Pre-contemplation:

• 1990: No smoking in any college building

• 20 foot rule was instated

• Not a lot of momentum until…

Contemplation:

• 2011-12:The campus-wide Clean Air Steering

Committee was formed.

• Included many campus stakeholders

• Drafting a rationale

• Website idea generation

• Possible policy

Contemplation: 2011-2012• Extensive research was done on campus

• Survey of college citizens

• Survey showed majority of people on

campus were already

smoke free!

• Determining cessation resources currently

available

• Talks with other campuses and

organizations about their smoke or

tobacco free policies *Don’t reinvent the

wheel!

• NYS Colleges Tobacco Free Initiative

• Invaluable service

• Driving force- enactment of state

legislation for Tobacco Free SUNY

Contemplation:

• 2013:• Presentation of Clean Air

Committee’s rationale to the

President and President's Council

• More answers were needed

• Focus groups

• Drafting a policy

• Development of a campaign,

logo, website, preliminary

ideas about tobacco-free

education and promotional

events

• Amendment of existing "20-

foot rule" to the current

"25-foot rule.“

Preparing For Change…2014

• Formation of sub-committees- because

responsibilities escalated

Education

Communication

• Main Focus: Was to make SUNY

Oswego a healthier place! Not to

“punish smokers” or force

them to quit.

Preparing For Change…

Announcement date and

kick off event 4/22/14!

• President make announcement

on Earth Day

• Campus wide celebration!

• “Stache the Ash” Campaign

• OzQuits website went live

and email was developed

Preparing For Change…After the Announcement

• OzQuits Awareness sessions:

• Auxiliary Services staff

• Orientation- new student packets

• Admissions

• Student Tour Guides

• Outreach- Peer Education

• Toilet Talk

• Electronic and A-frame signage

• Temporary signage (clings)

• Cessation resources

Preparing For Change…What’s Happening Now?

• Great American Smokeout- 11/20/14

• Celebration Event-food, giveaways, info etc.

• Offer Prepare to Quit Seminars

• Set up in conjunction with Oswego

County Health Department

• Unveiling of videos

Policy StatementThis policy statement is intended to update the

current smoking policy to prohibit smoking of

any kind and other uses of tobacco products on

campus, at extension campuses, at all indoor

and outdoor events, college sponsored

programs and activities off campus, in

personally owned vehicles parked on campus,

and all vehicles and equipment owned leased or

operated by the College and its affiliate

organizations. Use of tobacco products other

than smoking products and other smoking

apparatus such as pipes, hookas and

e-cigarettes, etc. is also prohibited.

Compliance Policy • Responsibility for complying with the policy

rests first and foremost with the individual.

• Policy non-compliance will prompt an initial

educational response which will include

information regarding the existence of the

policy, the rationale for the policy, and the

availability of tobacco cessation support

services.

• Repeated non-compliance will be referred to

the appropriate campus student contact or

employee supervisory system for resolution.

• Employees and students will be treated

respectfully in the consistent observance of

the policy.

Action and Maintenance

• Enforcement: Subcommittee was formed

• Neighborhood letter is being drafted

• Future? Social norm

• Community service for violation of policy?

• Picking up tobacco trash?