Overview
The information on this page is related to the policy and procedures related to external speakers on the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses.
Expressive Activities
Texas State University is committed to upholding the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and respects individuals’ rights to express their views through all forms of legally protected speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly.
Visit: Expressive Activities
Contact
Operations & Assessment
Student Involvement & Engagement
campusaccess@txstate.edu
(512) 245-3219
LBJ Student Center, Suite 425
Procedures
Events with External Speakers
University units, faculty, and registered student organizations may invite and host external speakers.
To assess the impact on university operations, all organizers of events or activities with external speakers should notify Student Involvement and Engagement.
Advertising for a speaker must contain the name of the sponsoring Texas State unit or student organization and must state that the views of the speaker do not necessarily reflect the views of Texas State nor those of TSUS.
An event with an external speaker that constitutes a clear and present danger to the university’s orderly operation may be subject to restriction.
Students, faculty, staff, and registered student organizations campaigning on behalf of candidates for public office must also abide by UPPS No. 06.02.10, Elections, Voting, and Civic Engagement On-Campus.
Any person who chooses to engage in expressive activity to protest an external speaker shall not impair the ability of any other person to participate in the event.
Texas State does not authorize invitations to outside speakers to speak on campus during the last two weeks of a semester or term.
Issuing Invitations to External Speakers
Review Expressive Activities Policy
Sponsoring organizations shall abide by and follow such time, place, and manner restrictions as outlined in the university's Expressive Activities Policy.
Submission Deadline
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.
Request Approvals and Denials
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.
Submit a Request
Mazevo Reservation System
Requests related to indoor and outdoor spaces managed by LBJ Student Center - Event Services will be reviewed and processed via Mazevo Reservation System.
San Marcos
- LBJ Student Center - Meeting Rooms and Ballrooms
- Bobcat Trail
- The Mall
- The Quad
Bobcat Organization Hub
Requests in all other spaces that are NOT managed by LBJ Student Center - Event Services will be reviewed and processed via Bobcat Organization Hub.
San Marcos
- Administration and Academic Buildings
- Sewell Park
Round Rock
- Administration and Academic Buildings
- Quad
Relevant University Policy and Procedures (UPPS)
Relevant Webpages
- Freedom of Expression
- Campus Access
- ADA Statement for Events
- Amplified Sound
- Animals on Campus
- Distributing Literature, Hosting Informational Booths, and Hanging Banners
- Electioneering
- Exhibits and Temporary Structures
- Events with External Speakers
- Food & Beverage Safety and Handling
- Outdoor Space Reservation
- Solicitation on University Property