Tobacco-Free Regional Meeting - Policy Implementation by The State University of New York

WELCOME Tobacco-Free Regional Meeting

A FOCUS ON POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

November 12, 2014

November 13, 2014

November 14, 2014

Syracuse, NY – Holiday Inn Liverpool, NY

Albany, NY – Hilton Albany

New York City – SUNY Global Center

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY OF SUNY TOBACCO-FREE SURVEY SPRING 2014 .......................... 5

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY .................................................. 10

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SYRACUSE REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SESSION MATERIALS ......................... 17

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ALBANY REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SESSION MATERIALS ............................. 25

NEW YORK CITY REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SESSION MATERIALS................. 35

Please note: SUNY has worked with the organizations that have provided information herein to ensure it is correct and complete as of publication date. Although the said information originates from reliable sources, SUNY assumes no liability, either explicitly or implicitly, for the accuracy, the reliability, the up-to-dateness or completeness of the information provided. Moreover, opinions expressed within this guidance document are those of each organization or representative as noted. Please visit: http://system.suny.edu/healthaffairs/tobaccofree/ for an interactive version of this booklet. SUNY assumes no liability for the content of the websites to which links are provided or the products or services which they offer. Use of such links is at the user's own risk.

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TOBACCO-FREE SUNY SPRING 2014 SURVEY RESULTS SUMMARY STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS & COMMUNITY COLLEGES

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The Chancellor and the Board of Trustees are committed to a Tobacco-Free SUNY. In April of 2014, the Chancellor sent a brief survey to State-operated campuses to assess the implementation of tobacco-free policies on their campuses. The Chancellor also invited the Community Colleges to participate in the survey. The survey obtained information on tobacco-free implementation and the need for online resources and/or further educational sessions to assist in campus implementation. Campuses responded based on two categories: campuses with a tobacco-free policy in place and those without a policy in place. As campuses move forward in 2014-15, there is a great interest in resources to support the implementation. Specifically, online sharing, best practices and connections to community resource organizations were noted. As we look to sponsor more informational sessions for campuses, there is a great interest in information around successful compliance/enforcement strategies.

SUNY STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS SUMMARY

Where are campuses in the process? (Campuses that have smoke-free policy are classified as having an Implementation Committee formed)

Implementation Committee Formed

Key Stakeholder Assessment Complete Doctoral Comprehensive Technology

Operational Plan Developed

Have Not Begun

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Primary Offices in Charge of Implementation (Offices sharing responsibility are included in each category as appropriate)

President Vice President for Administration Student Affairs Health and Wellness

Doctoral Comprehensive

Human Resources/Employee Services

Technology Environmental Health and Safety University Police/Judicial Affairs Campus Life Committee 0

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SUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTITUTIONS SUMMARY The Chancellor invited Community Colleges to participate in the survey. The following results are representative of the 15 Community Colleges that responded. Campuses responded based on two categories: campuses with tobacco-free policy in place and those without a policy in place. Ten Community Colleges are tobacco-free as of September 2014 and include: Cayuga CC, Corning CC, Erie CCC, Niagara CC, Westchester CC, Hudson Valley CC, Schenectady CC, Jamestown CC, Monroe CC, and Adirondack CC

Offices involved with Tobacco-Free Policy Implementation (Offices sharing responsibility are included in each category as appropriate)

Compliance/Legal Affairs Environmental Health and Safety Human Resources/Employee Services

Health and Wellness Student Affairs President/Governance Advisory Committee

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National Center for Tobacco Policy // Ty Patterson // 417.773.4262// patterst@otc.edu//ty@tobaccofreenow.org

Healthier organizations through respect

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HOW TO CREATE AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH A TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS POLICY Ty Patterson, October 23, 2014 According to the CDC, smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the US. Tobacco litter desecrates the environment. College and university campuses are meant to be inviting places of learning. Is it any wonder interest in making college campuses tobacco-free is increasing? According to the Association for Non-Smoker’s Rights, as of April, 2014, more than 1300 community colleges, colleges, and universities, reported having implemented policies prohibiting smoking or all tobacco use on their campuses. As administrators grapple with the decision to make campuses tobacco-free; the issue of how to get people to comply looms over the process. Some are hesitant to implement such a policy because they have had little success enforcing other tobacco restrictions. The question I’m asked most often is how do you enforce such a policy? The simple answer is you don’t. You create culture change that results in compliance. The key to achieving culture change is education over time. So, why is it so difficult to achieve compliance with a tobacco-free campus policy? Is too much effort placed on getting the policy approved and too little on achieving compliance? Is there unwillingness to address noncompliance with policy in general? Is enforcement too cumbersome to work effectively? Is policy compliance thought to be the dominion of campus security alone? Is thinking others are too involved in our lives a factor? Does campus topography complicate matters? Is it someone else’s responsibility? Or, are we thinking about tobacco policy in the right way? Unfortunately, efforts to restrict tobacco use outside buildings have often been met with sufficient noncompliance that the will to enforce the policy has been defeated. When institutions tried to enforce “building perimeter” policies, campus police were usually assigned the task while the rest of the campus community was uninvolved. The resulting noncompliance created ambiguity. Ambiguity is the enemy of policy. Most would agree it is better to not have a policy than to have one that is openly violated with no consequence. The history of efforts to restrict tobacco use on college campuses is not encouraging. Unfortunately, in most cases when the tobacco policy didn’t work, no serious effort to rethink the policy, and/or how to make the policy work was undertaken. So, how might one rethink tobacco policy? We have found when an organization commits to changing its culture to make a tobacco-free campus policy work, other good things can happen beyond dramatically reducing tobacco use. If the policy is developed, implemented, administered, and adapted in a different way the institution can make respect more important. This different way simply requires thinking of policy as process, like education itself. So, what does such a process involve and how do you make it work for a policy to prohibit tobacco use in open spaces?

