Smoking Policy on UI Campus

New(ish) policy announcement on The University of Iowa campus...

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As of July 1, smoking will be prohibited on The University of Iowa campus within 25 feet of all campus buildings, including parking ramps, enclosed parking facilities, and athletics facilities. Signs will be posted throughout campus on building entrances and exits. Smoking has been banned everywhere on the University Hospitals and Clinics campus and the Health Sciences campus, including the Field House, since April 2007.

The University has adopted this policy because of its commitment to providing a healthy and supportive environment for faculty, staff, and students.  Smoking is the number one health risk in America today -- not only for smokers themselves, but for non-smokers via secondhand smoke.

All faculty, staff, students, and visitors are expected to comply with the University smoking policy.  Individuals who violate the designated no smoking areas will be asked to comply with policy.  Supervisors of faculty and staff will be notified of repeat violations, and faculty/staff and students may be subject to their respective disciplinary procedures to address compliance with University policy.  Faculty, staff and students who see visitors smoking in designated no-smoking areas are asked to politely inform them of the smoking policy.

For students, faculty, and staff who would like assistance in quitting smoking, the University offers a number of cost-free programs. For more information about these programs and about the UI smoking policy, see the University's Smoking Policy Information site at http://www.uiowa.edu/homepage/smoking.