UNCW will be implementing a tobacco policy on June 1, 2008.
There are several key highlights:
- Smoking is prohibited in all UNCW buildings.
- Smoking is prohibited up to 25 feet outside the entrance to any campus building (measured as 25 feet from the end of each formal entrance structure). Special consideration will be given to those buildings where compliance with a 25 feet perimeter poses a danger to the individual.
- Smoking is prohibited in all UNCW vehicles.
- The sale of tobacco products on campus is prohibited.
- The free distribution of tobacco products on campus is prohibited.
- Registered student organizations are prohibited from accepting event sponsorship from tobacco brand companies and from promoting tobacco products.
The Campus Tobacco Coalition has prepared a list of frequently asked questions.
Quitting Support
There are many resources available to help you quit smoking. Visit CROSSROADS Quit Smoking resources.
Staff and faculty: Learn more about the quit smoking resources available through the State Health Plan.
I'm All For This! How Can I Help?
We will be hosting trainings for campus community members on how to help transition UNCW into this policy. Our ETS Advocates will receive resources, information, and training about how to promote and kindly enforce the policy in their areas. Our hope is to have 2-3 ETS Advocates for each building.
ETS Advocate training will begin the week on May 27. Contact Aimee Hourigan (962-7458) at CROSSROADS to sign up.
How else can I help?
- Wear an "I Love Clean Air" button. Contact CROSSROADS or stop by our Westside Hall office to pick one up.
- Discuss the policy change with your co-workers and colleagues. Express your support.
- Once the policy is enacted, courteously remind people who are in violation that we have a new policy in thank. Thank people who are complying!
- Become a member of the Campus Tobacco Coalition. We will continue to meet to assess our progress and plan for the future.
About the Campus Tobacco Coalition
The UNCW Campus Tobacco Coalition was formed in January 2006 to address issues of secondhand smoke exposure through policy advocacy, as well as promote tobacco cessation for UNCW community members. Now that the policy has passed, the coalition will continue to promote policy compliance, promote cessation, and monitor progress.
Co-chairs of Dr. Kerry Whipple of HAHS and Rebecca Caldwell, Director of CROSSROADS and CARE.
