Bowdoin Dining Service
Policy/Procedure:
Many student groups request space in the dining halls for table tents or other
marketing materials. Although this can be an effective way to communicate
with students, this policy is intended to protect our customers’ rights to an
enjoyable meal, keep the dining hall tables from becoming cluttered with
paper and not create additional work for dining staff.
• We are happy to consider this request, but to help control the number of table
tents, we encourage groups to consider using a Digest notice or other electronic
notice with an embedded link to a poster. Directions are at the IT website at
https://www.bowdoin.edu/it/email/internal/gl.shtml
• Requests for use of the dining halls for table tent marketing purposes must be
made with the Operations manager of Thorne dining hall via e-mail. Advertising
must be sponsored by college organizations and may not be for an individual.
The table tent must indicate the name of the sponsoring organization.
• No more than 2 tents will be scheduled for any given period of time. The dining
hall manager will track requests.
• The group limit for table tent placement is 5 days. Table tents must list the date
of placement on them.
Dining Service may remove the table tents at any time for
business reasons.
• No more than 40 table tents for Thorne and 40 table tents for Moulton Union
may be placed on the tables. The person who makes the request is responsible
for card placement. Dining staff will remove them at the end of the 5th day.
• The table tents must be on card stock and no larger than 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.
• Please respect our students and staff. Dining Service reserves the right to reject
any announcement that contain offensive language or pictures or messages that
detract from the ambiance we wish to create in the dining hall.
• Generally posters are not allowed because our bulletin boards have been
designated for specific dining business such as comment cards and nutrition
information. Occasional exceptions may be made by the dining hall manager if
the poster information is related to concerns of dining such as recycling. Posters
are not allowed on walls or windows.
Policy Update: October 2021
Table Tents and
Posters Policy
