The State of New York prohibits smoking in the public areas of all buildings. As such Ithaca College has an established smoking policy (2.8.10) that directly addresses this for the campus community and provides a listing of the designated outdoor smoking areas.
President Rochon has affirmed that we are all responsible for the enforcement of the college smoking policy and that we should respectfully request offenders to move to a designated smoking area.
Many of us feel that this unfairly places the burden upon non-smokers. Despite my goal to be open and forthright, I often personally feel too awkward or intimidated to ask smokers to move.
Staff Council encourages smoking responsibly by choosing a designated location and by encouraging fellow smokers to do the same. Please do the right thing for your co-workers.
Asthma, a common ailment, is especially aggravated by second-hand smoke. My pregnant colleagues will also be appreciative!
Karenn Reeter, Chair of Staff Council 2010-2012
NOTE: Comments regarding this or any staff issue may be anonymously submitted via the Suggestion Box on the Staff Council website: https://www.ithaca.edu/staffcouncil/suggestions/
ITHACA COLLEGE SMOKING POLICY
The College is required to enforce public health law and cannot allow smoking in public spaces.
Outdoor Smoking Areas: Open areas located a minimum of 20 feet away from entrances to enclosed areas, common points of ingress and egress, operable windows, and all types of HVAC air handling and circulation systems.
We ask smokers to keep this in mind by not smoking in vestibules and entrance ways, and confining their smoking to the designated outdoor smoking areas as established in the College's smoking policy. The designated smoking areas are as follows:
DESIGNATED OUTDOOR SMOKING AREAS (Academic Buildings)
ALUMNI HALL
Next to Garage
ADMIN ANNEX
South exit facing Landon Hall
CAMPUS CENTER
Level 1, East exit facing the Fitness Center
Level 1, South exit outside Demotte Meeting Room facing Residence Halls
Level 2, Academic Quad
CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Academic Quad/Fountain
CENTER FOR NATURAL SCIENCES
North exit facing Cayuga Lake
CERRACHE CENTER
Along guardrail in K-parking lot
COMPOST BUILDING
Concrete pad north of bldg.
DILLINGHAM CENTER
Turtle bridge area
EAST TOWER
Ground floor next to guardrail
FACILITIES -ADMINISTRATION BLDG
Southwest end of building
-SHOPS/WASHBAY/GREENHOUSE
Next to the Salt tent
-GROUNDS/MAINT. GARAGE
Patio on south/west end of bldg
-CARPENTER SHOP
Grass area between shop and General Services bldg
FITNESS CENTER
No Smoking
FORD HALL/JJ WHALEN CTR
Academic Quad/Textor patio
FRIENDS HALL
Academic Quad/Fountain
GANNETT CENTER
Academic Quad
GENERAL SERVICES/PUBLIC SAFETY
Grass area between shop and General Services bldg
HAMMOND HEALTH CENTER
Center Quad
HILL CENTER
Academic Quad/Fountain
JOB HALL
Academic Quad/Fountain
MULLER CENTER
Academic Quad/Textor patio
MULLER CHAPEL
Base of stairs leading to E-parking lot
OBSERVATORY
Outside fence on north side of bldg
PARK CENTER
Plaza
PARK COMMUNICATIONS
Side entrance, East side facing the Administration Annex
SMIDDY HALL
Academic Quad/Fountain
TERRACE 1 (DINING HALL)
By stop sign on Tower Skyline Drive
TEXTOR HALL
Academic Quad/Textor patio
TOWERS DINING
Ground floor next to guardrail
WEST TOWER
Ground floor next to guardrail
PEGGY RYAN WILLIAMS CENTER
North end of F - parking lot
WILLIAMS HALL
Lawn area between sidewalk and U-parking lot
DESIGNATED OUTDOOR SMOKING AREAS (Residential Buildings)
COLLEGE CIRCLE APARTMENTS
Patio area on the east side of the Community building.
BOOTHROYD HALL
Patio on south end of building
EMERSON HALL
North side, by soccer field fencing
South end, lawn area off bridge
EAST TOWER
South side, stone wall next to J-Lot
North side, ground floor next to guardrail
WEST TOWER
South side, stone wall next to J-Lot
North side, ground floor next to guardrail
LOWER QUADS (Bogart, Clark, Eastman, Landon Lyon)
Center quad lawn area
UPPER QUADS (Hilliard, Holmes, Hood, Rowland, Talcott)
Center quad lawn area
GARDEN APARTMENTS (25, 26, 27, 28, & 29)
Patio area between Garden 25 & Garden 29
TERRACE 1 & 2
By stop sign on Tower Skyline Drive
TERRACE 3-13
Center quad lawn area outside Terrace 5
Lawn area outside Terrace 7, next to grill
Start of fire lane between Terrace 12 & 13
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