entails." The Guild of Students at the University of Birmingham passed a motion in May 2006 banning the company from its premises and encouraging the University to do the same. In 2010, the University of Idaho announced that Southwestern Advantage is prohibited from recruiting on campus due to misconduct and violation of University and Career Center policies after several complaints were issued, which were deemed "valid" by the campus' career center director. She explained, "I don't really think students understand the implications of an independent contractor," referring the company policy of registering student employees as independent contractors. A non-binding motion was passed at the 2010 AGM of the Students Association at the University of Edinburgh, banning the company from all union premises. Proposals to ban from campuses In 2020, controversy arose at Purdue University after the company visited the school in order to pitch to students. One sophomore on campus initiated a petition to ban the company from campus, which received over 120 signatures. See also Green River Ordinancecommon American city ordinance prohibiting door-to-door solicitation References External links Companies based in Nashville, Tennessee Personal selling Publishing companies established in 1855 1855 establishments in Tennessee Direct sales companies Publishing companies of the United States Educational materials Education companies established in the 19th century