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Based on experience with hundreds of community colleges, colleges, and universities over the past ten years, the following will help achieve and improve compliance with tobacco-free campus policy:  Explain why the institution is considering revision of its current tobacco policy.  Determine the best policy regarding tobacco use based on what is known about tobacco use, past efforts to control its use on the campus, and the mission of the institution.  Identify a process and timeline for guiding policy development, education, implementation, and evaluation. The following are examples of some directly or indirectly related tasks:  Develop a dynamic web page which provides information about the policy including status of policy, history of tobacco policy on campus, links to important resources, FAQ’s, etc.  Involve governance groups and all sectors of the institution in ongoing discussion about the policy prior to, during, and beyond implementation.  Develop a process to teach current and potential members of the campus community what is expected in order to be a responsible member of the campus community.  Establish a process for supervisors to conduct private face-to-face meetings with supervisees about the policy long before and at least once a year after it goes into effect.  Have appropriate staff discuss the policy and expectations for compliance with candidates for employment and in new employee orientation programs.  Provide training for student advisors, coaches, and other personnel responsible for working with students about the policy prior to and regularly after its adoption.  Include information about the policy in student orientation, handbooks, college catalogue, student recruitment brochures, athletic event programs, and other printed material.  Provide indoor and outdoor signage before and after policy implementation using “QR” codes to enable direct access to the tobacco policy web page via electronic devices.  Obtain data regarding use of tobacco by students and employees before the policy is implemented for comparison with tobacco use following policy implementation.  Provide information about the policy in contracts and request for bid processes explaining the policy and stipulating the requirement to comply.  Place announcements in publications used at athletic events, graduation and other events.  Photograph, observe, survey, high tobacco use areas before and after policy implementation to show visual evidence of the impact of the policy.  Train a cadre of faculty, staff, and students to “greet” those not complying with the policy.  Meet regularly with individuals who oppose further restricting tobacco use to make sure their feelings are understood and help them understand the feelings of those who disagree.  Encourage understanding of the importance of compliance with policies in a community.  Use social media to convey information about the policy.  Provide regular feedback about the policy to all segments of the campus community.  After policy implementation, form an advisory committee of internal and external stakeholders to monitor success of the policy in residential environments with visitors to cultural, athletic, entertainment, and other events and, in all institutional venues.  Continue to maintain a dynamic, up-to-date tobacco policy web page.  Look for opportunities to thank people for respecting the tobacco policy.

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DEVELOPING A TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS NARRATIVE Ty Patterson, National Center for Tobacco Policy* September 15, 2014

Over the past decade, a movement to make campuses free of smoking or smokeless tobacco use has emerged. Hospitals, higher education institutions, government offices, and businesses have become increasingly interested in policies or laws that make their open spaces free of tobacco use. It has become clear that merely having a policy or law that prohibits some form of tobacco use is not enough to achieve the policy objective. It is essential for the policy or law to work. In states that have mandated hospitals and higher education institutions be free of tobacco use, compliance has proven difficult to achieve. Most hospitals and medical centers are mandated by rule or law to be smoke-free indoors and outdoors. Some prohibit all forms of tobacco use including vaping devices, chew, dissolvable strips, etc. Yet, if you have visited a hospital or medical center recently, have you not seen people smoking or using other forms of tobacco out on the campus grounds? Why is there such open noncompliance with these tobacco restrictions? The simple answer is organizations do not know how to achieve compliance with such policies. It may be counterintuitive but institutions that adopt their own policy regarding tobacco use, whether or not such a policy is mandated, have a greater likelihood of achieving compliance. But even then it is essential to create a process far in advance of policy implementation. The process should identify a rationale, take time to educate, set clear expectations for compliance, respect tobacco users, and be dynamic. To make a tobacco-free campus policy work, the people in an organization must be able to talk about the policy in a way that creates compliance. The content of this dialogue or narrative contains information about the policy. The narrative is the expression of what is understood about the tobacco-free campus policy. It is crucial for an organization to help its employees, patrons, vendors, visitors and others understand the policy. The objective content of the narrative may include facts such as the actual policy language, where one can obtain information about the policy, why the institution says it is adopting the policy, the effects of tobacco use, expectations for compliance with policy, and more. The subjective component is how the person feels about the policy. It is important that employees know they are expected to support a policy even when they disagree. Helping people understand how to talk about the tobacco policy produces the most powerful support. It is especially important for members of a learning community to be educated about the tobacco policy so they may inform others. The factual information that can be incorporated in a narrative must be conveyed to members of the campus community. The best source of information about the policy is the institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site. The web site should contain a dynamic sub directory including history of the institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tobacco policy, proposed or new policy language, information about the process of arriving at the policy, rationale for the policy, expectations for compliance, FAQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, cessation services, links to sources of information about tobacco use including health and social justice issues, how the policy will be evaluated, and so on. The personal component includes why the person agrees with the policy, which survey after survey have found approximately two thirds do. Support for a policy involves being able to provide accurate information. In the case of tobacco policy, inaccurate information abounds.

