Building, Site and Common Area Naming

Interior Rooms

Naming of interior rooms is open to the discretion of the College President or his designee. The process should generally follow the consultative nature of procedure 6A.3/11, however, Minnesota State approval is not required. In addition, interior rooms may carry the name of an individual who is associated with the College.

New conference rooms may be named for a donor whose gift of at least seventy-five percent of the cost of construction based on the cost per square foot.

Naming of existing laboratories may occur with a gift of at least fifty-one percent of the cost of new equipment for the lab or a cash gift of at least seventy-five percent of the construction of new lab facilities (based on the cost per square foot of constructing the new facility). This name will exist for a period of three years.
A commitment to upgrade the lab equipment at fifty-one percent of the total cost will maintain the donor’s naming rights every three years for six years (equivalent to nine years total naming commitment).
New classrooms may be named for a donor whose gift equals at least seventy-five percent of the cost of construction based on the cost per square foot.

Newly-built, privately-funded facilities may be considered for naming as designated by the donor with a gift of at least two-thirds of the total project cost.
Newly-built, state-funded facilities may be considered for naming with a cash gift equal to fifty-one percent of the total project cost.

Renovation projects that cost at least $200,000 may be named for a donor whose gift equals at least fifty-one percent of the total project cost.

The naming of campus outdoor locations is possible if a cash financial contribution underwrites a minimum of fifty-one percent of the cost of creating and maintaining such an area. The college administration, including buildings and grounds staff, shall determine if the maintenance of such a site is excessive or deemed unwise.
The college may choose to name these areas in recognition of significant institutional leadership, community leadership, or other leadership deemed appropriate.

With the donor's permission, the college may choose to recognize a donor who makes an unrestricted gift, other significant capital gift, or significant impact on the college by naming a physical space in honor of this donor. This recognition is appropriate even though the donor's gift did not directly support the project for which he/she is honored.

Note: Background checks may be initiated before naming any facility after an individual.
Note: The college president is not required to use the name of an individual.

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History:

07.2017 Technical changes, MnSCU to Minnesota State