Student Centers’ Policies

Campus Speakers

To help students learn to think critically and to maintain a mature academic community, the University sanctions the invitation of outside speakers to the campus, even though in some instances these speakers may advocate positions unacceptable to the majority of the people of the state, as long as the following provisions are met by the host campus organization:

• Invitations may be extended by one or more bona fide campus organizations after obtaining approval from the Activities and Programs Office.
• Invitations will not be extended to speakers when it is deemed likely they will call for the overthrow of our government by force or violate Section 5103 of Title 14, Delaware Code, which forbids the University to show favoritism or preference among political candidates or political parties or among religious personages, denominations or sects.
• The cost of all necessary arrangements is absorbed by the host organization. (The host group is responsible for ensuring the safety of the speaker as well as those who listen, and the expense for such arrangements must be borne by the host group.)
• Contracts for paying speakers must be approved by the Associate Director of the Student Centers of designee.