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So, in response to a question about the institution’s tobacco-free campus policy, a member of the campus community should be able to provide accurate information and direct the questioner to a web page about the policy. Again, the key is having people be comfortable talking about the policy accurately and in a way consistent with expectations for members of the campus community. Members of an employment, education, health care, residential, or other community, are bound to comply with the requisites of the community. One can’t be a member of a community and be completely free to act as they wish. Learning what it is to be a member of a community is part of the process that helps people develop a narrative about the policy. Indeed, higher education institutions are perfect places to help their employees and students understand what it is to be a member of a community, and of the importance of respecting others and the environment. In fact developing this awareness can help institutions address other problems than tobacco use. Training should be provided to supervisors about how to interview staff long before a tobacco policy is adopted. This training would provide basic information about the policy and how it would affect the employee or person being interviewed. The best vehicle to assist with the interview is the tobacco policy web page. Simply going over the content of the web page helps educate about the policy while making the employee aware of the resources available on the web site. This interaction helps create narrative. After several of these individual sessions, the supervisor will be more comfortable talking about the policy, more familiar with the information available on the web site, and more aware of differing views about the policy. Similar interviews can be conducted by others. It is crucial to have a clear understanding of why an organization is making its open spaces tobacco-free. The assumed and most often expressed reason is health. But, as important as health is, we have found the rationale that works best in gaining support for a tobacco-free campus policy is “out of respect for others and the campus environment.” This rationale reframes the issue. Instead of basing a policy on what is best for the health of a person who is of age to use tobacco, the institution is responding to the impact of tobacco use by those who are either unaware of, or unconcerned about, the adverse impact of tobacco use. The reason for the policy is crucial. Use of e-cigarettes or vaping devices is another aspect of a tobacco policy that requires education for many. The growth in types and frequency of use of smokeless tobacco products is constant. There is a lot of misinformation that must be overcome. A well developed, dynamic, web page is one source of information that can help, but people must be willing to read and become familiar with the information. The most compelling reason for including e-cigarettes and vaping devices in a smoke-free or tobacco-free policy is that they are NOT approved as cessation devices by the Food and Drug Administration. And, a law suit challenging this upheld the FDA’s decision. So, until the FDA determines e-cigarettes or vaping devices are effective in helping people quit tobacco use, it is important to prohibit their use. Despite the FDA’s position, many believe e-cigarettes do help people quit. On the issue of smoke-free versus tobacco-free, there is concern a smoke-free policy will result in many smokers engaging in smokeless tobacco use. Some tobacco policy advocates see smoking as the biggest problem and are not concerned as much with the growth of smokeless tobacco use. Many also believe enforcing a tobacco-free campus policy won’t work. On the contrary, we have found prohibiting all tobacco use works best if done through culture change. And, allowing e-cigarettes creates ambiguity that undermines a tobacco-free campus policy. Another argument against a tobacco-free or smoke-free campus policy is to create designated tobacco use areas. This is easy to refute. Such restrictions simply do not work! If they did, we would have stopped there. Establishing a new tobacco policy can be done quickly. Achieving compliance is another matter. That requires time, information, and development of a narrative that communicates about the policy and sets high expectations for compliance. It is difficult but who wants a tobacco policy that is characterized by willful noncompliance? *For over a decade through workshops, publications, presentations, and campus visits the author has helped thousands of administrators; faculty, students, health policy advocates, and others learn how to make tobacco-free campus policies work. More information about Mr. Patterson’s work, contact: 417-773-4262 or by emailing patterst@otc.edu or ty@tobaccofreenow.org.

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Ty Patterson worked in higher education for 37 years, 30 as chief student affairs officer. In 1997 he was assigned to lead the effort to make Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) tobacco-free. The policy was adopted in 1999 and implemented in 2003. Following its implementation, Patterson was sought out by other institutions interested in similar policies until he retired from OTC. In 2010 the National Center for Tobacco Policy, a nonprofit organization, was established. As its Director, he has continued to work with higher education and others, using a unique cultural change process for making tobacco-free campus policies work. To date Patterson has performed over 100 on campus consultations with over 80 institutions, and helped thousands of people learn how to develop, implement, and sustain tobacco-free campus policies that work. More information about the NCTP is available by calling: 417-773-4262, or by emailing patterst@otc.edu or ty@tobaccofreenow.org.

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WELCOME November 12, 2014 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Holiday Inn – Liverpool, NY

SUNY Tobacco-Free Regional Meeting Policy Implementation – Lessons Learned Holiday Inn - Liverpool, NY Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. AGENDA Welcome to this meeting that is designed to be a critical thinking and information-sharing session that will help us continue our work towards a Tobacco-Free SUNY. A panel of speakers from various higher education institutions will share lessons learned upon implementation of tobacco-free policy. They will have a specific focus on strategies related to monitoring effectiveness and compliance. Ty Patterson, Executive Director of the National Center for Tobacco Policy, will provide an overview to start the session. SUNY System Administration will share the results from our 2014 campus survey. After the panel discussion, we will provide time for a question and answer session to allow sharing amongst campuses and representatives from NCTP, SUNY and other stakeholders.

Agenda Items

Speakers

10:00 am-10:45 am

Welcome/Introductions Moderator: Elizabeth Droz SUNY System Administration

Heather Eichin, Director of Policy and Planning, Academic Health Affairs, Summary of 2014 Campus Survey Responses

10:45 am–12 noon

National Center for Tobacco Policy

Ty Patterson

12 noon–1:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned Moderator: Heather Eichin SUNY System Administration

Dr. Donna Bacchi, Upstate Susan Bronstein, Jamestown CC Delores Pasto-Ziobro, MCC

1:00 pm–1:45 pm

Q&A

Full group participation and feedback

1:45 pm-2:00 pm

Closing Comments

If you have any comments or questions, please email: tobacco-free@suny.edu

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At a Glance Dr. Donna Bacchi – Upstate Medical University (Upstate) Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. She also serves as the Director of the Central New York Master of Public Health program. Dr. Bacchi has spent her career on improving the health and development of children. This includes working in a community and migrant health center in Texas and for the US Public Health Service; starting a mobile-based health care system for homeless children; overseeing a school-based health program in East Austin; starting a Reach Out and Read early literacy program and directing the Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, which was instrumental in establishing smoke-free public places and youth access ordinances in Lubbock, Texas. Her research has focused on reducing secondhand smoke exposure for children, reducing tobacco use among college students. A board certified pediatrician, she received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University, a medical degree from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and a Masters of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. She completed her pediatric residency and assistant chief residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She served as a member of the National Health Service Corps and was assistant medical director and a practicing pediatrician at the Brownsville Community Health Center in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Since coming to SUNY Upstate in 2006, Dr. Bacchi has been involved in teaching residents and medical students in clinical pediatric settings and in the development of the CNYMPH Program. She lectures on a variety of general pediatric and preventive health issues, including literacy, child advocacy, tobacco prevention and control, obesity, public health and nutrition. She is teaching several graduate courses in the CNYMPH program, small groups in the medical school preventive Medicine course, and directs the third year clerkship in Population Health for Physicians. She is also active on several university-wide committees.

