Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3337 - Ohio University
Chapter 3337-37 - University Assets
Section 3337-37-10 - Naming university assets
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3337-37-10
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
The version of this rule that includes live links to associated resources is online at https://www.ohio.edu/policy/37-010
(A) Definitions
(1)
As used in this
policy, "University Assets" shall mean:
(a)
Buildings owned,
leased or controlled by the university;
(b)
Exterior spaces
and roads on property owned by the university;
(c)
Organizational
units of the university such as colleges, departments schools, centers and
institutes;
(2)
"Contributions" shall mean gifts of money or real or
personal property or a promise of such gifts in the future as documented in a
gift agreement.
(3)
"Gifts-in-kind" shall mean non-cash donations of
materials or long-lived assets as well as donations of real and personal
property. Gifts-in-kind may be considered to be contributions for naming
purposes but only upon the express written approval of the president upon
recommendation of the vice president for university advancement and the vice
president for finance and administration.
(B) Naming procedure
(1)
Names assigned to university assets in recognition of the
outstanding service or merit of an individual or entity must be approved by the
university board of trustees upon recommendation of the president after
appropriate consultation.
(2)
Names assigned to university assets in recognition of
contributions must be approved by the board of trustees upon recommendation
from the president, subject to the following conditions.
(a)
The contribution
must conform to the minimum gift level for the type of recognition in question,
as established by the division of advancement and the Ohio university
foundation board of trustees.
(b)
Naming in
recognition of a contribution shall occur only after the contribution is
received in full unless express written approval is obtained from the president
after consultation with the vice president for university advancement and the
vice president for finance and administration.
(c)
The construction
or renovation of a named university asset must be approved in accordance with
established university procedures.
(d)
The university
board of trustees may, within its sole discretion and after consultation with
the president and the vice president for university advancement, revoke its
approval of the name of a university asset if it determines that the individual
or entity whose contribution is recognized has engaged in an act or omission
that reflects negatively on the perception or reputation of the university. The
foundation board shall also be consulted if the contribution was made to the
foundation.
(3)
If a university asset named either in recognition of
service, merit, or contribution, must be removed or substantially renovated
because of obsolescence or to serve the financial or programmatic needs of the
university, the name may not be transferred to a replacement or successor
asset.
(4)
Names in recognition of contributions may be assigned
to programmatic endowments, scholarships, spaces within buildings and other
types of institutional support consistent with division of advancement
policy.
(a)
The
vice president for university advancement may approve the naming of
programmatic endowments, scholarships, and other types of institutional support
after consultation with the executive vice president and provost and the
affected dean, chair or director.
(b)
The president may
approve the naming of spaces within buildings on the recommendation of the vice
president for university advancement after consultation with the executive vice
president and provost and the affected dean, chair or director.
(c)
The president,
after consultation with the executive vice president and provost, the vice
president for university advancement and the affected vice president, dean,
chair or director, may revoke approval of the name of a programmatic endowment,
scholarship, space within a building or other type of institutional support if
he or she determines that the individual or entity whose contribution is
recognized has engaged in an act or omission that reflects negatively on the
perception or reputation of the university. The foundation board shall also be
consulted if the contribution was made to the university foundation.
The version of this rule that includes live links to associated resources is online at https://www.ohio.edu/policy/37-010
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