Posting Policies

Posting Policy

ALL postings on campus must have prior approval

Complete Posting Policy and Posting Locations

Recognized student organizations and Northwest Department postings can be added to digital displays in the Student Union, and details can be placed on the University Calendar.

Fraternity & Sorority Life social fraternities and sororities must first register their events with Fraternity & Sorority Life for approval prior to requesting posting approval.

Any form of solicitation must receive prior approval from Auxiliary Services (auxserv@nwmissouri.edu)

Who Can Post

Recognized Student Orgs

Where To Get Posting Approval:

• Bearcat Link: Create event on your organization's page OR
• Get approval stamp at the Office of Student Involvement (J.W. Jones Student Union, 2nd floor)

Where Can Postings Be Placed:

• With approval stamp, you can post on University boards.

Northwest Departments

Where To Get Posting Approval:

• Did University Marketing & Communication create the posting for you?
  If so, it will bear their stamp and no additional approval needed.
• Did your department create the posting?
  Send posting for approval by email to osi@nwmissouri.edu

Where Can Postings Be Placed:

• With approval stamp you can post on University boards.

Businesses (non-Northwest), public organizations and private clients

Where To Get Posting Approval:

• Email osi@nwmissouri.edu OR
• Get approval stamp at the Office of Student Involvement (J.W. Jones Student Union, 2nd floor)

Where Can Postings Be Placed:

• With approval stamp, you can POST ONLY ON PUBLIC/NON-UNIVERSITY BOARDS.

Postings MUST HAVE the following information CLEARLY STATED

• Who is sponsoring the event = Student Org name, Northwest Department name or Public Entity
• What is the event that is being promoted?
• Where will the event take place? (Be specific)
• When = what specific DATE and TIME will the event be held?
• CONTACT INFORMATION such as a name, email, and phone number so people know who to contact.
• PLEASE LEAVE ROOM FOR OSI

Regulations

1. No postings on walls, doors or windows.
2. No postings permissible in the bathrooms, except with express permission of the Office of Student Involvement.
3. No postings on trees, fences, benches, lampposts, signs, monuments,or buildings or placed on parked cars.
4. Postings may be attached with staples or push pins (tacks) to Bulletin Boards. No tape or glue is permitted.
5. Postings must be removed within one week after the event;
6. Postings may be no longer than 14 1/2 by 22 1/2 inches.
7. NO INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT: pornography, obscenities, pictures or association to alcohol and/or illegal substances.
8. Postings not in English need a translation on the posting.
9. There may be only one posting hanging on each University Board.
10. All postings on the University Boards MUST HAVE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT STAMP OR UNIVERSITY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS STAMP.
11. Unusual postings outside the norm (i.e. oversized, odd locations, etc.) Contact Mark Hendrix at MHENDRIX@nwmissouri.edu 

Violations

1. Reports of violations may be submitted to the Office of Student Involvement
2. For minor violations such as failure to remove expired postings, covering or removing another posting, or hanging more than one posting per bulletin board, the following sanctions will be imposed:
   
   1. The first offense each academic year shall result in a written warning directed to the president of the org or the dept head.
   2. Each subsequent offense shall result in the loss of posting privileges for 15 weeks excluding Northwest Holidays beginning on the date the violation was submitted.
3. For major violations such as forgery of approval or hanging an unapproved posting, the following sanctions may be imposed:
   
   1. Revocation of posting privileges for up to one academic year from the date of the decision.
   2. A monetary fine up to $25.00.
   3. In extraordinary cases, the charges and evidence may be turned over to local or state authorities.