Upstate Medical University (Upstate) Upstate Medical University is one of only 140 academic medical centers in the country that lead the nation in conducting medical research, educating health professionals, and providing the most complex care to patients. Upstate features four colleges (Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Graduate Studies and its Binghamton Campus), enroll 1,600 students. Upstate provides some of the most complex treatments in its 715-bed hospital, Upstate University Hospital, which has two locations, the Downtown Campus and the Community Campus. Upstate also provides pediatric care in its 71-bed Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. Upstate is the region's largest employer, providing jobs to more than 9,000 people. Upstate's main campus is located in the city of Syracuse, N.Y., or the Central New York region, 85 miles east of Rochester and 144 miles west of Albany. Central New York is a beautiful, friendly and very affordable place to live. Summer and winter, there are ample outdoor recreational options at our numerous nearby county and state parks. Downhill and cross-country skiing, ice skating, swimming, boating and hiking opportunities are all within a 30-minute drive of the academic medical center.

Notable Upstate receives an ‘A’ grade for its 100% tobacco free policy

Contact Information: Donna Bacchi M.D., MPH Chair, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Director, CNYMPH Program Upstate University 315 464-1520 (P) BacchiD@upstate.edu

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Summary of Panel Commentary Dr. Donna Bacchi MD, MPH, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine What is the most effective way to communicate tobacco-free policy after initial implementation with those outside your institution that visit your campus? After the initial policy was approved in 2005; there was a campus-wide educational campaign done. Small pocket size pamphlets were created that included bullet points about the policy restrictions and a map of the campus with an outline of the restricted areas. These were made available at all entrances and other selected areas around the campus, as well as on the website. In 2009, when a county ordinance was passed to extend the tobacco-free zone to within 100 feet of hospital campuses, this pamphlet was amended. In addition posters were placed all over the hospital and non-hospital side of the campus to help educate visitors and employees alike. Signs are also strategically placed around the perimeter of the campus indicating a tobacco-free zone.

What type of compliance process is in effect with your institutions’ adopted tobacco-free policy? How do you evaluate the effectiveness of the compliance process? There are two ways compliance is achieved. One is more passive, relying on employees and visitors who observe individuals smoking on campus to remind them of the tobacco-free policy. The second is a recent change: security hands out a ‘courtesy violation’ that indicates whether it is an employee or visitor. A copy is kept in the security office and reviewed for repeat offences. This allow us to keep a record of how many violations are given annually and to how many individuals and to keep track of a general reduction and whether there is a reduction in repeat offenders. Employees who are repeat offenders go through the normal discipline process for violating polices. Visitors who may do this risk not being able to park on campus. To date no employee has been disciplined. Employee health also works with physical plant to identify areas where they see a lot of cigarette butts and then determine how they can remove access to those areas. These are usually places that would not be in public view.

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At a Glance Susan Bronstein – Jamestown Community College (JCC)

Susan Bronstein is the Executive Director of Human Resources and College-wideSafety at Jamestown Community College. She received her B.S. from Buffalo State College and her M.B.A. from SUNY Buffalo. She has worked in the human resource field for over 30 years, the last 14 years of which have been in higher education. Susan was tasked with chairing the tobacco-free task force that lead to the college’s move to a tobacco-free campus on August 1, 2014.

Jamestown Community College (JCC) Jamestown Community College is located in southwestern New York. JCC was founded in 1950 as part of the State University of New York. Regionally sponsored by Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties and the city of Jamestown, NY, the college is governed by a 15-member board of trustees. JCC has over 700 employees. The present enrollment is approximately 3,500 full and part-time credit students at two campuses, two extension centers, and online. In 2012, JCC was named the “Top-Performing Public Two-Year College in New York” in a report published by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Jamestown campus is located on a 107-acre site in Jamestown, in the southwestern corner of New York. The Cattaraugus County Campus, fifty miles east of Jamestown, is in Olean, NY. Extension centers in Dunkirk, NY, and Warren, PA, serve the needs of students in outlying areas.

Jamestown Community College Tobacco-Free Web Presence

Contact Information: Susan Bronstein Executive Director of Human Resources & College-wide Safety Jamestown Community College 716.338.1035 (O) SusanBronstein@mail.sunyjcc.edu Page 20

Summary of Panel Commentary Susan Bronstein, Executive Director of Human Resources and College-Wide Safety at Jamestown Community College How did your college approach the move to a Tobacco Free campus? It is critical to take the time to engage all of your campus stakeholders in the discussion. These engagements can mitigate problems down the road. In these discussions and all the interactions around tobacco-free policy, it is important to come from a place of mutual respect. We always kept the end goal in mind from development to policy implementation. We also made sure that people understood the difference between “smoke-free” and “tobacco-free.” This is highly important when implementing policy. At JCC we understood as implemented tobacco-free policy on campus it would require a culture shift.

Susan also plans to speak to how you gain support from various college constituencies as you work through the process.

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At a Glance Delores Pasto-Ziobro – Monroe Community College (MCC) Dolores Pasto-Ziobro is the Institutional Compliance Officer & Internal Auditor for Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, New York. As compliance officer and internal auditor, Ms. Pasto-Ziobro provides audit, compliance, and advisory services to MCC (college, student association and foundation) assessing risks, facilitating decision making, analyzing policies and procedures, and ensuring that practices are effective and compliant with college and regulatory policies. Additionally, Ms. Pasto-Ziobro participates in many initiatives at the College including accreditation studies, strategic planning, enrollment management, and employee contract negotiations. Ms. Pasto-Ziobro earned a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Rochester, a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology, and an associate’s degree in Liberal Arts from Corning Community College. She holds the Certified Internal Auditor designation, completed the Higher Education Leaders Program, and was selected by the SUNY Board of Trustees for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service. Ms. Pasto-Ziobro is proud of her service to MCC for over 25 years.

