to the placement of this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.

The fall of 1970 was met with great excitement by faculty and students from the College of Biology and Agriculture (now the College of Life Sciences) as they moved into the new John A.Widtsoe Life Sciences Laboratory Building at the south end of the BYU campus.

For nearly fifty years, the Benjamin Cluff Jr. Building has been home to the BYU Electron Microscopy Lab. With the announcement of a new Life Sciences building and subsequent razing of the Cluff, the microscopy facility has been relocated.

Students and faculty in the College of Life Sciences have eagerly awaited completion of the new greenhouse facility.