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.