Issued by: Human Resources
Effective date: January 2012
Effective January 1, 2012, the use of tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco and ocher tobacco products) by students, faculty, staff, contractors, vendors and visitors is prohibited on all College properties at all times including but not
limited to:
- In all interior spaces on College campuses;
- On all outside property or grounds controlled, managed or maintained by the College including all extended site locations;
- In all College-owned, leased, or rented vehicles, including charter buses and vans, and all other College vehicles.
- In personal vehicles on all College property:
- At all events, such as conferences, meetings, public lectures, social events, cultural events and sporting events using College facilities. Organizers of such events are responsible for communicating the policy to attendees and for enforcing this policy.
This policy does not apply to the practice of cultural activities by American Indians that are in accordance with the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, 42 USC, sections 1996 and 1996a. All ceremonial use exceptions must be approved in advance by the Facilities Services Department.
Smoking is defined as the burning of any type or lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or any other smoking equipment, whether filled with tobacco or any other type of material. Smokeless tobacco products are the use of snuff, chewing tobacco, dissolvable tobacco, smokeless pouches, or other forms of loose-leaf tobacco.
Education and Awareness
The implementation of this policy will be augmented by an education and awareness campaign that may include but not be limited to:
- Notification of this policy to prospective students and staff/faculty hires;
- Informational meetings, postings, signs, and e-mail notifications;
- Publication in staff, faculty, and student policy handbooks, and corresponding web sites;
- Educational campaigns and events;
- Referrals to smoking cessation programs;
- Establishing a culture of compliance through peer oversight.
Cessation Programs and Services
To support students and employees of the College who wish to reduce and/or quit using tobacco products, a variety of tobacco cessation resources and services are available at go.css.edu/tobacco free.
Enforcement
It is the responsibility of all faculty, staff and students in the College to contribute to an environment that is free of tobacco. Should violations of this policy occur, the student or employee shall be informed of this policy. Should that person continue to violate the policy, the aggrieved party should contact the appropriate office: for College employees, the person's immediate supervisor; for students, the Office of Student Affairs; and for those not associated with the College, Campus Security. Continued violation may result in disciplinary consequences.