Regents vote to name a new MSU building after Gov. Gianforte

The Montana’s Board of Regents has given approval for Montana State College to call a pc science division constructing the Gianforte Faculty of Computing. The constructing can be named after the household basis of Gov. Greg Gianforte, which just lately donated $50 million for the brand new constructing’s building.

The board or regents voted six to 1 to approve the identify.

The proposed naming obtained pushback from college students and college and state Democrats.

The greater training system’s coverage doesn’t permit property to be named in honor of present statewide elected officers. Nonetheless there are exemptions if “the philanthropic giving warrants some type of recognition.”

Board member Brianne Rogers voted in favor of the naming. Rogers, together with different regents, mentioned the reward was transformative.

“Our coverage at the moment does embrace an exception for transformative presents,” Rogers mentioned.

The one dissenting vote got here from Board of Regents Chair Casey Lozar who mentioned the naming ought to wait till Gov. Gianforte is out of workplace.

Building on the constructing has not but began.