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Banners
Banners on the exterior or interior of the West Union Building, East Union Building, Bryan Student Center, and West Campus Plaza are approved and installed by the Office of Student Activities and Facilities. Residence Life and Housing Services approves banners on the exterior/interior of residence halls (contact the appropriate residence coordinator). Requests for hanging banners on all other university buildings and light poles must be approved by the Facilities Management Department located at 114 South Buchanan Boulevard (684-2122). Contact the Facilities Management Department, the Office of Student Activities and Facilities, or Residence Life and Housing Services for specific guidelines.
Posters, Announcements, and Bulletin Boards
The following is a checklist of procedures with reference to the posting of notices on university bulletin boards, building doors, containers, light posts, trees, and sidewalks.- Posters/flyers must provide information regarding student activities, give information of an academic nature, make announcements pertinent to the business of the university, or supply information to members of the Duke community regarding available campus services or products.
- Posters/flyers must state the name of the sponsoring organization, business, department or person responsible.
- Staples, thumbtacks, magnets, masking tape or transparent tape may be used to attach posters/flyers to approved bulletin boards or posting areas. The use of glue, nails, and duct tape or any other heavy-duty tape is prohibited.
- Posters/flyers must never be attached to doors, windows, trashcans, entryways, exteriors of buildings, interior walls, stairway railings, floors, benches or ceilings, nor may they be placed on the windshields of parked automobiles or on sidewalks.
- Posters/flyers may NOT be attached or affixed to any tree or utility pole.
- Posters/flyers (and the fasteners used to attach them) must be removed within three days after the advertised event.
- Immediately following the first day of fall and spring breaks and at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters, all posters/flyers will be removed.

