Speaker Policy

Classroom

Speaker regulations are as follows:

  1. A student organization must be officially chartered before the organization can issue any invitation to an off-campus speaker.
  2. Contracts and financial commitments will be approved only after the sponsoring organization has given two (2) weeks notice (by submitting an Activity Request Form) and only after a statement from the Business Office has been received certifying that the organization has a balance on hand for the program, including facility rental, speaker’s fee, advertising, and any other expenses.
  3. The University reserves the right to select a full-time member of the University’s tenured faculty or professional staff to preside at meetings at which off-campus persons are speaking.
  4. The sponsoring organization shall assume full responsibility for courteous treatment of the speaker and ensure him or her the freedom to speak.
  5. Speakers shall agree to receive and answer questions from the audience.
  6. Any chartered student organization that violates the speaker policy or any of these regulations shall be subject to disciplinary action that may result in the loss or suspension of recognition, or the imposition of other sanctions.
  7. These regulations and the speaker policy shall be included as part of all contracts with off-campus speakers.
  8. The Campus Student Services Officer, or his/her designee, shall be notified of all speakers invited to campus.

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