Information and Sales Tables

Student Center Information and Sales Tables

Information Tables

• 1. Distribution of literature, petition drives, surveys and similar activities in and around Student Center may be conducted only from a reserved information table location.
• 2. Registered student organizations and University departments may reserve information tables without charge. Standing reservations for more than two (2) five consecutive day periods per semester or one (1) day per week for an entire semester from any one sponsor will not be accepted.
• 3. Failure to cancel an information table reservation at least one (1) working day prior to the reservation date may cause the sponsoring organization or department to lose information/sales table reservation privileges for the remainder of the semester.
• 4. Non-university affiliated users must either be sponsored by a registered student organization or University department, or they can pay a table reservation fee of $20.00 per table, per day.  Any use of an information table to promote the use or purchase of a commercial product or service or for fund-raising will be considered sales and the policies governing sales tables will apply.

Sales Tables

• 1. Student organizations or University departments sponsoring sales tables not involving a non-university affiliated vendor-such as ticket sales, raffles, organization T-shirts, etc.-ARE NOT required to pay a rental fee and/or commission for sales table space.
• 2. Vendors and non-university affiliated users promoting a commercial product or service or fund-raising must be sponsored by a registered student organization or a University department, or they may pay a fee.
• 3. For vendors and non-university affiliated users not sponsored by a university organization or department, a 15% commission on gross sales or $20.00 per day (whichever is greater) is due to the University Student Activities Office at the end of each sales day and must be accompanied by an accounting of gross sales. Additional verification of gross sales may be required.
• 4. Sponsoring organizations or departments will be permitted one sales period per semester. A sales period is defined as up to five consecutive days of sales, although a sponsor may choose to sell for fewer days.
• 5.  Failure to cancel a sales table reservation at least one (1) working day prior to the reservation date may result in a charge of $10.00 to the sponsoring organization or department.
• 6. Individuals/firms must have a minimum liability insurance coverage of $300,000 and provide the University Student Activities Office with a copy of a certificate of insurance before a request for sales will be confirmed.
• 7. Any business licenses required by the State of Pennsylvania must be obtained and copies of those licenses provided to the University Student Activities Office before a request for sales will be confirmed.
• 8. First-time vendors may be required to show samples of the product(s) to be sold to the Assistant Director of Student Center Operations before a request for sales will be confirmed.
• 9. Solicitations such as credit cards, long-distance calling cards, etc.-will only be permitted if the vendor agrees not to give away free products to those who sign up for the cards and the vendor must also agree to provide literature regarding responsible credit usage. (EUP Policy E004)
• 10. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania assumes no liability for the quality of the goods or services sold at sales tables on its premises. The presence of a commercial vendor on the property of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania does not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or its products by the University.