Student Orgs

If an organization wants to use a trademark in its design, the design/merchandise must:

  1. be produced by a licensed vendor
  2. not include trademarks other than what is allowed per the student use guidelines for their respective tier
  3. include the organization name as registered with Student Engagement. It will also require language to indicate if the group is a club, student chapter, or student organization, as well as the "at" tagline if required for that tier
  4. be submitted to the trademark office for approval prior to production through the Student Organization Use Form

 

Student Organization Tiers

 

As a recognized student organization, you are tiered by Student Engagement as either a Sponsored, Affiliated, or Registered/Campus Organization. The availability of university trademarks is based on your tier level. Below are links to PDFs for each tier as a quick snapshot of what each group can or can not use.

Sponsored

Affiliated

Registered

If you are unsure of your tier, you can search for your organization here. Once you are on your organization's page, click on Information to find your tier.

Fundraising

If student organizations would like to do generic fundraising designs incorporating "college of" or "department of" wording, here are the options for their use, regardless of their tier. The college/department name can be changed out and the font can also be adjusted, but graphic elements can not be removed or added to these designs. Here is the generic fundraising template guide. Please note: because trademarks are used, licensed vendors will still need to produce the order and our internal trademark use request form will still need to be filled out prior to production. As with any fundraising designs, the standard 12% will apply, which is remitted by the licensed vendor. 

If a student organization would like to do their own custom fundraising designs that include the trademarks, they would need to follow the student use guidelines as set (including organization name, logo restrictions depending on tier, etc.)

The University has designated The Vernon Company as the preferred vendor for fundraisers.

This platform is designed for your organization to raise funds through the sale of apparel. You can offer t-shirts, V-necks, long sleeve shirts and sweatshirts through this platform. Each product will have a minimum margin of $5, meaning that each piece purchased raises at least $5 for your organization. If you would like to increase the margin for items, please work with The Vernon Company (contact information below) on a one-on-one basis. There are “good” and “better” options for each apparel item depending on the price point you are trying to hit. For the time being, you can put artwork on the front of the apparel item in up to three colors. The process for utilizing this platform is outlined below:

  1. Design your artwork.
  2. Send the artwork to Vernon.
  3. Vernon will mock-up your artwork.
  4. Vernon sends artwork back to your organization.
  5. Your organization submits the artwork to our office for approval via a form.
  6. Our office will approve or deny your request.
  7. If approved, forward the approval email to Vernon. If denied, start again from step 1.
  8. Work with Vernon on the length of time your pop-up storefront will be available.
  9. Vernon will design and complete the setup of your pop-up storefront.
  10. Customers order apparel during the designated time frame.
  11. Orders are fulfilled within 1-2 weeks of the storefront closing. The items can be sent directly to the customer or shipped to your organization for distribution.
  12. Vernon issues a check and provides final counts of apparel ordered. Please note that these checks and reports are mailed to the Campus Organization Accounting office.  The checks will be deposited into your account and a copy of the deposit slip and any reports will be emailed to the treasurer.

 

If you would like to see samples of the apparel being offered, blank garments are available for review in the COA Office. 

 

The Vernon Company’s Contact information:

Rhonda Mock
Digital Sales Coordinator
The Vernon Company
D: 641-791-8589
C: 515-339-6947
rhondam@vernoncompany.com

 

NOTE: Any licensed vendor may still used as an alternative to The Vernon Company.

Have any questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page to get you started. If you still have questions after checking out that page, please email us at trademark@iastate.edu.