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• Informational meetings , postings , and email notifications

• Publications in staff / faculty human resources manuals , student guides and handbooks , and appropriate websites

• Educational campaigns employing classmates and colleagues

• Ongoing smoking cessation programs

• Establish culture of compliance .

Communication of Policy

Signs bearing the message “ Tobacco-Free Campus ” are posted in prominent spaces including University vehicles and parking lots . However , tobacco-free zones apply to the grounds around all University campuses whether or not signs are posted . No ashtrays or smoking shelters will be provided at any location of Gwynedd Mercy University .

Tobacco Cessation Programs The University is committed to supporting all students and employees who wish to stop using tobacco products . Assistance to students , faculty and staff to overcome addiction to tobacco products is available through Human Resources and the Health and Wellness Center . Referrals to cessation services are encouraged .

Compliance As members of a learning community , dedicated to integrity in word and deed and social responsibility with a special care for the earth and the common good , all Gwynedd Mercy University students , faculty , staff , contractors and visitors are expected to comply with this policy . Additionally , all are invited to respectfully inform others about the policy in an ongoing effort to enhance awareness and encourage a healthy culture and environment .

It is our expectation that all will comply out of respect for one another as well as for the environment . As an institution that is a premiere educator in the field of healthcare , this policy flows from our mission and core values and the social teaching of the Catholic Church . Integrity of word and deed compels us to “ walk the talk ” and to promote a policy that focuses on the common good and well-being , rather than individual practices .

Information adapted from the Americans for Nonsmokers ' Rights Foundation , Delaware County Community College and http :// tobaccofreecampus . org / campus-list-progress

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