Guest Speakers

Registered student organizations may present guest speakers who may make speeches, give performances, or lead discussions in fixed indoor or outdoor locations approved by SALD. A guest speaker is a speaker or performer who is not a student, faculty member, or staff member. In order to have a guest speaker at an event, advance permission from SALD is required.

Guest speakers may distribute literature to persons who attend the event, but not to others who have not chosen to attend the event. The guest speaker may not accost potential listeners who have not chosen to attend the event. The guest speaker may not help staff a table or exhibit. Finally, a guest speaker may not solicit for his or her off-campus business, organization, or service.

When presenting a guest speaker, the registered student organization must make clear that the organization, and not the university, invited the speaker, and that the views expressed by the speaker are his or her own and do not necessarily represent the views of the university.