Operating Policies and Procedures Manual

Effective Date:  10/05/94
Policy Number:  03-07
Section:  Administration
Subject:  Naming of Facilities

POLICY

The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees retains unto its self the sole authority to name university facilities.

While the factors and the weight given those factors will vary, the following will be considered by the Board when naming facilities.

  1. Appropriateness of naming the particular type of facility.

  2. Significance of the relationship of the individual to the institution and to the program to be operated in the facility.

  3. Contribution of the individual to the institution.

    1. If the contribution to the institution is primarily service, consideration shall be given to length and quality of service and long-term impact on the overall direction of the institution.

    2. If the contribution is primarily monetary, one-half the cost of any building construction or renovation or one million dollars, whichever is greater, normally is considered as the minimum contribution.

    3. Monetary contributions to create a permanent endowment to support ongoing maintenance of an existing unnamed building will be given major consideration.

    4. Generally, buildings will not be named in honor of any active employee of the university.

It is understood that while it is the intent in naming a facility to provide recognition in perpetuity, circumstances may alter the permanent nature of such a designation.  Such circumstances may include, but not be limited to:
  1. Change in the usage of the facility.

  2. Major alteration or expansion of the facility.

  3. Demolition of the facility.
In such cases, appropriate attention will be given to alternative recognition, which could include transferring the name to another facility, displaying the plaque or nameplate from the previous facility at an appropriate location, adding the honoree's name to a permanent recognition registry in a prominent location, or other suitable recognition.

The naming of facilities may be considered by the Board upon its own initiative or upon the recommendation of the Arkansas State University Foundation, Inc., the Faculty Association, the Student Government Association, the Alumni Association, the administrative staff of the university, or similar groups at branch campus sites. Such recommendation to the Board of Trustees shall be processed through the president of the university.

Adopted by Board of Trustees Resolution on October 5, 1994.

 

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