- In compliance with Maine laws, UMF has a policy of
prohibiting smoking in all University buildings and outside in areas of the
campus where non-smokers cannot avoid exposure to smoke. Smoking is
permitted in other areas to the degree that second hand smoke does not enter
a building through entrances, windows, ventilation systems or other means.
"Smoke Free" means free from secondary smoke as well as the act of smoking.
Smokers should be careful that their smoke does not interfere with those
using the smoke free corridor, building entrances, or the athletic fields.
- The Smoke Free Corridor, which was established in 2002,
extends from the Merrill Hall parking lot on Academy Street, along the paved
pathway that passes the Alumni Theater, Dearborn Gymnasium, Ricker Hall and
Ricker Addition, Preble Hall, Mantor Library, the South Street entrance to
the Olson Student Center, throughout the quadrangle between The Student Center
and the Roberts Learning Center, to the entrances of Roberts that lead to the
parking lot to the south of Roberts. The corridor includes all the entrances
to buildings along the pathway and the pathway as well. Portions of the smoke
free corridor are quite narrow and several of our building entrances are
restricted. Smokers are requested to move far enough from the corridor and
building entrances so that passers by are not exposed to second-hand smoke.
- All designated handicapped entrances are Smoke Free.
- Tobacco use is prohibited in all UMF owned vehicles.
- Tobacco use is prohibited in the Prescott Athletic Fields areas.
- The sale or free distribution of tobacco products is prohibited.
- Campus organizations are prohibited from accepting money or gifts from
tobacco companies.
- Tobacco product advertisements and promotions are prohibited.
- These policies do not ban smoking on campus. They do not insist that
members of the UMF community stop smoking, only that the rights and health of
those who choose not to smoke are protected.
- The Student Health Center provides information about free and
accessible tobacco treatment on campus or elsewhere to support those who wish
to break the habit.
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