For questions regarding this policy, please contact Denise Fazio in
the Office of Student Activties. Also available is a list of officially
approved bulletin board locations.
Poster Policy
Revised December 1998
In order to more effectively communicate when events and programs are happening on campus, the following poster policy has been established. The intent of this policy is to curtail abuse and ensure that everyone has equal access to the bulletin board locations.
An active poster is defined as a poster that either lists an event which has not yet occurred, or with no effective event date.
A bulletin board location is defined as any bulletin board or set of adjacent bulletin boards.
The postering guidelines are as follows:
2. The name of the sponsoring organization must be clearly indicated on the poster.
3. Only Carnegie Mellon University recognized groups, organizations, departments, and administration are permitted to post on CMU bulletin boards. Any outside groups, corporations or organizations of any kind will have their posters removed unless they are sponsored by Student Government or a Carnegie Mellon recognized group and comply with guideline 2 above. Outside organizations are responsible for finding a recognized sponsoring organization. The Campus Affairs committee of the Student Senate may assist in this process if so requested by the outside organization.
4. Only one active poster per event per bulletin board location is permitted.
5. Postering is allowed only on bulletin board locations. Posters hanging randomly on doors, walls and windows are not permitted.
6. Postering over other active posters is not permitted.
7. Active posters shall not be removed by anyone other than the sponsoring organization.
8. Banners may be hung outside of Doherty Hall with the prior permission of the Campus Affairs Committee and must be removed within 48 hours after the announced event.
9. Banners and other posters shall not be posted on the glass above the main entrances to Doherty and Baker Halls.
10. If one hundred (100) percent of an organization’s or event’s budget is financed by the Activities Fee, then all advertising and printed material of that organization must include the words: "Funded by your Activities Fee". If the Activities Fee finances less than one hundred (100) percent of an organization’s or event’s budget, then all advertising and printed material of that organization must include the words: "Funded in part by your Activities Fee".
11. Those who want their poster to appear
on the bulletin board location near the University Center Information Desk
shall submit two posters per event to the Information Desk. This board
is maintained by University Center Administration and only posters submitted
to the Desk will be displayed; all others will be removed. All other bulletin
boards in the University Center are subject to the regulations set forth
by the University Center administration.
Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in a minimum $10.00 fine for each poster or banner improperly posted. In addition, if banners are not removed, organizations will be charged with removal costs. At the discretion of the Campus Affairs committee or Student Activities, fines may be waived or adjusted. If fines are not paid within 30 days, the student organization’s account shall be frozen. Groups who fail to pay fines risk penalties including, but not limited to, loss of posting privileges loss of funding, and loss of recognition. Any fines collected will be used to offset the costs of this program. Any exceptions to these guidelines must be made by the Campus Affairs or the Student Activities committee prior to the hanging of the banners or posters in question.
Should you have any questions about this policy,
please contact the Campus Affairs Committee at campus-affairs@andrew.cmu.edu
or call 268-2115 or contact the Office of Student Activities at 268-8705.