{"id":33568,"date":"2024-09-30T13:10:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T17:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=33568"},"modified":"2025-02-24T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:39:58","slug":"guidelines-for-on-campus-demontrations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/office-of-cultural-education-and-support\/guidelines-for-on-campus-demonstrations","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines for On-Campus Demonstrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the university community may conduct on-campus demonstrations provided that they have read, understand, and agree to abide by the University\u2019s Freedom of Expression Policy<\/a> and Guidelines for On-Campus Demonstrations.\u00a0 Members of the university community further agree that the on-campus demonstration must comply with all applicable laws and University policies and will be responsible for all consequences resulting from conduct at this event.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reflected in the University\u2019s Freedom of Expression Policy<\/a>, Marymount University is committed to meaningful dialogue and encourages open, ongoing intellectual engagement and debate through civil, mutually respectful interactions that preserve the openness of public discourse and debate. An environment that encourages diverse views and the free exchange of ideas is vital to the University. Therefore, the University ensures that members of the university community (students, faculty, and staff) may assemble peacefully, express their ideas freely, and demonstrate their concerns collectively by orderly means.<\/p>\n

To this end, the University has established these reasonable guidelines for on-campus demonstrations related to time, place, and manner limitations to maintain an environment (a) that protects the health and safety of the community; (b) where all are free to learn and work; and (c) avoids conduct that is disruptive or interferes with the University\u2019s normal operations and the activities of members of the community.<\/p>\n

To ensure the safety and the orderly functioning of the University, members of the community planning an on-campus demonstration must register their demonstration by completing a form at least seven (7) calendar days in advance of the demonstration.<\/p>\n

The Quad, which is the lawn in front of the Reinsch Pierce Family Campus Hub, is the designated location for on-campus demonstrations for individual students, student groups, and members of the university community. Permissible activities at this location include displaying signboards with written opinions, speeches, or handouts on a current issue, a memorial vigil, etc.<\/p>\n

The following additional guidelines apply to on-campus demonstrations by members of the university community:<\/p>\n