Northern Illinois University

Housing and Dining

Announcement Posting Policy

Acceptance Priority

Messages will be accepted first according to submitter access priority.
Priority 1 partner messages will be posted before Priority 2 partner messages are eligible.

Priority 1: Cable 8 and 20 funding partner

  • Residence Hall Association
  • Hall Councils
  • Housing & Dining
  • NIU Athletics
  • University Administration

Priority 2: University units:

  • Academic Residential Program Departments and Schools
  • Counseling and Student Development Center
  • University Police
  • Judicial Office
  • Orientation Office
  • Campus Activity Board  

Priority 3: NIU student organizations recognized by Student Association:

  • Recognized organizations are listed at www.sa.niu.edu.
  • Organizations are limited to two message postings per semester
  • Applications for posting must be stamped by Student Involvement and Leadership Development.

Duration of Posting

  • Messages will remain in rotation typically for one week unless other arrangments are made. 
  • If a message promotes an event, the message will remain in rotation only until the event.

Deadlines

  • All messages must be submitted to Channel 8 three weeks before the message is to be posted. This is necessary to allow Channel 8 staff to design each frame and to program the slide rotation.

Design

  • Message designs may be redesigned by Channel 8 and 20 staff if felt necessary.
  • Images must be submitted as gif or jpeg files.
  • Images must be submitted by e-mail or CD-ROM.
  • By submitting images to Channel 8 and 20, the submitter stipulates ownership of reproduction rights for any images to be used on slides.

Submission Requirements

  • The specific text of each message must be provided on the request form.
  • All submissions must include:
  • Organization name
  • Contact name
  • Contact phone
  • Contact email
  • Faculty or staff adviser name and contact information
  • Desired posting date/ending date

Policy Updates

This policy will be updated to meet the needs and capacities of Channel 8 and 20 programming.

Nondiscrimination Policy

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity institution and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. The Constitution and Bylaws of Northern Illinois University afford equal treatment regardless of political views or affiliation and sexual orientation.