December
8, 2005
EMU Umpqua Room
ATTENDEES: Ben Farrell, Kyla Coy, Rosie Sweetman,
James
Hiebert, Jim Blick, Mark Dixon, Paula Staight, Christine Thompson,
Karyn
Kaplan, Anne Forrestel, Kay Coots, Cathy Soutar
Smoke Free
Campus:
Fresno State
was discussed
at past meetings as an example of a smoke free campus.
Kyla found the policy on their web, and while
they are smoke free, designated smoking areas are provided around the
campus
perimeter. The committee felt that this
approach would not be feasible primarily due to size and the city
streets
situated within our campus boundaries.
Anne asked
how we would
define a smoke free campus.
Consideration would need to be given as to effective
incentives and
enforcement. Paula agreed that cessation
education and support would need to be a priority.
A number of
committee
members expressed a profound aversion to cigarette smoke, but at the
same time
recognize that it is a personal choice.
Kay suggested that a better approach would be to recommend
that the
university pursue LEED certification levels that would require moving
smoking
away from buildings, providing covered areas for smokers, and the
funding of
cessation programs.
Ben suggested
that the
committee might want to begin with an advertising campaign. For example, posters could be created to
promote ideas such as imagining a smoke free campus by the year 2010,
or the
realization that 80 percent of students don’t smoke, or that smoking is
not
allowed within 10 or more feet of building entrances.
Smoke free walkways would be another possible
place to start. Kyla said that the ASUO
would be available to help design and distribute brochures or posters.
PVC:
Karyn would
like to invite
David Monk to speak to the committee about the hazards of vinyl and all
agreed.
IPM:
Ben will
invite Tim King
to speak to the committee during the winter term regarding integrated
pest
management.
The next
Environmental Issues Committee meeting will be
held on Thursday, January 26 from 10:30 – Noon in the Knight Law
School, Room
301A.
Contact:
Kay Coots, R.S., CSP
Environmental Health and Safety Director
Phone: (541) 346-5421
E-Mail:
kcoots@uoregon.edu
