2024-2025 Student Handbook

postings which are not removed by the sponsoring organization in a timely manner, and to restrict the ability of the sponsoring organization to post if it fails to remove their postings in a timely fashion.

Student organization posters and flyers may not be posted on any restricted or glass bulletin boards, windows, doors, building posts, and elevator doors or within elevators or bathrooms, as they will be removed. Posters or flyers must be affixed with thumbtacks, pushpins or regular staples, not glue or tape. Magnets should be used to post on white magnetic dry-erase boards. Posters or flyers may NOT be posted on walls, posts, woodwork, columns, lockers, doors, windows, or in elevators.. If directional signage is required for a specific event, painters’ tape may be used only to post on the classroom/conference room door or wall outside the room/classroom and must be removed immediately following the event.

If alcohol is served at an event, advertisements shall not mention the availability of alcoholic beverages.

Postings may not violate the Law School’s Marketing and Vendor policy .

Postings placed over the posters or flyers of other sponsoring organizations is not permitted. If space is not available on a particular bulletin board, space must become available before posting additional posters or flyers. Postings displayed over posters or flyers of another group will be removed.

The Sponsoring organization is responsible for providing, and paying for, all copies and supplies associated with the organization’s postings.

Requirements for Student Organizations

Undergraduate and graduate recognized student organizations must be approved and stamped by SLI, located on the 3rd floor of Sawyer.

Law School recognized student organization postings must be approved by the Law Student Affairs Office, located on the 4th floor of Sargent.

The appropriate office must stamp all posters and flyers BEFORE they are posted on unrestricted campus bulletin boards designated as such in these guidelines.

SLI and the Law Student Affairs Office may not approve a posting if it does not comply with contemporary standards of decorum consistent with a University environment. See appeal process below.

Exceptions for Academic and Administrative Departments

The stamping of posters and flyers by academic and administrative departments is not required.

The offices of SUPD, Title IX and Counseling Health & Wellness Health may place flyers relating to health and safety in areas other than those listed below.

The University Posting Policy does not apply to individual offices or workspaces in academic and administrative departments.

The directors of the Moakley and Sawyer Libraries are responsible for posting policies in their respective library spaces (including display cases). Thus, those wishing to post material in a library space must obtain the approval of the library director (or their designee.)

Posting in Suffolk University Residence Halls

After having posters/flyers approved at SLI, all sponsoring organizations who wish to post in the residence halls should bring posters/flyers to the Residence Life and Housing Office.. For security reasons, sponsoring organizations cannot post their flyers in the residence halls themselves. Sponsoring organizations must bring the appropriate number of posters or flyers to Residence Life and Housing for distribution. Decorations and postings by residents within residence halls are governed by Residence Life and Housing rules.

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