Sign Posting

Students, student organizations, faculty, staff, and employees commonly post signs on University buildings and inside buildings as a means of informing the University community of events they are sponsoring or expressing their opinions.

The University allows this practice within regulations designed to reasonably govern the time, place, and manner for the protection of the students, University property, and appearance of the campus. Official University of New England signage—building designators, regulatory and traffic control, etc.—are not governed by this policy.

Approval Process
All notices and printed materials must be approved and stamped with an approval symbol by any of the following individuals:

University Campus Sign Managers

 
•
 Director of the Campus Center and Orientation
 
 
 
•
 Coordinator of Campus Activities
 
 
 
•
 Coordinator of Medical Student Affairs

Westbrook College Campus Sign Managers

 
•
 The Coordinator of Campus Life/Activities
 
 
 
•
 Student Affairs Office

General Guidelines
All bulletin boards will be labeled as open or dedicated. Departments or offices are responsible for monitoring the content of their dedicated board space. Signs that are posted on any dedicated spaces without approval will be removed.

Notices and printed materials may not be displayed without appropriate University approval. Signs found posted by internal or external groups or individuals without University consent will be removed.

The name of the sponsor/sponsoring organization must appear prominently on all flyers and advertisements

Notices and printed materials announcing events should be removed within 48 hours of the end of the event. It is the responsibility of the sponsor/sponsoring organization to remove notices within the appropriate time period. Failure to remove notices and materials may result in a removal fee.

Tattered or torn signs that have become worn to the extent that they are no longer legible will be removed.

The right to distribute or post notices and printed materials shall not extend to libelous, obscene, or personally defamatory statements. Neither shall this right extend to materials encouraging and promoting violations of University regulations.

Signs and printed materials will not portray the consumption of alcohol as the focus of an event. Signs advertising products containing alcohol are not permitted.

Indoor Signs
Approved signs may be hung on any designated open bulletin board space with appropriate thumb tacks or on any approved flat wall surfaces using only sticky tack or Scotch removable mounting squares. The use of walls should be limited if open bulletin board space is unavailable.

Flyers may be posted on doors providing they:

 
•
 Are not obstructing handles
 
 
 
•
 Are not placed on the inside of doorways to stairwells
 
 
 
•
 Do not impair visibility

Use of non-approved materials (tape of any kind, tacks on a surface other than a bulletin board surface, etc.) to hang signs on wall surfaces is prohibited and will be removed. Any damage repairs to the surface may be charged to the sponsor/sponsoring organization.

Approved flyers and table tents may be placed on Cafeteria and other public access areas/lounges tables.

Outdoor Signs
All exterior signs must conform to University sign standards. (Copies of the University sign standards are available in the Student Activities Offices on both campuses.)

All outside posting locations must be approved for each specific sign.

Signs may not be placed on directional signposts, building identification signs, or building windows.

Water-soluble chalk may be used on sidewalks only.

The sponsor/sponsoring organization is responsible for any clean-up associated with the distribution of printed materials placed on automobile windshields. Failure to remove waste may result in a removal fee.

Administration and Enforcement of Policy
When there is question whether a sign shall be removed for content or safety, or if erroneously removed, contact the designated campus Sign Manager for clarification.
   
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