About Campus Bulletin Board Posting
Board Label definitions
Who can post here: a GVSU department or Registered Student Organization (RSO).
Types of posters allowed:
- Posters promoting on-campus events or off-campus events that are sponsored by the University
- Posters promoting a specific GVSU department/organization or Registered Student Organization
- Posters otherwise encouraging on-campus involvement
Who can post here: GVSU departments, Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), students, and community members outside of GVSU
Types of posters allowed:
- Posters that are allowed on Campus Boards (see above)
- Posters promoting community events/opportunities (Job listings, local events, advertisements, etc.)
- Housing posters (off-campus rooms/houses/apartments for rent)
Who can post here: Housing Staff
Types of posters allowed:
- Any poster permitted on Campus Boards (see above)
Housing Boards are located in the common areas of each living center. To post to Housing, you must bring your posters to the Promotions Office and we will post them for a $10 fee.
Who can post here: Academic departments
Types of posters allowed:
- Posters permitted by the faculty/staff of each academic department
Note: You must contact the department to post there.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, on boards labeled "General" only. You must adhere to the same rules as GVSU related organizations, including content and amount of flyers per board.
Yes, these may be posted on the General Boards. You must adhere to the same rules as GVSU related organizations, including content and amount of flyers per board.
Up to one month.
No. If you would like your posters to stay up after the expiration date, you must re-print them and have them stamped with a new date—stamps will only be set up to one month in the future.
Thousands of posters are posted each semester and there isn't room on the boards to leave posters up for more than a month, so we have this policy in place to keep content fresh and make sure there's enough room for everyone's posters to be seen.
Yes, you can mail them to the Promotions Office and we'll post them for $10. We can also print posters for you (for a fee).
Depends on the type of flyer. Check out the Ground and Use policy website, or view a simplified printable version of the policy.
You can bring your own stapler or push pins.
Posting Rules and Procedures
The Campus Posting Procedures for all Grand Valley State University Campuses was developed to provide a uniform and fair posting method. Groups, organizations, individuals and/or businesses are responsible for the knowledge of these policies.
Posters can be on the boards for up to 1 month. When you stamp your posters, the date on the stamp will be set 1 month in the future.
If you have any questions, please contact the Promotions Office at (616) 331-2340.
Poster Approval Requirements
Bring your posters in and we'll check to make sure they meet the campus posting policy requirements. If they do, we'll set the date on the stamp one month in the future and you can stamp all your posters.
If you want to check and see if your posters would be approved before printing, you can email your poster design to [email protected] and we'll let you know.
If posters are hung without being stamped, they will be removed. You are not allowed to post any posters on walls, outside of classrooms, or on boards labeled "For Academic Use Only".
If you pay the Promotions Office to post your posters, just drop them off and we'll handle the stamping.
All posters must have the following information, clearly visible:
- Name of sponsoring group
- GVSU department/organization
- Registered Student Organization
- Class Name
- If not GVSU affiliated, include the name of the business or individual
- Contact information
- Include at least one of the following: phone number, email address, website, or social media handle
- QR codes do not count as an official form of contact.
- For events, also include:
- Title of event
- Date and time
- Event location
Posters cannot:
- Have any promotion or information about the sale or use of drugs/alcohol. If you are serving non-alcoholic beverages, choose words that are not associated with alcohol (Example: use “Mocktails” instead of “Cocktails”)
- Have any inappropriate pictures (nudity, sexual content, graphic portrayals)
- Be smaller than 1/2 an 8.5"x11" page, be larger than 11"x17", or be posted more than one per board
Example posters
APPROVED!
This poster is approved because it includes all the necessary info:
- Name of event, date, time, location
- Name of organization or department
- Contact information (website)
DENIED!
This poster is NOT approved.
- No date, no time, vague location
- Doesn't include name of organization
- No contact information
- Advertises alcohol