Student Government

The Spirit Rock, which is located on the grassy area between Green Hall and the University Theater, is available to be painted by individual students, sponsored student groups, or registered student organizations in accordance with the following:

1. Suggested painting on the Spirit Rock includes but is not limited to event announcements, words of support or congratulations, or creative endeavors.

2. Rules for painting the Spirit Rock include the following:

All individuals, groups, and organizations must supply their own paint.

Only paint the Rock and remove all painting supplies when finished. No individual, group, or organization is permitted to paint the sidewalk, lampposts, grass, or buildings surrounding the Rock. The individual, group, or organization will be held financially responsible for the cleaning costs associated with violation of this policy.

What is painted on the Rock must be in good taste. Keep in mind that what is painted on the Rock reflects on you and/or your organization. In accordance with The University of Texas at Dallas Handbook of Operating Procedures, Chapter 46 – Speech, Expression and Assembly, Subchapter B – Prohibited Expression:

No person or organization shall distribute or display on the campus any writing or visual image, or engage in any public performance, that is obscene. No person shall make, distribute, or display on the campus any statement that unlawfully defames any other person. No person shall make, distribute, or display on the campus any statements directed to inciting or producing imminent violations of law under circumstances such that the statements are likely to actually and imminently incite or produce violations of law. Students found in violation of these proUTDallasSpiritRockStudentGovernment.htmlcedures will be subject to discipline in accordance with The University of Texas at Dallas Handbook of Operating Procedures, Chapter 49 – Student Discipline and Conduct.

3. The group or individual painting the Rock assumes liability for any individual or member of the group or organization who may be injured and/or for actions associated with the activity.

4. Student Union staff will regularly monitor the Rock, just as they monitor bulletin boards, to ensure that postings fall within the above established guidelines.