Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:11 - Michael J. Owens Community College › Chapter 3358:11-1 - Board of Trustees Policies › Section 3358:11-1-11 - Policy for naming college facilities, spaces, endowments and programs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Applicability. This rule applies to the naming of
			 facilities including buildings and structures, interior spaces, landscapes,
			 roads, collections, programs, endowed chairs and professorships, and schools
			 and departments on the various campuses of the college.
(B)
								Rule. Owens
			 community college welcomes the opportunity to honor those who have rendered
			 extraordinary service or support. Facilities, spaces, endowments or programs
			 may be named for individuals or entities whose accomplishments or generosity
			 advances the academic mission of the college, furthers the capacity of the
			 college to meet its teaching and scholarly objectives and to serve its
			 community, and enhances the growth and reputation of the college. A decision to
			 construct or renovate a building, establish a chair or create a program is to
			 be taken on the basis of established academic and other operational criteria
			 and approved in keeping with the college's established practices and academic
			 mission. Naming will be independent of all appointment, admission and
			 curriculum decisions which the college will continue to make in keeping with
			 its established practices and academic mission. To ensure the appropriateness
			 of the honor, the college will follow the guidelines listed in this rule as it
			 makes decisions on a case-by-case basis with regard to naming facilities,
			 spaces, endowments or programs.
(1)
									Criteria for selection of honorees. Naming a facility,
			 space, endowment or program for an individual, organization or corporation is
			 one of the highest honors that the college can bestow. This recognition is a
			 lasting and powerful affirmation of the honoree's connection to the college's
			 mission. As such, honorees shall have exemplary character, an unqualified
			 reputation for honesty, personal integrity and the highest standards of
			 personal and professional ethics. These factors are to be determined at the
			 sole discretion of the Owens community college board of trustees and/or the
			 college president.
(a)
										Extraordinary college service. Honorees who have been
			 employed by the college shall have given extraordinary service to the
			 institution in a teaching, service or administrative field with such
			 exceptional distinction that their contributions are widely recognized by their
			 peers, both at the college and elsewhere. The recognition afforded the honoree
			 may also include private financial contributions related to the naming
			 opportunity. Honorees may not be in active service at the college or hold
			 elected office at the time of the naming, unless the circumstances are
			 exceptional.
(b)
										Private financial support. Individuals, corporations
			 and other organizations may be considered for naming recognition if they have
			 made significant financial contributions related to the naming opportunity.
			 Decisions regarding such recognition are made on a case-by-case basis in
			 accordance with the approval process contained in this rule and any other
			 applicable college policies and shall also take into consideration the total
			 cost of the project, the availability of other funds and the level of financial
			 contribution. A bequest or legacy gift from a donor who is still alive will not
			 normally be considered for a naming opportunity. The following guidelines
			 should also be taken into consideration in determining a significant level of
			 financial support in a given situation:
(i)
											New facilities.
			 Require ten per cent of construction costs.
(ii)
											Space within a
			 new facility. Fifty per cent of the construction cost based on average square
			 footage.
(iii)
											Renovation of facilities. Fifty per cent of the cost of
			 renovating a facility.
(iv)
											Existing facilities without renovation. Require ten per
			 cent of the fair market value based on insured value.
(v)
											Space within
			 existing facilities without renovation. Forty per cent of the fair market value
			 based on total square footage of insured value.
(vi)
											Portable items.
			 Donation of the collection or at least fifty per cent of the value of the
			 collection.
(vii)
											Tribute markers. One hundred per cent of the cost or
			 value of associated items (e.g. trees, gardens, benches).
(viii)
											Endowed
			 positions. Fifty per cent funding of the endowment position.
(ix)
											Programmatic
			 entities. Determined on a case-by-case basis.
(c)
										Financial
			 commitments related to the naming opportunities may be pledged over several
			 years. The number of years will be determined by the college and the donor but
			 will be based upon the size of the donation, the nature of the naming
			 opportunity and the financial (including tax benefits) consideration of the
			 donor.