External Speaker Notification

Sponsoring External Speakers

If a sponsoring organization is presenting an external speaker, the organization has the responsibility to advertise that they invited the speaker and that the views of the guest speaker do not necessarily represent the views of Texas State or TSUS.

Students, faculty, staff, and registered organizations campaigning for public office on behalf of candidates for public office must abide by the provisions of UPPS No. 07.04.02, Posting/Distribution of Literature, Informational Booths & Banners on Campus (see Section 05.).

External speakers who have not been sponsored or invited by a registered student organization, faculty, staff organization, or Texas State administration, shall be prohibited from speaking to groups in university-owned or leased facilities unless the speaker is speaking to an off-campus organization that has been authorized to meet on the campus. 

The university may, at its sole discretion, lease or rent space in the student center or other appropriate buildings or grounds for political rallies and meetings, provided that space is made available to political candidates in a nondiscriminatory fashion, and the rent for such space is based on a fair market value.

Issuing Invitations to External Speakers

Sponsoring organizations shall abide by and follow such time, place, and manner restrictions as outlined in the university's Expressive Activities policy.

An External Speaker Notification Form must be electronically submitted by an officer of a registered student, faculty, or staff organization, or by an administrative department head desiring to sponsor a proposed external speaker, no later than 10 class days prior to the date of the proposed speaking engagement.

A request made by a recognized sponsoring organization may be denied if university, determines, after proper inquiry and consultation with the TSUS Office of General Counsel, that the proposed speech will constitute a clear and present danger to Texas State’s orderly operation.