Naming Opportunities Program

Guidelines and Overview

The following offers a brief overview of guidelines for naming opportunities:

Buildings

• New building with 100% private funding: At least 50% of construction costs.
• New building with private funding component: At least 50% of the private fundraising goal.
• Existing building: Addressed on a case-by-case basis.

Other Physical Facilities

• Laboratory: $300,000
• Electronic Classroom: $150,000
• Distance Learning Classroom: $75,000
• Other Classrooms: $50,000
• Benches, fountains, and other structures: Handled on a case-by-case basis.

Academic or Other Major University Units – Minimum Endowment

• College or Division: $5,000,000 (some colleges may require a higher amount)
  
• School or Department: $2,000,000 (some schools may require a higher amount)
  
• University-Wide Center: $2,000,000 (some may require a higher amount)
  
• College/Unit Center/Institute: $1,000,000 (some may require a higher amount)

Endowed Faculty Positions – Minimum Endowment

• Chair: $1,000,000 – To establish an endowed chair, a minimum gift commitment of $600,000 is required with $400,000 to be provided by the State.
• Professorship: $100,000 – To establish an endowed professorship, a minimum gift commitment of $60,000 is required with $40,000 to be provided by the State.

Lectureship and Lecture Series

• Distinguished Lectureship Series: $750,000
  
• Presidential Lectureship Series: $250,000
  
• Visiting Lecture Series: $100,000

Fellowships and Scholarships – Minimum Endowment

• Post-Doctoral Fellowships: $200,000
  
• Graduate Fellows: $150,000
  
• Scholarships: $10,000

Other Naming Opportunities – Minimum Endowment

• Endowed Fund for Excellence: $25,000
  
• Teaching, Service Research, and Staff Awards: $25,000
  
• Other Endowments: $25,000

A number of naming opportunities are also available for athletic facilities and areas within those facilities. Examples are the ULM Baseball Stadium or Press Box; Basketball Court in Fant-Ewing Coliseum; Malone Stadium Press Box or Sky Box; Softball Stadium; Soccer Stadium; and shared naming opportunity for Brown Stadium or Heard Tennis Complex. Also available are multiple opportunities for naming Coaches Offices, Team Locker Rooms, and other areas of respective facilities.