Purpose

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø is committed to tobacco-free campus.

Scope

This policy applies to all faculty, staff, and individuals employed by or seeking employment with the University.

Policy

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø is committed to providing a healthy working and learning environment for the entire campus community. The purpose of this policy is to reduce harm from tobacco use and secondhand smoke, provide an environment that encourages individuals to be tobacco-free, reduce health insurance and health care costs, and promote a campus culture of wellness. Therefore, Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø establishes the following smoking policy for all facilities, campus areas and university owned property or vehicles where services are carried out or offered. All university students, employees, contractors, and visitors are subject to these regulations.

1. Tobacco includes but is not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water pipes (hookah), electronic cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco and any non-FDA approved nicotine delivery device.
2. Adherence to this policy is the responsibility of all members of the university community. It is expected that students, faculty, staff, University affiliates, contractors and visitors to campus will comply with this policy. Members of the university community are to respectfully inform others about the policy to ensure compliance. Primary enforcement of this smoking policy will be the responsibility of those persons who head individual units, departments, buildings, student housing units, those who supervise personnel, Public Safety personnel, and other designees.