"Authorized," within this document, means permitted by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) or the President of the University or their designee.
"Building or Structure Manager” is that person with authority to grant permission to use a building or other internal space or structure.
"Business Day” means Monday through Friday, except for official University holidays.
"Camping" means the use of any part of the campus for living accommodation purposes, such as overnight sleeping activities, making preparations for overnight sleeping (including the laying down of bedding for the purpose of sleeping), storing personal belongings, making a fire, using any tents or other structures for sleeping, digging or earth breaking, and/or carrying on cooking activities. Such activities constitute camping when it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that the participants, in conducting these activities, are in fact using the area as a living accommodation regardless of the intent of the participants or the nature of any other activities in which they may also be engaging. Camping does not include Official University Activities or the ordinary use of University Structures that have been wholly or in part designated as sleeping and/or eating areas.
“Commercial Activity” means (a) all advertising, sales, purchases, or agreements for the sale or purchase of goods or services; (b) all giving, demonstration, or solicitation for the purchase or sale of goods or services provided by a person, group of persons, or other entity; and (c) all solicitations of gifts of money or other goods or services by a person, groups of persons, or other entity.
"Contact Person" means that person who is designated as the sponsoring organization’s or individual’s representative to be contacted.
"Dean of Students" ("DOS") means the University Dean of Students or their designee.
“Designated Public Forums”: The University’s campus contains buildings and property whose primary purpose is to provide education, research, and outreach. However, the University often designates areas to allow access by the University Community or to create limited forums for the discussion of certain topics or subject matter by certain speakers, each at times when the property is not being used for its devoted purposes.
“Limited Public Forum” is a subcategory of the Designated Public Forum that occurs when the University intentionally opens a Non-Public Forum to speech or to activities related specifically to defined subject matters for certain groups on certain topics.
“Major Event” means a planned gathering, including, but not limited to, a speaker, presentation, lecture, forum, conference, or rally, that meets one or more of the following criteria:
- The requested venue holds more than 300 people or more than 300 people are anticipated to attend at one or more locations.
- The event features an elected official or candidate at the federal, state, local, or tribal government level.
- The event has the potential to significantly impact campus safety and security or campus services and functions, based on criteria other than the content or viewpoints anticipated to be expressed during the event, if determined by the University Unit that oversees the space, the Campus Use Committee (CUC), University of Arizona Police Department (UAPD), DOS, Risk Management Services, or the Office of the Secretary.
The following are excluded from the definition of a major event: spontaneous demonstrations for which there is no prior promotion or organization, weddings and private celebrations at the Student Unions, performing arts events at College of Fine Arts venues, or official University or University Unit events (not including events where a unit is merely renting its space or lending its name in sponsorship).
"Mall" refers to the grassy areas between Park Avenue and Campbell Avenue and along University Boulevard East and University Boulevard West that are designated for expressive activities or Limited Public Forums, subject to the qualifications, definitions, and procedures set forth in this policy.
- "Reserved Area" refers to those portions of the University campus designated for reservations only which are scheduled to maximize the availability and use of the space consistent with the University's educational, research, service, and business functions. Use of Reserved Areas is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.
- "Unreserved Area" refers to that part of the Mall which may be used without advance reservations or scheduling for expressive activities, including but not limited to the passing of petitions, distribution of written information, picketing, and carrying of placards. Such use is subject to the time, place, and manner limitations set forth in this policy. For the location of the Unreserved Area, see the Available Space Map.
“Non-Public Forums” are University buildings, structures, and property that are not designated as spaces open for public communication, activities, or expression, but instead are reserved for normal business, education, research, or other dedicated purposes.
"Official University Activity" means regularly scheduled academic classes, operations, research, business, and other activities, including special events of the University as approved by the University President, Provost, or Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Advancement.
"Open Public Forums" consist of the streets and sidewalks generally open to the public during the times the University is open. Open Public Forums do not include, among other places defined in this policy, the interiors of University Structures or Designated Public Forums.
"Planned Demonstration" is a public manifestation of protest, condemnation, or approval; taking the form of a mass meeting, procession, picket, or similar activity, which is organized and promoted more than a day before the event.
"President" means the President of the University or the President's designee.
"Sponsoring Organization/Individual" means the individual or entity responsible for an activity on the University Campus.
"Student" means any person admitted and enrolled in one or more classes at the University, including a faculty member or employee so enrolled. Graduate students who serve as assistants, associates, or otherwise, and all other students employed part-time by the University, are classified as students for the purposes of this policy.
"Student Organization" means an organization composed primarily of students, which has received official University recognition as a Student Organization and is in good standing according to University policies and procedural regulations administered through the Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA) or similar University Unit.
"Structure" means the framework of and the space enclosed by any building, booth, tent, canopy, vehicle, trailer, fence, wall, or similar object or enclosure, including but not limited to the Arizona Stadium, McKale Center, the Student Union Memorial Center, Park Student Union, and campus parking garages.
- "University Structure" is a structure exclusively owned, operated, or controlled by the University.
- “Temporary Structure” means any display, apparatus, object, tent, canopy, fence, wall, enclosure, or other structure that is not permanently affixed or which is not otherwise designed or intended for permanent placement on University property.
"University" means the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona, including University Units, and University employees or agents delegated with the authority to act on its behalf and on behalf of University Units.
"University Community" means all University employees, Students, invited guests, and members of the public present on the University Campus for legitimate and lawful purposes.
"University Property" and "University Campus" mean all land, buildings, and other facilities owned, operated, or controlled by the University, except that this policy does not apply to property that the University owns but over which it has legally relinquished its power of operation or control to a third party.
"University Unit" means any academic or non-academic department or division of the University or any other official entity of the University.