Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) General posting
procedure. The following procedures must be met in order to post on university
bulletin boards. The facility curator is responsible for identifying the
specific purpose of bulletin boards under their purview. Any posting not
fulfilling the following requirements will be removed from the bulletin board
by a member of the staff. All bulletin boards will be cleared at the end of
every semester.
(1) One poster per
bulletin board is
permitted.
(2) The name of the
organization sponsoring the poster must be clearly visible. The date of the
event being advertised or a date at which the poster is considered to have
fulfilled its function must be included. Posters are to be removed the day
following the event by the sponsoring organization.
(3) In order to maintain the natural beauty
of the campus and to preserve the quality of the buildings, trees and shrubs,
there shall be no posting of notices or displaying of
messages on any state property including, but not limited to,
trees, buildings, utility poles or
campus sidewalks. Posting is not permitted on woodwork, doors, windows, walls
or bulletin board frames.
(4) In
accordance with the state fire marshal's regulations, no poster, promotional
materials or decorations may be suspended from any light fixture.
(5) There shall be no signs or promotional
materials suspended across the corridors of buildings, displayed on or adhered to
the outside of buildings, or between structures
unless by special permission of the facility curator.
(6) Courtesy and respect for the freedom of
expression by others dictates that posters are not to be marked on, destroyed
or removed. Anyone discovered defacing posters will be subject to disciplinary
action under rule
3342-4-02 of the Administrative
Code or criminal charges.
(B) Specific posting procedures.
(1) Residence halls bulletin boards. Posting
procedures inside of university residence halls are established by the
department of residence services, as posted at
www.kent.edu/housing.
(2) Departmental bulletin boards. These are
clearly marked as departmental, and no material is to be posted thereon without
the consent of the chairperson of the department concerned.
(3) Employee bulletin boards. Employee
bulletin boards are located adjacent to time clock facilities and are
specifically reserved for the purpose of communication with employees. Postings
on these bulletin boards require written approval of the personnel
department.
(4) Union bulletin
boards. Special glass-enclosed bulletin boards are provided for use by
organizations representing university employees as the result of negotiated
agreement. These facilities are for the exclusive use of the employee
organization, and postings are regulated in accordance with the existing
agreement between the university and the organization.
(5) Kent student center bulletin boards.
These are reserved for specific purposes. The accepted guidelines will be
posted on each bulletin board.
(C) Violations. The facility curator or other
appropriate university official shall inform any individual or individuals or
group who are in violation of this rule and request compliance. Failure to
comply immediately shall subject the individual or individuals or group to
sanctions under rule
3342-4-02 of the Administrative
Code or to the filing of criminal charges.
(D) Chalking, as a means of expression and
publicity for student organizations, is permitted on the campus.
(1) Chalking is permitted only on outside,
horizontal, exposed surfaces where rain can wash the chalk away (only washable
chalks may be used). Chalking is not permitted on vertical surfaces, buildings,
under overhangs or on steps, posts, trees, tables, and the like. The university
reserves the right to remove chalking at its convenience.
(2) It is the responsibility of the center
for student involvement director or designee to enforce policies regarding
chalking and report violations of these policies to appropriate university
officials and offices.
(E) Appeals. Any individual, group or
department convinced that arbitrary or unreasonable limitations have been
imposed in the implementation of this rule may appeal to the
senior vice president for student
life
or designee.
