Creating a supportive, positive tobacco-free environment for the entire campus is a shared responsibility. We encourage all students, staff, faculty, and visitors to promote compliance with the policy.
Your Role
All campus leaders are important partners in successfully and effectively implementing this policy. Your role is to:
- Comply with the policy
- Communicate the policy courteously and non-confrontationally to faculty, staff, students, and visitors in your college/department.
- Address matters of repeated violations of this administrative policy just as you would violations of other policies. Managers/supervisors should hold employees accountable, and address matters of repeated violations; HR staff is available to consult on specific situations, as needed.
- If repeated requests for compliance are ignored, individuals not complying with the policy and/or areas on campus with frequent policy violations can be reported to the Share the Air team.
Approaching Someone Who is Using Tobacco
If you see someone using tobacco on campus, you are encouraged to let them know that we are a tobacco free campus if you feel comfortable doing so. Please approach them in a friendly, respectful manner – they may not be aware of the policy. If someone becomes agitated or hostile upon being approached, simply walk away. If the situation escalates to the point where you feel threatened or endangered, please call 911.
These scenarios and scripts are designed to help members of the University community remind people of the tobacco-free campus policy.
Communications Toolkit
A poster (8.5” x 11”) and enforcement cards are available by request to print and distribute to promote policy awareness and compliance. Email [email protected] to request these printable files.