Posting and Advertising Policy

Category: Student Affairs
Approved By: President’s Executive Cabinet
Date Approved: March 2, 2026
History: Effective July 1, 2015
Responsible Official: Dean of Students

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  Policy Statement

• Entities Covered

• Contacts

• Definitions

• All Content

• Printed Marketing

• Chalking

• Digital Materials

Policy Statement

Members of the CMC community are permitted to post materials if they comply with the following rules. Non-compliant postings will be taken down and may result in appropriate discipline measures and loss of privileges to post future materials.

Entities Covered

All units of the College. Members of The Claremont Colleges may post materials on CMC’s campus consistent with these rules.

Contacts

Questions about this Policy may be addressed to the Dean of Students: (909) 621-8114.

Definitions

Posted material(s): include digital as well as printed materials.

All Content

1. Posted materials will be consistent with, and not violate, any behavioral standards identified in College Policies, including but not limited to the Student Code of Conduct, Civil Rights Policy, and the Staff or Faculty Handbooks. 
2. Community members must respect others’ posted materials. Defacing, covering up, or removing posted material is prohibited. Only designated College officials or the initial poster may remove permissibly-posted material.
3. Posted materials promoting events can be posted after events are approved consistent with relevant College policies and procedures.
4. Posted materials must indicate the if the event is limited to the CMC community, the 5/7C community, or the broader community. Name and contact information of the person or sponsoring organization must be included.
5. Posted materials may not promote alcohol as their main focus, nor may alcohol be the main focus of the event/activity. Posted material cannot encourage immoderate, irresponsible, or unsafe activities. For example, phrases such as “Beverages Available” and “Positive ID Required” are acceptable while phrases such as “Get Wrecked”, “Beer Bash” and “All You Can Drink” are not. Posted materials may not offer free alcohol or provide information regarding the type or brand of alcohol to be served.
6. Posted materials (and the fastening material used) must be removed within two business days of the event’s conclusion, or within two weeks of the date of the posting if the posted material is not promoting an event.
7. Posted materials cannot be posted on painted surfaces, windows (including windows on doors), campus signs, trees, or the ground (unless approved “yard” style signs designed for placement in the ground).

Printed Marketing

1. Posted materials can be no larger than 11 x 17 inches.
2. Posted material may be displayed inside students’ residence hall rooms or on their individual interior residence hall room doors. Except for College officials and Resident Assistants, non-residents may not post materials on another student’s door. Posted materials may not be posted on exterior-facing windows or on doors to common or public areas within residence halls.
3. Posted materials may be displayed inside staff or faculty administrative offices, but may not be posted on exterior doors or exterior-facing windows.
4. Posted materials can be mounted on College bulletin boards and the pillars outside of the east entrances of Collins Dining Hall. Bulletin boards can be found inside The Hub, The Hub breezeway, the Robert Day Sciences Center, in Bauer Center by the south entrance, and residence halls. 
5. If taped, only blue masking tape may be used. 
6. Banners may be hung on the second-floor railing on the south side of Appleby Hall to advertise events or candidacies for ASCMC student elections provided they are fastened to the railing with blue masking tape only and are smaller than 3 x 5 feet in size. Only one banner per event or candidacy is allowed.
7. Projecting digital images anywhere on College property, including onto the façade of any building, without advanced permission from the Dean of Students Office (for students) or Office of Human Resources (for employees) is prohibited.

Chalking

On occasion, students or student clubs/organizations may want to promote public awareness on issues and concerns by chalking various areas of the campus grounds. Chalking consistent with these rules is permitted on Cramer Walkway, the North Mall sidewalk (from the west edge of Wohlford Hall to the east edge of Boswell Hall), North Quad patios, Marks Patio, South Quad Courtyard, Valach Hall Courtyard, and Senior Apartment sidewalks and patios. The sponsoring student or student club/organization must reserve the space to be chalked in advance with the Dean of Students Office by emailing studentengagement@cmc.edu.

1. No permanent markers, spray paint, or other non-washable materials may be used.
2. Messages that violate any College policy or the law are not permitted and must be removed immediately.
3. Chalking must be removed by an agreed-upon date.
4. A fine and referral to the Student Conduct Process may result for students or student clubs/organizations who do not remove chalking(s) in a timely or complete way, including chalking removed by the College because it violates College policy or the law.
5. Groups or students who chalk without reservations will be referred to the Student Conduct Process, and the chalking will be removed.

Digital Materials

1. Requirements for submitting material for campus digital signs can be found here (for students) and here (for employees).