2008 Woodie Awards
Board passes Clean Air Act
Policy restricts smoking in high-traffic areas on campus
Teasha Fowler
Issue date: 1/17/07 Section: News
The Northern Kentucky University campus is clearing the air this semester with the Board of Regents approving the 2006 Clean Air Act, which will change tobacco policies on campus.
The proposal was presented to the Board Jan. 11 and passed seven to one, with one abstention.
"The main goal of the committee was to find a compromise that would protect those who do not smoke or wish to breath secondhand smoke, yet also provide adequate accessible space for those who do choose to smoke," said Joe Mills, second year Salmon P. Chase Law student and member of the Smoking Policy Committee
The new policy designates NKU's campus as "non-smoking within all highly populated pedestrian areas, such as the Loch Norse area, Norse Commons, University Plaza and other highly populated areas, unless otherwise stipulated…"
The new designated smoking areas are the south lower level entrance of the of Landrum Hall, the north entrance of the Applied Science and Technology Building, the east entrance of the University Center on the ground floor, near the sun dial on University Plaza, the Herman Science Center Plaza and the south side of the Albright Health Center.
In order to mark the designated areas "no smoking" and "smoking permitted," signs will be posted. Many signs outside the University Center are already in place.
The NKU Clean Air Act has been a work in progress by the Smoking Policy Committee since 2005 with Kim Luse, executive assistant to the president, as chair. The committee is comprised of faculty, staff, workers from the physical plant, and members appointed by the president's office. Luse explained the committee gathered feedback from both smokers and non-smokers to develop the new policy.
The Clean Air Act supersedes the 1993 campus smoking policy that banned smoking indoors on campus. Many local colleges, such as the University of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joesph, Eastern Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University, have adopted new regulations for the use of tobacco on their campuses.
The proposal was presented to the Board Jan. 11 and passed seven to one, with one abstention.
"The main goal of the committee was to find a compromise that would protect those who do not smoke or wish to breath secondhand smoke, yet also provide adequate accessible space for those who do choose to smoke," said Joe Mills, second year Salmon P. Chase Law student and member of the Smoking Policy Committee
The new policy designates NKU's campus as "non-smoking within all highly populated pedestrian areas, such as the Loch Norse area, Norse Commons, University Plaza and other highly populated areas, unless otherwise stipulated…"
The new designated smoking areas are the south lower level entrance of the of Landrum Hall, the north entrance of the Applied Science and Technology Building, the east entrance of the University Center on the ground floor, near the sun dial on University Plaza, the Herman Science Center Plaza and the south side of the Albright Health Center.
In order to mark the designated areas "no smoking" and "smoking permitted," signs will be posted. Many signs outside the University Center are already in place.
The NKU Clean Air Act has been a work in progress by the Smoking Policy Committee since 2005 with Kim Luse, executive assistant to the president, as chair. The committee is comprised of faculty, staff, workers from the physical plant, and members appointed by the president's office. Luse explained the committee gathered feedback from both smokers and non-smokers to develop the new policy.
The Clean Air Act supersedes the 1993 campus smoking policy that banned smoking indoors on campus. Many local colleges, such as the University of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joesph, Eastern Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University, have adopted new regulations for the use of tobacco on their campuses.
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Kristen Franks
posted 1/26/07 @ 2:19 PM EST
The plan seems to be a good plan. But it is not exactly clear when and where a person can smoke. It is also not clear when this is supposed to start and what happens when a person is caught smoking in a non-smoking area. (Continued…)
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Kristen
posted 1/26/07 @ 2:26 PM EST
It is not clear as to were a person can smoke. When do these rules start and what will happen if a person is caught smoking in a non-smoking area? I am a smoker and this is a good plan. (Continued…)
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