TexasWoman'sUniversity
SpecialEventPolicy
TexasWoman'sUniversitydefinesaspecialeventasanyeventwithananti c ipated attendanceof100individuals ormore,oranevent
wherealcoholisserved,oranoutdooreve ntwiththe useofamp lifiedsound,oranoutdoorraceorwalkevent.ThisSpecialEvent
Policy,whichincludesguidelinesdes
ignedtoprovidesafetyandriskmanagementforspecialevents,appliestoalleventswhichmeet
thesecriterianotspecificallyexemptedbytheSpecialEventsReviewCommittee.
Guidelines:
1. Thecommitteewillreviewthespecialeventrequestandmakeasecurityassignmentbasedontheeventdetails.OneDPS
Employeepe
r100participantsisrequiredtobepresentatallspecialevents.Historicalreferenceofpasteventsmaybeusedto
determinesecurityassignment.Thesponsoringorganizationorindividualisresponsibleforpaymentforsecurityservices,and
paymentisdue
15workingdayspriortotheevent.
2. Alllatenighteventsmustendby1:00am.Cleanupmustbecompletedby2:00am.Foroutdoorevents,amplifiedsoundmust
endby10:00pm.Alleventsmustcomplywiththecitynoiseordinances.TheSpecialEventCommitteemustapproveoutdoor
eventswit
hamplifiedsoundthatmayconflictwitheventsinnearbybuildings.TheUniversityreservestherighttostoporreduce
soundifcomplaintsarereceived.
3. EstimatesofattendancemaybeincreasedordecreasedbytheSpecialEventsCommittee.
4. TexasWoman'sUniversity,throughtheSpecialEventsCommittee,reservestherig
httorefusetheuseofbuildings,grounds,and
facilitiesforanyactivityforreasonsofpriorityusebyuniversitygroups,calendarissues,non‐payment,orconcernsfor
communitysafety.
5. Thesponsoringorganizationorindividualisresponsibleforleavingthefacility,grounds,andparkingareasfreeoftrashand
litter.Fo
rfeitureofallorpartofthedepositoractualchargesmayberequiredifitisnecessarytoprovideadditionalcleaning
afteranevent.
6. Officerswillmakeroundsthroughthebuildingsandnearbygrounds,andadditionalofficersmaybeassignedtoparkingareas.
Officerswillremainondutyatleastha
lfanhouraftertheeventendsand/orallguestshavelefttheTWUcampus.
7. TheSpecialEventsCommitteewillinclude:DirectoroftheStudentUnionandConferenceServices,DirectoroftheCenterfor
StudentDevelopment,DirectorofPublicSafety,AssociateDirectorofConferenceServices,andManagerofUniversity
Schedulingortheirdesignees.Thecommitteemeetsonaregularbasistoreviewreservationrequests.
8. Tex
asWoman’sUniversityreservestherighttodesignatelocations,times,andconditionsunderwhichalcoholicbeveragesmay
beservedandunderwhichpersonsoflegaldrinkingagemayconsumeorpossessbeer,wine,ordistilledspiritsinoronany
propertyunderthecontrolorjurisdictionoftheUniversity.
a. Alcoholmaynotbese
rvedatanyUniversityacademicorclassevent.
b. TexasWoman’sUniversityregisteredstudentorganizationsmaynotserve,sell,orconsumealcoholicbeveragesat
anyorganizationmeetingorfunction,onoroffcampus.
9. PendingapprovalofaspecialeventformorEMSreservationrequest,amplifiedsoundisallo
wedattheHubbardOvaland
Amphitheaterbetween12pmand1pm,and4pmand10pmMondaythroughFriday.Alleventsmustcomplywithcitynoise
ordinances.Theuniversityreservestherighttostoporreducesoundifcomplaintsarereceived.
10. Eventswherecashisexchanged,butdono
tmeetanyoftheaforementionedspecialeventscriteria,willnotbereviewedfor
securityassignment.
11. Allrace/walkevents(including5ks,triathlons,funruns,etc.)mustcompleteaSpecialEventFormandprovideamapoftheevent
routeforapprovalbytheSpecialEventsCommittee.
StudentOrganizations
Allstudentorganizationsrequestingrese rvationsforspecialeventsmustbeapprovedbyCenterforStudent
Development(Denton)orStud entLife Office(DallasandHouston).Thisisdonethrough TWU’sEventManagement
Software.