Jesse Knight Building
Built in 1960
This building is named after Jesse Knight, a mining tycoon and significant donor in BYU’s early years. The building currently houses BYU Police, many of our foreign language classes, and more. About 65% of BYU students speak a 2nd language. About 5% of BYU is international students. 66% of students are return missionaries. 128 languages are spoken on campus, and 62 different languages are taught regularly (language departments are also mainly housed in the JFSB).