How to Submit an Ad
Who May Place Ads
Members of the Bowdoin College Community (students, faculty, staff, alumni) and members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends may place free classified ads on this site. If you indicate you are a member of the Bowdoin College Community, or a member of the Association of Bowdoin Friends, and it can not be verified, your ad will not be accepted.
Individuals who are not members of the Bowdoin Community may place an ad for $20. A check payable to Bowdoin College must be mailed to Sara Smith, Office of Communications and Public Affairs, Bowdoin College, 3900 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, along with a copy of the ad text. Electronic or cash payments are not accepted. Handwritten, paper ads mailed in without an electronic submission are not accepted.
Ads will not be posted until payment is received. Please include a copy of the ad text with payment to help avoid unnecessary delays.
Advertising Guidelines
Note: Ads may take up to two weeks to appear on the classifieds page. Make sure to include contact information, email and phone, in your ad text.
- Submission deadline: Ads must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday for a Thursday posting. Ads may take up to two weeks to appear on classifieds page. Please allow one week for changes and removals to take effect. Changes and removals must be emailed. Removal of ads must be submitted by the original person posting with email address and title reference. If you require more than one change, please consider sending a new ad.
- Ads must be brief and submitted in paragraph format. Ads may be edited. Consider wording carefully; all ads are viewable by the general public.
- Use proper capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.
- Ads will remain online, or posted for 30 days.
- Handwritten ads are not accepted.
- Bowdoin College reserves the right to decline any ad.
Ad Changes and Resubmissions
- Ads will not be changed or removed unless you submit the current copy of the ad, or reference the email address, and title. Ads can only be removed by the person that posted the ad.
- Please plan accordingly when placing the ad. Changes and removal of ads may take up to one week.
- Is your ad still listed? Please check before resubmitting.