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Publicity Policy

Holland Union Building (HUB)

This online policy content is provided as a resource for the students, faculty, and staff of Dickinson College. Content is subject to change. Please contact the appropriate person or office to obtain the most current information.

Dickinson College respects the need for all students and student groups to express themselves publicly. Whether advertising an event or supporting a community issue, we want our students to feel they can share their views. However, we have guidelines to be consistent among all groups.

Dickinson College disclaims all responsibility for the content of advertising materials posted on campus. All materials should comply with college policies and regulations. Students, faculty, and staff should know current laws regarding libel, defamation, obscenity, fair labor regulations, and other applicable laws.

All posters must have the name of the sponsoring individual or group and an email address. They must also have an expiration date for when the poster can be removed (event dates or registration deadlines will be used as expiration dates in most cases).

The sponsoring group should remove all advertising within 24 hours following the event.

Advertising may only be placed on available bulletin boards. Do not place advertising on the following: glass, wood, campus designs, painted surfaces, or exterior surfaces. Posters placed on glass, wood, campus designs, painted surfaces, or exterior surfaces will be removed.

Advertising may not depict alcohol or suggest alcoholic beverages will be provided or served at an event. Promotion of specific brands or types of alcohol, by whatever means, is not allowed. Advertising that an event is BYOB is permitted.

Any advertisement/promotion larger than 11" x 17" must be approved by Campus Life at least 48 hours before placement.

Permission for displaying authorized posters inside glass display cases or on bulletin boards assigned to specific organizations or departments must be obtained from that organization or office. Several bulletin boards not assigned to a specific organization or office are located throughout the HUB and in other buildings for general use. Please check with academic and other administrative building staff about appropriate locations for displaying signs.

Recognized campus organizations and departments must distribute all advertising. Non-Dickinson advertising can be dropped off at the Campus Life Office and up to five copies will be posted on general-use bulletin boards in the HUB.

Campus Life may authorize exceptions to the policy due to a need to post special announcements.

Violators of this policy will be issued a warning by Campus Life. Further violations may result in loss of advertising privileges and disciplinary action.