PS #7602
TITLE:
Campus Advertising
AUTHOR: Vice President for Student Services
APPROVAL DATE:
November 28, 2005
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 28, 2005
PURPOSE: To set guidelines for on-campus advertising
REVIEWER: Vice President for Student Services
REVIEW DATE: Fall 2009 and every five years thereafter
OPERATING DETAILS:

  1. Advertising is defined as the posting or distribution of any printed matter or the use of public address systems on the MUW campus. All off-campus individuals or entities desiring to advertise or place exhibits on campus or to recruit students must request written permission from the Office of the Vice President for Student Services.  University student organizations  that advertise their own university-approved activities or those co-sponsored with an off-campus agency, and university units which sponsor or co-sponsor events that are scheduled on the university calendar may advertise according to the terms of this policy without having this written permission. Student organizations may not advertise activities that have not been approved by the Office of Student Services.
  2. Posters, banners, signs, circulars or other means of advertisement displayed on campus must bear the name of the sponsoring organization. Persons responsible for individual buildings  may determine where advertisements may be placed in the building. Advertisements are not to be placed on painted walls. Banners may be hung only in designated areas on campus.
  3. The on-campus distribution of handbills or circulars on cars or car windshields will not be permitted without written permission from the Office of the Vice President for Student Services.
  4. Any form of advertising or solicitation that obstructs traffic entering or leaving university buildings is prohibited.
  5. The campus mail system is not to be used for personal or commercial solicitation or advertisement.  Advertisement, through the campus mail system, of approved activities or fund-raising events conducted by administrative units and student organizations is permitted.

 

Revised: 2/16/01, 11/28/05
Review Date:  2/19/02, 02/07/03