The Poster Run is proudly brought to you by the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association. It is a great way to promote the campus community. Please review the guidelines provided prior to submitting your request. For questions about the poster run leave a note with the marketing team.
Steps
- Distributed on Fridays
- Posted for a Maximum 2 Weeks – No Exceptions (So, please arrange your poster run with a 2-week limit in mind.)
- Posters must be submitted by end of day (5pm) on Thursday
- Bookings are accepted on a first come first serve basis – 6 tabloid spaces (or 12 letter-sized spaces)
- Board space may be booked in advance but must be cancelled by 10 a.m. Wednesday if not needed.
- Penalties might include suspension from booking on the run.
- Outside groups are only able use the small poster run
Large Run
Village Dons, Renison, & St. Jerome’s Colleges, WUSA’s boards & outside
kiosks. This run is great for targeting first year students while they are
forming habits at Waterloo.
Fall Term: 135 posters
Winter Term: 135 posters
Spring Term: 65 posters (only some UW residences open for Spring term)
Prices
The cost of the Poster Run service does not include printing charges.
All prices below are +HST (ex; $22 becomes $24.86 after tax)
| Poster Run Prices | Letter (8.5″x11″) | Tabloid (11″x17″) |
| WUSA Clubs | $15.00 | $30.00 |
| Societies & Other Student Clubs | $22.00 | $44.00 |
| University Departments | $55.00 | $110.00 |
| External Groups | N/A | N/A |
Small Run
WUSA’s boards in academic buildings on main campus and outside kiosks only. This option reaches the widest range of students (on campus and off campus, as well as both first and upper year students).
Fall Term: 33 posters
Winter Term: 30 posters (outside kiosks not available)
Spring Term: 33 posters
Prices
The cost of the Poster Run service does not include printing charges.
All prices below are +HST (ex; $20 becomes $22.60 after tax)
| Poster Run Prices | Letter (8.5″x11″) | Tabloid (11″x17″) |
| WUSA Clubs | $12.00 | $24.00 |
| Societies & Other Student Clubs | $20.00 | $40.00 |
| University Departments | $44.00 | $88.00 |
| External Groups | $124.00 | $248.00 |
- Posters must be sponsored by groups with approved logo (such as WUSA, faculty societies, as well as approved clubs and associations) & must comply with University and WUSA posting policies.
- Up for a maximum of 2 weeks – NO EXCEPTIONS
- No larger than 11″ x 17″
- Posters shall not have any illegal references to alcohol (i.e. Must follow guidelines as set out by the AGCO)
- External ads are not allowed on large run – (i.e. sublets, items for sale, private companies, etc…)
- Off campus events are exceptions and approval is determined on the benefit to students (i.e. job fair)
- No posters that advertise companies that directly compete with any of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association businesses
- We reserve the right to refuse posters for any reason
- All posters removed at the end of every term
Drop off your copies at the Turnkey Desk in SLC or mail them.
Mailing Address:
Attn: Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association Poster Run
Student Life Centre Turnkey Desk
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Payment:
Cheques should be made payable to the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association.
Deployment:
The posters are posted on the WUSA Poster Boards by 4 PM on the Sunday after the poster run date.
Note: Please keep in mind that we cannot prevent posters from being taken down by students interested in your event.