Banner Policy for Union Courtyard

1. Courtyard banner space is available to registered campus organizations and academic departments on a first come, first served basis. Banners are to advertise special events and programs. Banners must include the following information: Sponsors, event title, type of event, location, time, price and date. Regularly scheduled meetings are not appropriate for banner use. Banner space may be requested 2 weeks prior to the beginning of each semester.
2. Banners may be hung no more than one week before the beginning of the event or at time of ticket
   sales, if applicable.
3. 3. Banners are to advertise events and programs that are open to anyone with a UNT I.D. Groups that restrict membership on the basis of gender or grade point average, such as Greeks and honor societies, may request banner space for rush, membership drives, and events and programs open to anyone with a UNT I.D.
4. Banners are restricted to a maximum size of 4' X 10' vertical or horizontal. Vertical banners may be hung from the level 3 ONLY, and horizontal banners may be hung from the level 2 ONLY. The bottom edge shall not hang below the concrete for second level banners in order to comply with ADA headroom requirements.
5. Groups may hang banners using rope, fishing line, or masking tape. Banners may not be taped to the oak railing. The Union does not provide hanging materials. Banners may not have decorations, ornamentation, or weighted objects attached to or hanging from them.
6. The organization/department is responsible for putting up/taking down banners. Banners must be removed before noon the first working day following the event. The Union will remove banners left up past the removal date and leave them in Design Works, on level 2. Unclaimed banners will be disposed of after 3 days.
7. Any written material that is not in English must have an adjacent word-for-word English translation.
8. If the plants on the level 3 are moved to hang or take down a banner, they must be returned to their original position.
9. Banners may not be hung during pre-finals and finals week of each long semester, on Union Day in March and the preceding day, or on any other event dates determined by the Union Director.

The Union Director and members of the administrative team reserve the right to take down any banner that is considered inappropriate (unsuitable use of language and graphics) and any banner that does not follow the above banner policy guidelines.