Procedure Name: Solicitation Guidelines |
Date Approved: Approved by the President on September 2, 2004. |
Procedure Category: Procurement |
Date Effective: |
Policy Authority: Board of Governors Policy 1.2.040 |
Date Last Revised: |
Approval Authority: University President |
Review Cycle: |
Responsibility: All Departments or Offices |
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Solicitation is defined as the sale of goods or services, taking orders or collecting money from other than members of a sponsoring organization, petitions, surveys, collecting ideas or opinions.
Solicitation on the UCM campus must be conducted according to the following guidelines:
All solicitation with the exception of petitions must be registered in the Office of Campus Activities one week in advance of the designated activity. Specific approval for solicitation in various locations/areas on the campus must be obtained according to the information below:
Members of the Missouri House of Representatives, 91st General Assembly, urged the Coordinating Board of Higher Education to require each publicly funded institution of higher education to establish a written policy on credit card solicitation of college students and address the credit card debt problem experienced by some college students.
Credit card solicitation is prohibited within university facilities or on university grounds. These prohibited activities include but are not limited to: