Atwood Memorial Center Space Use Policies
VIII. General Policies
- Animals, other than those used for aid to the blind, will not be allowed in Atwood Memorial Center without prior approval from the Atwood administration.
- Groups covering their meeting room windows must notify either the Conferencing and Scheduling Office staff or building manager in advance.
- Decorations
- Time requested for decorating a room must be scheduled in the usual manner. Requests for more than two hours of decorating time cannot be honored if another request for the room is received.
- Decorations may not be nailed or tacked to walls, floors, or any other part of the building without the express permission of the Atwood administration. Gaff tape and masking tape are the only acceptable adhesives for decorating purposes in Atwood.
- Decorations must not create a fire hazard.vAll decorations must be removed immediately after the event. Based on availability, permission may be granted for delayed removal/clean-up of decorations.
- No latex in public hallways and staircases.
- Cleaning/damages
Atwood facilities must be left in generally the same condition that they were found prior to the event. Groups and/or individuals using facilities of the Atwood Memorial Center will be held financially responsible for damages and excessive messes occurring during their use of reserved space and, in certain cases, for damages in the building that are a direct result of their activity or event. Financial liability will be limited to the cost of labor and materials to repair or replace damaged areas/equipment and to clean up messy areas as determined by the Atwood director or his/her designee. - Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the Atwood Memorial Center except the Apocalypse Room on the lower level, north corridor.
- Shoes and shirts shall be worn in the Atwood Memorial Center at all times in all areas.
- Rollarblades and skateboards are prohibited in Atwood and the upper level of the mall area directly outside the east entrance.
- The use of chalk on the Mall is not permitted.
- Bicycles may not be transported through or stored in the Atwood Memorial Center.
- Public address system: Personal pages will be made only in case of an emergency. Use of the public address system is otherwise limited to general operational announcements.
- Exterior posting: The posting of banners on the exterior of the Atwood Memorial Center is limited to the following university-sponsored events: SCSU Homecoming, Lemonade Arts Festival, and SCSU Kick-Off (no commercial sponsorship permitted on this banner.) In these instances, the banner must be professionally made with no hand lettering, of durable quality, and no larger than 200 square feet. Location of the banners is restricted to the east (mall) side of Atwood above the South Voyageur Room window and must not obstruct said window. The banner will be hung and removed by Atwood staff and may be displayed only during the actual event.
