The ISU Faculty Senate has passed a resolution, directed at the Board of Regents, expressing its disapproval with the naming of the Jischke Honors Building.

But the decision to notify the board of the resolution remains to be made by President Gregory Geoffroy.

Christine Pope, president of the Faculty Senate, said there is a Board of Regents policy that requires faculty to solely communicate with the board through the president’s office.

She said it requires presidential approval of what is presented. If the president does not support a Faculty Senate action, Pope said he or she has two weeks to respond in writing according to policy.

“I think that the Faculty Senate was hoping the building would be renamed the Honors Building,” said Max Wortman, president-elect of the Faculty Senate and distinguished professor of management. The Senate passed a resolution to this effect March 5.

The resolution was passed based on concern that a board policy was not followed in this case. The policy states that five years must pass before something may be named after former university officials.

In July 2000, before Jischke left the presidency at Iowa State, the Board of Regents approved naming the building the Martin C. Jischke Honors Building.

Pope said there was concern because not many faculty are around campus during the summer months.

Wortman said Geoffroy was not supportive of the resolution to remove the name.

Pope said she has not received a written response from Geoffroy but she is expecting it.

“I expect there will be another vote in the Senate,” she said. This could happen as early as the Senate’s next meeting on March 26.

Geoffroy said he received a resolution from the Faculty Senate.

“I intend to work with them on a next step,” Geoffroy said. “We’re going back to the Senate.”

Pope said there is a procedure to follow if the president and Senate cannot come to an agreement.

“[The president] is supposed to ask the board to allow the Faculty Senate President the opportunity to explain at a board meeting,” she said.

Regents President Owen Newlin said the board has made its decision.