No Namesake...

Personally, I feel like a building without a namesake on a college campus seems kind of sad and lonely. As I began to ponder this, some questions were brought to my mind…

Why is it that the School of Religion building is not named for anyone? Take a brief walk through campus and you will quickly see buildings that bear the names of many different people.

All of the other major buildings at Lee are named for someone who has had a profound impact on the university. Higginbotham Administration Building, Walker Memorial Building, Deacon Jones Dining Hall, Paul Conn Student Union, Curtsinger Music Building… the list could go on and on.

Not that I know, but I would assume that there is probably a lot of debate over the person(s) whose name will forever be associated with another one of the many structures on campus. For a Christian university, is it not a bit odd that the long-anticipated Religion building would not be bestowed this same honor?

But maybe the fact that it is known simply as the School of Religion is an honor in and of itself. Perhaps this suggests that it was intended to stand out from all the others.

So, what have I taken away from all of this seemingly senseless thinking?

Well, to put it quite simply, a new mission…

What would it take to have a building named after me? Hmmm…. I better start working on that…

This post was contributed by Staff Writer Erin Weeks.