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Smoke-Free Campus
| TOPIC: | Smoke-Free Campus |
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | 1 January 1998 |
| UPDATED: |
30 May 2008 |
| Approved By: | B. Reissenweber, VP for Finance |
| Policy Number: | 605-AUR |
POLICY
Aurora University has adopted a smoke-free campus policy in order to minimize health risks, improve the quality of air and enhance the campus environment. This policy applies to the Aurora University campus in Illinois.
In order to protect the health, safety and comfort of Aurora University students, faculty, staff and visitors, effective 15 August 2007 the smoking of tobacco products is prohibited at all times while on Aurora campus property.
- Tobacco product is defined as follows:
- Cigarettes, cigars, and pipes
- Use of tobacco product is defined as follows:
- The inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying of any lighted smoking material
- University campus property in Aurora is defined as follows:
- All buildings owned, rented, or leased.
- All outside property or grounds owned or wholly leased including sidewalks, parking lots, outdoor seating areas, stadium seating and all landscaped and recreational areas.
- All university vehicles and moving equipment at any Aurora University location.
- Smoking materials must be extinguished and disposed of prior to entering upon Aurora University property, or exiting your vehicle. Improper disposal includes but is not limited to:
- Littering (i.e. discarded cigarette butts and/or throwing cigarette butts out of windows).
- Anything that creates fire hazard.
Advertisement of tobacco products or their use shall be prohibited in all Aurora University publications and on all university owned, occupied or leased properties.
Any sale or free sampling of tobacco products on campus shall be prohibited.
RESPONSIBILITES
This policy relies on the consideration and cooperation of smokers and nonsmokers. All members of the university community (students, faculty, staff), including visitors and contract workers, are asked to observe this policy.
ENFORCEMENT
Enforcement of this policy will depend upon the cooperation of all faculty, staff, and students not only to comply with this policy but also to encourage others to comply with this policy, in order to promote a healthy environment in which to work, study and live.
Violations of this policy should be referred to the appropriate administrative office for review and appropriate administrative action:
- for faculty/staff, Human Resources
- for students, the Dean of Students
Please see HR Policy Number 605-GWC for the policy which applies to the George Williams College of Aurora University campus in Wisconsin.
Questions regarding this policy should be referred to Human Resources.
