Posted by Jeff Pelletier on Aug 29, 2018 6:00 pm
Hi Meghan-
Here is the content of what we refer to as our "shout-out" policy. It's been vetted through our Legal Affairs department as well.
--Jeff Pelletier
Ohio Union Operations & Events
Thank you for attending this program. The Ohio State University strives to create a truly open forum in which diverse opinions can be expressed and heard.
It is the right of members of the University community and invited guests to express their views and opinions at the University. We will protect the rights of individuals to speak, and the rights of those members of the University community who wish to hear and communicate with an invited speaker.
Protesters also have a right to express their opposition to a speaker in appropriate ways, both within the confines of this building and outside the facility. However, protesters must not interfere unduly with communication between a speaker and members of the audience. If the hosts of this event or University representatives believe that protestors are interfering unduly with a speaker’s freedom of expression, those protestors will be warned. If the warnings are not heeded and the interference continues, then the individuals responsible may be removed from the building.