Monroe Community College (MCC) Founded in 1962, Monroe Community College (MCC) is one of 30 community colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. MCC employs over 1800 faculty, administrators, and support staff. Students enrolled in credit programs total 16,453 and 18,135 students are enrolled in non-credit workforce development programs. The College is the third largest community college in the SUNY system. MCC has two campuses: the Brighton Campus is located in a highly populated business area just outside the city limits of Rochester; and the Damon City Campus occupies two floors of the former Sibley Department Store in the heart of downtown. The College also has an Applied Technology Center, Economic & Workforce Development Center and Public Safety Training Facility. There are residence halls on the Brighton Campus with a capacity of 772 students and a child care center providing early care and education. The College is ranked among the top 25 in the United States among community colleges for associate degrees awarded. The MCC-educated workforce adds approximately $602.4 million in income to Monroe County each year. Grants brought into the community total $22.9 million and contributions from private philanthropists bring $2.4 million annually to support programs, facilities and scholarships.

Monroe Community College Tobacco-Free Web Presence

Contact Information: Dolores Pasto-Ziobro Institutional Compliance Officer & Internal Auditor Monroe Community College (MCC) Phone (585) 292-2158 dpastoziobro@MONROECC.EDU Page 22

Summary of Panel Commentary Dolores Pasto-Ziobro, Institutional Compliance Officer & Internal Auditor for Monroe Community College (MCC) Do you have ongoing educational sessions regarding tobacco-free? If so, how are the sessions delivered, who are the attendees, how often? MCC had educational sessions starting with tobacco-free policy development, through the policy development period and during policy implementation. The goal is to continue an educational program when the policy becomes operational. Education is a standing topic on monthly tobacco-free steering committee meetings. Sub-committees (Policy, Faculty & Staff, Student Life, Guest, Events, Athletics, & Vendors, and Compliance) identify education programs and tools. The Communications and Facility & Grounds subcommittees and the tobacco-free budget support these efforts. Education is accomplished directly, in partnership with key campus groups, through outreach methods, event sponsorship, and using external resources. Many venues are used including forums, newsletters, webpage, plasma screens, interviews, president’s message, signage, banners, tee shirts, bookmarks, and postcard mailings. Information tables are placed at key college events to facilitate face-to-face conversation and to provide educational tools such as magnets, business cards, goody bags, and water bottles that carry the tobacco-free logo.

What is the most effective way to engage supervisors and staff in ongoing tobacco-free implementation and educational efforts? The MCC Tobacco-Free Steering Committee takes a leadership role in engaging the college community. Committee membership is college-wide and care is taken to get participants with the right skill set. Steering Committee members are supervisors, faculty and staff who directly engage others in supporting and communicating MCC’s tobacco-free message. Human Resources provide assistance to supervisors and union leaders to actively assist with implementation and educational efforts. Also, MCC’s retirees staffing campus information centers and employees with success stories are highly engaged with implementation and education. The tobacco-free policy clearly states supervisor and employee responsibility for education and compliance. A tobaccofree budget is developed annually to provide resources to support this responsibility. Tobacco-free tools - FAQ’s, business cards, magnets, bookmarks, mints, and water bottles - are available to facilitate communication. Requests for assistance with policy information, compliance support, and smoking cessation programs are provided in a timely manner. Refreshments, tee shirts, and other goodies are funded for employees who are leading educational efforts. The tobacco-free budget also supports professional development for employees actively engaged in tobacco-free efforts. Most importantly, employees who actively support the tobacco-free policy are thanked and recognized.

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WELCOME November 13, 2014 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hilton Albany – Albany, NY

SUNY Tobacco-Free Regional Meeting Policy Implementation – Lessons Learned Hilton Albany, Albany, NY Thursday, November 13, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. AGENDA Welcome to this meeting that is designed to be a critical thinking and information sharing session that will help us continue our work towards a Tobacco-Free SUNY. A panel of speakers from various higher education institutions both internal and external to SUNY will share lessons learned upon implementation of tobacco-free policy. They will have a specific focus on strategies related to monitoring effectiveness and compliance. Ty Patterson, Executive Director of the National Center for Tobacco Policy, will provide an overview to start the session. SUNY System Administration will share the results from our 2014 campus survey. After the panel discussion, we will provide time for a question and answer session to allow sharing amongst campuses and representatives from NCTP, SUNY and other stakeholders.

Agenda Items Welcome/Introductions Moderator: Elizabeth Droz SUNY System Administration

Speakers Heather Eichin, SUNY System Administration, Health Affairs, Summary of 2014 Campus Survey Responses

10:45 am–12 noon

National Center for Tobacco Policy

Ty Patterson

12 noon–1:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned Moderator: Heather Eichin SUNY System Administration

1:00 pm –1:45 pm

Q&A

Larry Hardy, RPI Melinda Ickes, Univ. of Kentucky Robyn King, Schenectady CC Catherine Smith, Cortland Full group participation and feedback

1:45 pm-2:00 pm

Closing Comments

10:00 am-10:45 am

If you have any comments or questions, please email: tobacco-free@suny.edu

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At a Glance Larry Hardy – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

1. Larry Hardy is the Director of Employee Relations and Diversity at RPI. He assists the Vice President for Human Resources in developing and implementing strategic initiatives for the Division of Human Resources. He oversees the day-to-day planning, organizing, directing, staffing and supervising staff in the functional areas of Employee Relations; the Hartford Campus; and Professional Development for faculty and staff. Larry was part of the executive team at RPI that developed tobacco-free policy for the campus and helps oversee its implementation

