(Fayetteville Policies and Procedures 724.0; AHRMS Policy Manual, 155)
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, is a tobacco-free campus.
It is the policy of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to promote the health, well-being and safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors while they are on the campus. Tobacco use and second-hand smoke have been identified by the Surgeon General to be the cause of preventable diseases. Each year, approximately 440,000 people die prematurely of diseases caused by smoking, accounting for one out of five deaths in the United States (CDC 2003.) Use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipes and other tobacco products lead to disease and death. In addition to causing direct health hazards, smoking and smokeless tobacco use contribute to institutional costs in other ways, including fire damage, cleaning and maintenance costs and costs associated with employee and student absenteeism, health care and medical insurance.
Smoking and the use of tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco and other tobacco products) by students, faculty, staff and visitors are prohibited on all University of Arkansas properties. The use of tobacco products is prohibited at all times in all interior space on campus; on all outside property or grounds of the campus, including partially enclosed areas such as walkways, breezeways and bus shelters; in University vehicles, including buses, vans and all other University vehicles; in all outdoor and indoor athletic facilities, as well as the grandstands of outdoor facilities.
Campus-controlled advertising, sale, or free sampling of tobacco products is prohibited on campus.
Littering the campus with remains of tobacco products or any other disposable product is prohibited.
Organizers and attendees at public events, such as conferences, meetings, public lectures, social events, cultural events and sporting events using University facilities are required to abide by the University of Arkansas policy. Organizers of such events are responsible for communicating the policy to attendees and for enforcing the policy.
The University of Arkansas is committed to support all students, faculty and staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. Assistance to students, faculty, and staff in overcoming addiction to tobacco products is available through the University Health Center and the Employee Assistance Program.
Adherence to the University's tobacco-free policy is the responsibility of all members of the campus community. it is expected that all students, faculty, staff and visitors to the campus comply with the policy and they are empowered to respectfully remind others about the policy in an ongoing effort to enhance awareness and encourage compliance.