Registered Student Organization Handbook: Peaceful Assembly

Relevant Excerpt

Peaceful assemblies by student organizations are not required to be scheduled or registered with the Office of the Dean of Students via TigerLink unless the event meets one or more of the following criteria:

• The event will be held in a University facility, the interior of a building or other area where access is restricted.
• The event may reasonably require the use of University resources (tables, utilities, equipment, etc.) or involvement of a service department of the University, e.g., the directing of traffic and/or parking, managing a crowd, providing of electricity to the site, marking of playing fields, blocking of streets, setting up stages or platforms, placing special trash receptacles in the area, providing tables and/or chairs and inspection and/or cleanup after the event.
• Any event involving amplified sound
• Any event involving the sale of food or beverages. (See PS-78 for events involving alcohol and PS-60 for events involving food.)
• Any event that poses reasonable safety concerns or may involve prohibited activities listed in PM-79.

Although the University does not require the registration and scheduling of events that do not meet one or more of the above criteria, students or student organizations who plan such events are strongly encouraged to schedule and register such events at least 10 days in advance with the Office of the Dean of Students. Receiving the advice and counsel of staff who routinely deal with such matters will help to navigate University resources, departments and policies, as well as the Code of Student Conduct.