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) RPI offers degrees from five schools: Engineering; Science; Architecture; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; and the Lally School of Management; as well as an interdisciplinary degree in Information Technology and Web Science. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Nearly 29 percent of undergraduate students this year are from areas outside of the Northeast. First-year students hail from 43 states, in addition to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from countries all around the world. RPI offers more than 145 programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Students are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools. The university provides rigorous, engaging, interactive learning environments and campus-wide opportunities for leadership, collaboration, and creativity. For almost two centuries, RPI has maintained its reputation for providing an undergraduate education of undisputed intellectual rigor based on educational innovation in the laboratory, classroom, and studio. RPI Tobacco Use Policy RPI Tobacco Use Policy FAQs

Contact Information: Larry Hardy Director, Employee Relations and Diversity Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 518-276-6163 HardyL2@rpi.edu Page 26

Summary of Panel Commentary Larry Hardy, Director of Employee Relations and Diversity, RPI (Excerpt from Troy Record 3/20/10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Danielle Sanzone)

"We believe that a tobacco-free campus allows the Institute to provide public health policy leadership, support a culture that reflects a genuine respect for all members of our campus community and visitors, be environmentally responsible, and be supportive of our institutional sustainability efforts," stated Curtis N. Powell, vice president of human resources. "In addition, becoming tobacco-free supports our Healthy Campus Initiative. We hope to set an example that will encourage the Rensselaer community to embrace the spirit of healthy living, learning and working."

Larry Hardy will speak to a variety of areas and experiences since RPI implemented the policy in 2010. He will speak about campus strategies on how to effectively communicate tobacco-free policy after initial implementation. He will talk about how to deal with individuals within and outside your institution that visit the campus with a focus on how to handle compliance with tobacco-free policy at public events. He will speak to the campuses engagement of stakeholder groups in initial implementation and ongoing tobacco-free policy implementation. He also will touch on RPIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partnerships with local officials/agencies (fire, safety) and others that help in enforcing policy compliance on campus.

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At a Glance Melinda J. Ickes, PhD – University of Kentucky (UK) Melinda J. Ickes, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at University of Kentucky (UK). She received her doctorate in health education and behavior from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. She is Director of UK’s Tobacco-free Take Action!, an effort to promote and evaluate compliance with UK’s tobacco-free policy. She is also Director of Go Tobaccofree, a Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy initiative to support other college campuses nationwide to implement and evaluate tobacco-free policies. Her research interests are in the areas of tobacco control, college health promotion, and child obesity prevention. Dr. Ickes teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in health promotion including: Program Planning, Health Promotion and Behavior Change, and College Health Promotion.

University of Kentucky (UK) As Kentucky’s flagship institution, University of Kentucky (UK) is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people’s lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. UK is located in the city of Lexington, an urban setting within central Kentucky, spread out over 800 acres. Just over 29,400 students are pursuing degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, UK employs over 12,400 full-time employees who encompass administration, faculty and staff. UK became completely tobacco-free on all UK-owned property on November 19, 2009. The tobacco-free policy prohibits the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, snuff, snus, smokeless tobacco, water pipes, pipes, etc. Use of tobacco products is not permitted on any University property, including all campus grounds inside and out, parking areas, student housing, and inside personal vehicles. For more information on University of Kentucky’s Tobacco-free Policy go to www.uky.edu/TobaccoFree.

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Contact Information: Melinda J. Ickes Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion University of Kentucky (UK) 859-257-1625 melinda.ickes@uky.edu

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Summary of Panel Commentary Melinda J. Ickes, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky

What type of compliance process is in effect with your institutionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; adopted tobacco-free policy? How do you evaluate the effectiveness of the compliance process? We use the 3Ts of Tobacco-free Policy Implementation: Tell about the policy via good signage and integrated, consistent communication. Treat tobacco users by providing free NRT and a menu of counseling/behavioral support; Train staff, students and volunteers to promote a culture of compliance on campus. All are important aspects in creating support for the policy and improving compliance over time. We built on the Train piece in order to create a more formalized effort on campus to improve compliance with the tobacco-free policy. We believe compliance is everyone's business and we train individuals on campus to approach violators of the tobacco-free policy. In the spring of 2011, we implemented a Tobacco-free Take Action! (TFTA!) Ambassador program to help promote compliance across campus. We currently have four part-time trained Ambassadors who are out on campus daily. They document observed violators, approach violators using approved scripting, and report violators (who may be subject to corrective action) if appropriate. The Ambassadors also help train others on campus in proper use of scripting when approaching violators. The Ambassadors have been extremely helpful in improving our compliance efforts. After year one, we found a 65% decrease in observed violators and a 35% decrease in cigarette butts across several campus hotspots (manuscript currently under review). We recommend having a plan for compliance going into policy implementation.

What have been the challenges to date in evaluating the effectiveness or with policy compliance? What strategies have been used to address these challenges? UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus is very large and includes main campus property as well as the healthcare campus. This makes it challenging for our Ambassadors to cover all areas of campus on a consistent basis and to conduct an evaluation of all campus property as it relates to compliance. However, we have found that there is a direct relationship between observed violators of the tobacco-free policy and cigarette butts in campus hotspots (manuscript currently in press). We are then able to identify prime campus hotspots in which Ambassadors spend most of their time and to collect data over time. We recommend campuses identify 5-6 campus hotspots to collect compliance data. These hotspots should be driven from observational rounds (e.g., observed violators, high traffic areas, and large quantities of cigarette butts). It is more impactful if baseline measures are taken prior to policy implementation. However, most campuses with current policies did not collect these data. Fortunately, there is still a prime opportunity to evaluate compliance efforts if campuses are beginning to implement new strategies. Baseline measures can be taken and then subsequent measures throughout the academic year can be incorporated into the evaluation plan. We also have a report line which we monitor. Individuals may submit an email or web-based form documenting observed violations. This helps us to identify campus hotspots and follow-up as necessary. We keep a log of all complaints and associated follow-up.

