Important: deadlines vary around semester breaks and holidays, including Labor Day. Although we typically include deadlines in the confirmation email that we send you after you reserve space, it is your responsibility to find out the deadline for your submissions.
Please note: deadlines for May through August are different! Please visit the Summer Deadlines page.
| Advertising Service / Item | Due | Time due / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Diag board canvases, Diag banners | Monday | 3:00 p.m. |
| Late placement available? | Yes | Can be submitted as late as Thursday at 5:00 p.m., and will be placed Thursday night. |
| Table Tents | Thursday | 2:00 p.m. |
| Late placement available? | No | Table tents cannot be accepted late due to staffing requirements for placement. |
| Sunday bus signs | Friday | Due by Friday at 5:30 p.m., generally. Deadline altered around holidays and academic breaks. |
| Late placement available? | No | Bus signs cannot be accepted late due to staffing requirements for placement. If you reserve the space for multiple weeks, but miss the deadline for the first week, simply turn in your bus signs before the next week's deadline and they will be placed on the second weekof your reservation. |
| Digital Ads | 5:30 p.m. two business days before the reservation is scheduled to start. | Reserve at least 48 hours in advance. Ads begin displaying at the stroke of midnight on the start date. Email the .jpg file to [email protected] no later than 5:30 p.m. two business days before you'd like it to begin displaying.
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| Late placement available? | Yes | There is no late fee for digital ads submitted late, but no refunds are granted for missed days of advertising. |
How far in advance you need to reserve:
| Advertising Service | Size of order | Time to allow |
|---|---|---|
| Balloons | Up to 24 balloons, in-stock colors, pickup during SORC hours | 2-3 days |
| Large orders | 3-5 days | |
| Any order requiring delivery | 1 week notice needed | |
| Diag boards | Reservations generally open one month before the start of a new semester. | Check this page for available spaces |
| Diag banners | Reservations generally open one month before the start of a new semester. | Check this page for available spaces |
| Bus signs | Bus signs fill up during many weeks during peak programming times in the fall and winter semesters. Winter semester reservations open in November, usually before Thanksgiving. Reservations for Summer open in April. Reservations for Fall begin in July. Plenty of space is available from May through mid-August, and space rental is deeply discounted for long-term reservations. | Request space online. Visit this page to see availability. |
| Table Tents | Reservations generally open one month before the start of a new semester. Not available during Summer. | Check this page for availability |
| Digital ads | Allow at least 2 business days for us to process the request. | Request space online. Digital ad space is generally always available. |