Board Policy
GP-6 – Naming College Facilities
NAMING OF COLLEGE FACILITIES
Skagit Valley College and the Board of Trustees intend that when a college facility bears an honorary name, the naming decision is consistent with the College’s mission, vision, and guiding principles.
Honorary names will reflect favorably on and bring honor to the College. Naming conveys the highest honor and is reserved for those who have made extraordinary and lasting contributions to the College. It is the intent of the Board of Trustees that honorary naming of College facilities meet the highest standards, be made with the perspective of time, and maintain consistency with the Facilities Master Plan and campus design standards. The Board intends that consideration to name a facility for a deceased individual be initiated no earlier than one year following death.
Furthermore, it is the intent of the Board of Trustees that facilities not be named for individuals who are engaged in current relationships with the College.
The College president may propose an honorary name to the Board of Trustees for its approval. The Board of Trustees may also select and approve an honorary name by its own action.
Except where an honorary name for a particular facility has been approved by the Board of Trustees, College facilities will ordinarily be given functional names that are reasonably descriptive of and will identify the principal activity or purpose of the facility.
The Board delegates authority to the president to assign functional names for college facilities.