Table Tent Advertising Policy / Guidelines
There are a limited number of acrylic table tent-holders in the Carolina Dining on-campus
restaurants. To ensure that the table tents in the on-campus restaurants do not become cluttered,
the following policy will apply to the placement of all table tents in the Carolina Dining units.
Any registered campus organization (http://www.sa.sc.edu/studentorgs/) may reserve table tent
space. Dining Services will begin taking reservations on the first business day in August for fall
semester, and starting December 1 for the Spring semester. For reservations, please call Carolina
Dining, 803-777-4161 or fax to 803-777-6601.
Reservations
- Carolina Dining will take three reservations per week, one having official University
priority (held until two weeks prior to reservation date), and two for authorized campus
community on a reservation basis.
- An organization may reserved table tents once per semester.
- Wait List. If the week you request is taken or if you want to request an additional week,
you may choose to be placed on a wait list. You will be notified two weeks out from the
date requested if a space has become available.
- Each reservation constitutes use of two adjacent panels of the acrylic tent holders.
- Only university departments and student groups that are recognized each Fall semester by
the Office of Student Life may reserve table tent displays.
- When reserving table tent space, a reservation sheet must be filled out and completed
with the specific organization name (not an umbrella name), preferred reservation
date(s), purpose and general content of table tent, and a University account number.
Submit sheet to Coreyh@mailbox.sc.edu or fax to 803-777-6601.
- The maximum duration for a table tent shall be seven (7) days, Mon.-Sun. The reserved
week dates must be clearly visible along the bottom of each table tent (i.e. 9/22 – 9/28).
Table tents without visible reserved week dates will be removed by Carolina Dining staff.
Design
- The organizations/individuals are responsible for providing the proper table tents.
- Each organizations cards will be inserted into a 6-sided acrylic stand.
- All advertising/promotional pieces must measure 4" wide by 6" high in order to be
inserted into the plastic holder. Paper cannot exceed this dimension as it fits into a
promotional display unit.
- Table tents must be on 80-110 lb cover-weight paper. Any paper of lesser quality will not
be permitted and may be removed.
- Table tent content, size, and design must be approved by the Marketing Department of
Carolina Dining 30 days prior to the month in which the reservation begins. This
approval should be made via email or at the Main Office at 1600 Hampton Street Annex,
Suite 310,, prior to printing. The table tent sponsor will be required to present the signed
approval form to the each dining unit manager-on duty to be allowed access to the dining
halls for table tent placement.
Content
- The message and content of the table tent is limited to on-campus activities
sponsored by campus organizations, and may not contain messages of an individual
nature (such as political advertising).
- Table tents CANNOT advertise food and/or restaurants or gambling of any kind.
Placement
- Table tents that become worn, defaced or otherwise unattractive will be removed by the
Dining Service staff. Replacement of such tents is the responsibility of the sponsor.
- The tent sponsor may insert the tent on the table beginning at noon on Sunday or at 7:30
am on the Monday of the reserved week. They cannot be distributed during peak meal
times. Peak meal times are considered to be from 10 minutes before the hour through 20
minutes after the hour.
- Table tents must be recollected by 5:00 PM Sunday or the last day of operation for that
week. This process is done by the actual organization or individual and not Carolina
Dining.
- Only the following locations (w/table quantities) are available for table tents (372):
- Bates Carolina Diner (50)
- Gamecock Park (70)
- Gibbes Court (35)
- Grand Market Place (80)
- Jazzman’s (10)
- Pandini’s (20)
- Patio Café (50)
- Honors (57)
- Table tents are not permitted in the Colloquium Café or Preston Dining sites.
- If an organization fails to properly insert or collect flyers, there will be a $50.00 charge
for non-compliance.
Carolina Dining is not responsible for missing or damaged fliers.
Violation of any of the above stated guidelines may cause an organization to forfeit table
tent reservations for the remainder of the school year.
If you have additional questions, please call Carolina Dining Central Office at 803-777-4161.
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