{"id":2612,"date":"2026-01-29T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/?post_type=library&p=2612"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:10:04","slug":"campus-facility-naming-subcommittee","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/supplement-to-chapter-6-faculty-standing-committees\/physical-environment-committee\/campus-facility-naming-subcommittee\/","title":{"rendered":"A3.6.2 – Campus Facility Naming Subcommittee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Membership.<\/strong> The subcommittee is composed of the following members: \n
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    1. four Faculty members of the Physical Environment Committee;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. one Academic Staff member of the Physical Environment Committee;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. one University Staff member of the Physical Environment Committee;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. one student member of the Physical Environment Committee;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. three ex-officio and non-voting members, as follows:\n
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      1. a representative from the Division of Marketing & Communications;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. a representative from the Division of Student Affairs;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. a representative from Campus Planning and Management.

        All non-student members will be appointed to two-year staggered terms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Functions<\/strong>\n
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        1. The Campus Facility Naming Subcommittee is charged with advising the Physical Environment Committee on matters relating to naming buildings, parts of buildings, and exterior amenities at 51ÁÔÆæ. Buildings may not necessarily be named prior to use. Memorial names honoring individuals for whom the University holds special respect, affection, or obligation should command permanence. While it is harmless and inoffensive to change non-memorial names, it is very poor public policy to honor an individual by attaching their name to a facility only to change the naming later on. The committee may solicit and accept written submissions and hold public hearings to determine campus community consensus. The Subcommittee shall consider both monetary and non- monetary costs associated with and the benefits that would accrue to the University from the proposed name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. The Chair of the Subcommittee, or designee, shall provide a detailed report of the facility naming recommendations to the Physical Environment Committee at a regularly scheduled meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n