Smoke and Tobacco Free

UCI is a Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Campus

UCI is committed to providing a healthy working, learning and living environment for all members of the campus community and its visitors. Smoking-related illness, including those related to tobacco smoke, comprises the largest proportion of preventable diseases.

As a leader in health and health care, as well as environmental research, policy, practice and education, UCI has a responsibility to demonstrate leadership in reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure for our students, faculty, staff and visitors.

This affects everyone on UCI property, including students, faculty, staff, guests and visitors. We ask that all tobacco users be respectful of our initiative.

This policy prohibits smoking on all campus properties including all indoor and outdoor areas. Smoking is prohibited everywhere on campus and at properties owned or leased by UCI, including all parking lots.

Enforcement is educational, and all students, faculty, staff and visitors are expected to abide by current policies.

Smoke and Tobacco Free Policy Task Force

Sharon Stead, Co-Chair
Director, Middle Earth Housing

Joe Rizkallah, Co-Chair
Interim Associate Director, Environmental Health & Safety

Paul Cooper
Assistant Chief of Police, UCIPD

Drew Chesen
Director, Building Services and Housing, Division of Continuing Education

Doug Everhart
Director of Student Wellness & Health Promotion

Christie Fowler
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior

Kristine Ferry
Operations, Library

Dyan Hall
Wellness Program Administrator, Human Resources

Stephanie-Jean Hinojosa
Manager - FM IT System, Facilities Management & Staff Assembly

Marcelle Hayashida
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Wellness, Health & Counseling Services

Christopher Richmond
Risk Manager

Abby Hyland
Alcohol & Other Drugs Programs Manager

Programs

• For Students
  • Student Wellness and Health Promotion Smoking Cessation
  • START – Student Task force Advocating Reducing Tobacco

• For Faculty & Staff
  • UC Tobacco Cessation Resources
  • UCI Human Resources Smoking Cessation

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Why?
UCI is committed to providing a healthy working, learning and living environment for all members of the campus community and its visitors. Smoking-related illness, including those related to tobacco smoke, comprises the largest proportion of preventable diseases. As a leader in health and health care, as well as environmental research, policy, practice and education, UCI has a responsibility to demonstrate leadership in reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure for our students, faculty, staff and visitors.

Who?
This affects everyone on UCI property, including students, faculty, staff, guests and visitors. We ask that all tobacco users be respectful of our initiative.

What?
This policy prohibits smoking on all campus properties including all indoor and outdoor areas.

Where?
Smoking is prohibited everywhere on campus and at properties owned or leased by UCI, including all parking lots.

When?
UCI, as well as the rest of the UC system, is smoke free as of Jan. 1, 2014, and now is in alignment with the UCI Medical Center, which implemented a smoke-free environment in September 2006.

How?
Enforcement is educational; all students, faculty, staff and visitors are expected to abide by current policies.

Are resources available to faculty, staff and students who want to stop smoking?
The UCI Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion provides printed resources and other cessation information for students affected by this policy;UCI Human Resources, UCI Wellness Program provides the same resources for faculty and staff. All members of the campus community, including visitors, are encouraged to call the California Smoker's Helpline at 1-800-NO-BUTTS.

What about e-cigarettes?
Electronic smoking devices (e.g., e-cigarette, vapor cigarette, personal vaporizer or PV) are included in the prohibition.