Purdue eliminates sidewalk fliers on West Lafayette campus
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In an effort to reduce costs for student organizations and the university and be more environmentally friendly, Purdue is issuing a new policy that will eliminate posting fliers on campus sidewalks.
A committee that included Purdue students, faculty and staff made the recommendation and is working on more cost-effective and efficient options for communicating with students about campus activities.
Upgrades to the student system, Purdue-Board, will provide opportunities for recognized student organizations to communicate with Purdue students, said Pablo Malavenda, associate dean of students. Additional options for these organizations will include the free use of RSS feeds to push information out to students, virtual bulletin boards, campus kiosks, flat screens and the Boiler Television Network (BTV).
With the exception of sidewalk fliers, all other promotional methods currently used by organizations, such as posting fliers on kiosks and bulletin boards, will be allowed under the new policy. A complete list of the accepted promotional methods and opportunities will be made available in August, Malavenda said.
The new policy will be implemented in August, with a transition period spanning the fall semester.
The steering committee for this initiative began meeting in December. The committee included Purdue students and faculty with representatives from student government, graduate student government, Dean of Students Office, Office of Information Technology, grounds department and the Purdue Memorial Union.
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