A group of Eastern Kentucky University students have started a petition aiming to have a campus dormitory renamed after a gorilla who has become a viral sensation following his death.

The

on Change.Org asks EKU President Michael Benson to change the name of New Hall to Harambe Hall.

Harambe was the name of the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla that was shot to death by Cincinnati Zoo officials after a child jumped into his enclosure in May.

"This year we lost someone that meant a great deal to all of us," the petition states. "Remembering the gentle creature that had his life taken so soon, would make EKU look amazing."

As of Wednesday night, the petition had about 200 signatures.

University officials have not commented on the petition.