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Candidates for elected political office

Candidates for elected political office

Policy title
Candidates for elected political office
Category
Camps, Conferences, On-Campus Events
Free Speech and Assembly
Student Involvement
Student Life
Owner
Center for Student Involvement
Approved by
Vice President for Student Life
Purpose of this policy

To encourage and accommodate a free exchange of ideas among individuals of diverse points of view

Application of this policy

Events held on the Nebraska Wesleyan University campus that are attended by candidates for public office or are part of the candidate’s general effort to build support for candidacy.

Policy statement

Events held on the Nebraska Wesleyan University campus that are attended by candidates for public office or are part of the candidate’s general effort to build support for candidacy shall be free of charge and open to the general NWU community. An open invitation is defined as one for which no fewer than one-half the available seats or spaces are available to the general college community based on a distribution of tickets on a first-come, first-served or other unbiased basis. It is expected that these events will be structured in a way that encourages and accommodates a free exchange of ideas among individuals of diverse points of view. NWU programming will take precedence in scheduling of outside events.

Exemptions from this policy

These requirements do not apply to small organizational meetings or class sessions. 

Compliance with this policy

Use of NWU facilities is governed by the existing facilities rental agreement provisions.