- Student groups must be registered and in good standing with Student Unions & Activities. An officer must be listed on their group's GopherLink profile to be eligible to submit your group’s request to post on a digital sign.
- To allow all student groups opportunities for access and to prevent a monopoly on digital signs, the following limits are placed on reservations:
- Due to the number of registered student groups we have on campus, postings must be specific to student group events (i.e. no generic student group promotions are allowed).
- No more than two postings per student group are allowed at a time.
- Registered student groups may not reserve space request postings on behalf of other organizations or University departments.
- The student group requesting the posting must be primarily responsible for planning, implementing, and financing the event.
- SUA reserves the right to evaluate and make final determination of the posting. If intentional misrepresentation has occurred, this may result in suspension of posting privileges in all SUA facilities.
- Approval must be received by SUA on all postings before they will be displayed.
- Postings must prominently display the name of the student group planning the event, as well as provide date, time, the location and the link to your event page.
- Postings for program or event series that exceed one single event will only be approved if all events take place during the same calendar week.
- Student groups classified as Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) must follow Use of the University Name, Marks and Logos policies. Student groups classified as Campus Life Programs (CLPs) need to follow University Brand policies and guidelines.
- No videos are allowed.
- Approval will not be given for postings advertising personal sales of items (i.e. cars, furniture, etc.) or for individuals seeking roommates
- If the student group’s event is sponsored by an organization external to the U of M, the sponsor’s logo must not exceed 20% of the overall image.
- You may utilize Facebook’s Grid Tool to determine the space the sponsor’s logo may take up on your marketing piece.
- Promotion of beverages must be in compliance with the University beverage contract, available from University Dining Services Contract Administration at (612) 624-9048.
Submission Guidelines
- Digital signs must be submitted as JPEG files at z.umn.edu/digitalsignagerequest.
- Postings will be displayed no earlier than 2 weeks prior to the date of the event.
- Please allow 2 business days for promotions to be posted.
- We recommend that you use the following Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) statement in your promotions: “If you require disability related accommodations for this event, please contact the Disability Resource Center at 612-626-1333 or drc@umn.edu a minimum of two weeks prior to the event.”
Design Specifications
Digital signs are displayed for 12 seconds each.
- No animation on or in a PowerPoint slide
- File dimensions must be 1698w x 955h pixels
- Save as JPEG File Interchange Format in landscape orientation
Art Guidelines
- Text should be no smaller than 24 point, larger is preferred in order to ensure readability
- Minimal copy is encouraged
- Orange, yellow and red tones are discouraged since they tend to bleed on television screens
- Horizontal and vertical stripes are discouraged since they tend to look distorted on television screens
Questions may be directed to the Student Group Communications Assistant at sgcommunication@umn.edu(opens in a new tab).