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At a Glance Robyn King – Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) Robyn King is a 35-year Student Affairs veteran; the last 15 in the position of Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She is currently the Acting Director of Wellness and Support Services at Schenectady County Community College. She has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from The College of Saint Rose, a B.A. in English from The University at Albany, and started her college experience as a student at Schenectady County Community College. She was named the 2014 Woman of Courage, Commitment and Character from New York State Minorities in Criminal Justice for her tireless work on the topic of bullying, and was the recipient of the 2013 SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Professional Service.

Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) Schenectady County Community College is a medium-sized institution with a total student headcount of 14, 448 (201314 academic year). SCCC employs 586 full- and part-time employees. Located in a traffic-dense urban setting adjacent to the historic Stockade District, SCCC is easily accessible by CDTA buses, Greyhound and Amtrak, as well as surrounding major highways. It is land-locked by the Mohawk River, the Western Gateway Bridge (to Scotia), a public park, Interstate 890, and I-890 entrance/exit ramps.

Contact Information: Robyn King, M.S.Ed., LMHC Acting Director of Wellness & Support Services Vice-President, Union of Faculty and Professionals, SCCC Schenectady County Community College 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service 518.381.1257 possonrm@sunysccc.edu

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Summary of Panel Commentary Robyn King, M.S.Ed., LMHC, Acting Director of Wellness & Support Services, Vice-President, Union of Faculty and Professionals, Schenectady County Community College What have been the challenges to date in evaluating the effectiveness or with policy compliance?  We have yet to develop a Task Force to take on this gargantuan effort. Policy awareness and compliance has fallen mostly on me. This is more than one person can handle.  Policy compliance is vague. There are no clear sanctions (or sanction categories by severity/number of infractions) outlined.  Therefore, buy-in is non-existent and we have many, many noncompliant students and staff.  Students and security guards have established an unofficial smoking site which is adjacent to a campus outdoor café and convenience store. Smokers are hidden from the nearby building, but the smell wafts over to where people are eating, and the litter has become an eyesore…but no one wants to take responsibility for its removal. The large and constant group of smokers huddled together is not an attractive way to showcase our beautiful campus.  There is some question as to the actual campus boundaries where this policy is to be enforced. The policy states that the sidewalks surrounding the properties are included in the no-tobacco zones. Many people doubt that city/county sidewalks can indeed be deemed college property.  Because we are landlocked, there are no alternative sites for students and employees to go to smoke.  It was envisioned that Campus Security would take the lead on enforcing compliance, but many of them smoke, and find remote places to hide to have a cigarette. If they aren’t complying, how can we expect them to ask others to?  With a good deal of foot traffic near campus, community members often stray onto our property and either don’t know the policy or haven’t seen or read the signage.

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Large signs posted at each entrance of each building. A message plays continually on our electronic bulletin board. Announcements in the campus newsletter (hard copies & PDF version online). A free smoking cessation class was offered in Fall 2013; I am going to training in January to become a certified smoking cessation facilitator. Posters and cessation support info posted campus-wide. Security made attempts at giving friendly reminders of the no-tobacco policy, which were met at times with unpleasant interactions, including one woman who went into the street and said the College didn’t own it, so she stood there and smoked. A brochure with the policy and cessation support info has been developed that will be used as a tool to approach individuals who are violating the policy, with the intention of opening up opportunities for meaningful discussion. The policy appears in the online version of the Student Handbook on the SCCC website. Several discussions regarding the policy and enforcement have been had during our Campus Safety Council meetings.

Plans/ideas to move forward  I’ll be trained as a certified smoking cessation facilitator in Jan. 2015, with the intention to hold cessation programs and groups and bystander intervention training to promote compliance.  Campus community members and appropriate local agencies will be invited to form a Task Force.  The Task Force will develop a detailed 3-year plan of action to become completely smoke-free by Fall 2018.  Members of the Task Force will be involved in assuring compliance from College employees (will receive bystander intervention training).  Members of student government and other student leaders will be involved in assuring compliance from students (will receive bystander intervention training). Page 31

At a Glance Catherine Smith â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SUNY Cortland Catherine Smith, MSEd, MCHES, has served as the Health Educator at SUNY Cortland for the past 24 years. Along with Devin Coppola, the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Medical Director, she also serves as the Co-chair of the SUNY Cortland Tobacco Advisory Committee which designed, implemented and currently monitors the Tobacco-Free policy for the College.

SUNY Cortland SUNY Cortland is one of 64 campuses in the State University of New York system. It is located within the city of Cortland, and generally within a rural area of central New York. The total enrollment for the College is 6,961 (6,333 undergraduate, 628 graduate) students. SUNY Cortland is a residential college with 50% of undergraduate students living on campus. There are three schools within the College: Arts and Sciences, Education and Professional Studies. The College employs a total of 1,329 people including 907 full-time and 422 part-time employees.

SUNY Cortland Tobacco-free policy and web site: www.cortland.edu/tobacco-free

Contact Information: Catherine Smith Health Educator SUNY Cortland Phone: 607-753-2066 catherine.smith@cortland.edu Page 32

Summary of Panel Commentary Catherine Smith, Health Educator, SUNY Cortland How was the Tobacco Advisory Committee formed and what is its role regarding the policy development, implementation, monitoring, effectiveness and compliance? Talking points will include the role of the Tobacco Advisory Committee at SUNY Cortland from its inception to its current responsibilities. Considerations will include the process of forming a campus group, highlighting buy-in from campus and community stakeholders, assessing tobacco use policy, developing a plan of action, and creating , implementing, monitoring and evaluating a tobacco-free policy.

