Campus Department Door Decoration Contest

Campus Department Door Decoration Competition

Introducing our newest Homecoming event – a contest for campus departments to show their school spirit by decorating their office entrances in the Homecoming theme!

Is your department ready to join the fun? Click here for the Door Decoration Competition registration. Registration is due by Monday, October 5 at 5pm!

Competition Rules
  1. Departments may choose to decorate a door, window, or display case for this competition.
  2. Do not use materials that will damage doors, office walls, or lobby areas.
  3. No nails, tacks, or staples may be put into the doors and all adhesives used must be fully removable.
  4. Nothing that makes noise or requires the use of electricity including battery power may be used.
  5. Door handles MUST remain visible and operational. Office/door decorations may not impede the usage of the office or door, compromise ADA compliance, or pose a safety hazard. It is imperative not to block exit routes, obstruct doors, corridors, stairs and landings with decorations.
  6. Decorations should not be placed over electrical panels, on light fixtures, electrical equipment, electrical outlets, etc.
  7. Any directional signage, including lighted exit signs, must remain fully visible.
  8. Decorations should not be placed on automatic closure doors and all mechanical room doors, including IT rooms.
  9. Decorations also should be kept free from blocking exit signs, fire extinguishers and should never be hung from the sprinkler heads.
  10. Decorations should never be closer than 18 inches below fire sprinklers
  11. DO NOT place decorations on any handrails or banisters.
  12. USE paper decorations sparingly and do cover more 20% of any door or wall. Do not block vision panels in doors.
  13. All decorations must be flame retardant and labeled as so. Limit paper decorations. Fast-burning plastic materials (e.g., foam plastics of any kind); cotton batting or cotton balls are prohibited.
  14. No glitter, confetti, or other small particulate items may be used.
  15. The members of the Homecoming Committee will not be responsible for loss, theft, or damage of office/door decorations.
  16. Any entries containing material deemed offensive by the judging committee will be immediately disqualified and the department will be asked to remove the decorations. These will not be judged.
  17. All participants will be respectful of other entries, and will behave appropriately. Any group caught damaging or defacing another entry will be disqualified.