Welcome to the Smoking Policy Task Force (SPTF)

The goal of the SPTF is:

To review designated smoking areas.  To address complaints regarding problems with these areas.  To help ensure the health and safety of all students and employees.  According to the surgeon general, there is no risk-free level of exposure to  secondhand smoke.  Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke may cause acute respiratory effects such as cough, phlegm, wheezing and breathlessness.  People who have asthma are at especially high risk for being affected by secondhand smoke.  These risks of secondhand smoke are present both outdoors and indoors.

Authority: 
The Safety Committee and Greg Morgan have given authority to the Smoking Policy Task Force to move ahead with recommendations and policy change, as deemed appropriate.  The Task Force will go through the Governance System to make necessary policy changes.

Long-Range Planning Strategy:
1. The smoking task force shall develop a plan that includes education and other associated wellness training, and shelter relocation and eventual removal from campus grounds once plan is approved.
2. The smoking task force shall develop a plan to create a smoke-free campus by the year 2011.

See the SPTF charter for full details.