As excitement builds for the upcoming event hosted by your 黑料网 student group, you plaster posters on lamp posts and the sides of campus buildings to promote it.
While Kent State supports events created by student organizations, there is a right way and a right place to hang posters on campus. So, before you grab that roll of tape and stack of posters, read this article for some tips on the best ways to showcase your mission while following regulations.
Kent State Today spoke with Ben Davis, Ph.D., director of the Kent Student Center and the Center for Student Involvement, about the policies that students and student organizations should follow when hanging posters around campus. The posting policy is meant to support the activities that student organizations promote while maintaining the aesthetics of the building and providing equitable standards for all groups.
According to Kent State University Policies, hanging posters is restricted to designated campus community bulletin board areas. To meet policy requirements, students must hang posters within two weeks of their event, and the posters must include the event鈥檚 date and the organization鈥檚 name, which must be clearly visible.
Additional requirements include:
- No posting of notices or displaying of messages on any state property, including but not limited to trees, buildings, utility poles or campus sidewalks.
- Only one poster of each activity per bulletin board is allowed.
- Posters must be removed the day after the event by the sponsoring organization
鈥淲e want to have a pretty campus. We want walls that look nice,鈥 Davis said. 鈥淭hat is a really big part of trying to maintain the campus [as] a nice place for everybody.鈥
As a university where respect is the foundation of all interactions and diversity is respected, Kent State asks that all papers posted not cover the ones hung by other students. And no students but those of the organization who posted the poster should take it down.
Davis recommends students who notice their posters are removed from designated areas contact the designated facility curator. Facility curators are responsible for removing posters that do not follow university requirements. These curators can assist students with ensuring that their posters meet all university standards and get them back up.
Students looking to post their posters inside residence halls must follow the University Housing Posting Policy, which requires students to receive pre-approved permission for postings.
Following these rules keeps our campus beautiful and allows student organizations to share their events and initiatives in the most equitable manner.
Learn more about student organizations on the Kent Campus.
Learn more about Bulletin Boards and Residence Hall postings.