What have been the challenges to date with policy effectiveness, compliance and evaluation? What strategies have been used to address these challenges? Talking points will include policy push-back from campus neighbors, question of responsibility for enforcement, and maintaining effective evaluation. Strategies employed include addressing neighborhood concerns, emphasizing compliance expectation and responsibility of all campus members to spread awareness, and need for continuing collaborative evaluation.

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WELCOME November 14, 2014 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM SUNY Global Center – New York City, NY

SUNY Tobacco-Free Regional Meeting Policy Implementation – Lessons Learned SUNY Global Center, New York City, NY Friday, November 14, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. AGENDA Welcome to this meeting that is designed to be a critical thinking and information sharing session that will help us continue our work towards a Tobacco-Free SUNY. A panel of speakers from various higher education institutions, both internal and external to SUNY, will share lessons learned upon implementation of tobacco-free policy. They will have a specific focus on strategies related to monitoring effectiveness and compliance. Ty Patterson, Executive Director of the National Center for Tobacco Policy, will provide an overview to start the session. SUNY System Administration will share the results from our 2014 campus survey. After the panel discussion, we will provide time for a question and answer session to allow sharing amongst campuses and representatives from NCTP, SUNY and other stakeholders.

Agenda Items Welcome/Introductions Moderator: Elizabeth Droz SUNY System Administration

Speakers Heather Eichin, SUNY System Administration, Health Affairs, Summary of 2014 Campus Survey Responses

10:45 am–12 noon

National Center for Tobacco Policy

Ty Patterson

12 noon–1:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned Moderator: Heather Eichin SUNY System Administration

Melinda Ickes, Univ. of Kentucky Patricia Lamberson, CUNY Sheldon Malev, Westchester CC

1:00 pm –1:45 pm

Q&A

Full group participation and feedback

1:45 pm-2:00 pm

Closing Comments

10:00 am-10:45 am

If you have any comments or questions, please email: tobacco-free@suny.edu

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At a Glance Melinda J. Ickes, PhD – University of Kentucky (UK) Melinda J. Ickes, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at University of Kentucky (UK). She received her doctorate in health education and behavior from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. She is Director of UK’s Tobacco-free Take Action!, an effort to promote and evaluate compliance with UK’s tobacco-free policy. She is also Director of Go Tobacco-free, a Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy initiative to support other college campuses nationwide to implement and evaluate tobacco-free policies. Her research interests are in the areas of tobacco control, college health promotion, and child obesity prevention. Dr. Ickes teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in health promotion including: Program Planning, Health Promotion and Behavior Change, and College Health Promotion.

Tobacco-free Take Action! Follow @UKTakeAction on Twitter Sign up for Go Tobacco-free News Follow @Gotobaccofree on Twitter

Contact Information: Melinda J. Ickes Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion University of Kentucky (UK) 859-257-1625 melinda.ickes@uky.edu Page 36

Summary of Panel Commentary Melinda J. Ickes, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky

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At a Glance Patricia Lamberson – City University of New York (CUNY) Ms. Lamberson is the current project director for Healthy CUNY, a university-wide program sponsored by the CUNY Chancellor’s Office and the CUNY School of Public Health. In this role, she is involved in research, programming and policy development for tobacco, food/nutrition, alcohol, mental health and sexual/reproductive health initiatives. Working closely with the Central Office of Student Affairs, Office of Mental Health and Wellness Services, Ms. Lamberson has played an integral role in the implementation of CUNY’s Tobacco Free Policy, coordinating training, communications, and provision of resources for CUNY’s 24 campuses. Previously, she worked for a NYC hospital system where she facilitated smoking cessation services and integrated clinical practice guidelines into patient care systems. Her education includes a Master of Public Health degree from Hunter College and certification as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES).

City University of New York (CUNY) The City University of New York (CUNY) is located across the five boroughs of NYC and includes 11 senior colleges, 7 community colleges, The McCaulay Honors College, 5 professional or graduate schools and numerous administrative buildings. The university serves more than 271,000 degree-credit students, nearly 270,000 adult, continuing and professional education students, and employs nearly 40,000 faculty and staff.

Tobacco-Free CUNY – Healthy CUNY

Contact Information: Patti Lamberson, MPH Healthy CUNY Initiative City University of New York School of Public Health and Central Office of Student Affairs ph: 646-664-8795 plambers@hunter.cuny.edu

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Summary of Panel Commentary Patti Lamberson, MPH, Healthy CUNY Initiative, City University of New York, School of Public Health and Central Office of Student Affairs How can a university system implement tobacco free policy in a way that is effective and respectful of the entire campus community? What tools do you use to evaluate the effectiveness of the adopted tobacco-free policy? CUNYs tobacco policy implementation encompassed a variety of campus settings and diverse student, faculty, and staff populations. Panelist will describe the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s process of going tobacco free, out of respect for others and the environment. Key areas covered include policy development, planning, training, communications, provision of resources, enforcement. Evaluation tools and preliminary evaluation data will also be discussed, as well as lessons learned.

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At a Glance Sheldon Malev – Westchester Community College (WCC) Sheldon Malev, a Professor of Psychology, has been teaching at WCC for over 43 years, ever since the Fall of 1971. However, he began full-time teaching of Psychology in the Fall of 1963, at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck and Rutherford, NJ, until 1971. He has a B.A. in psychology from Queens College and an M.A. from San Francisco State University, as well as considerable doctoral studies at NYU, The American College of Switzerland in Leysin and Lugano, Switzerland, as well as the Florida Institute of Technology. He has taught virtually every course in psychology over the past half century, including a unique course on hypnosis for over 30 years, and social psychology, which is his current interest. In his private practice as a hypnotherapist, he has helped hundreds of clients over the years to successfully stop smoking tobacco, and in his work with smokers, he developed an understanding of just how difficult it is to quit; how addictive and biologically destructive tobacco is to the human body. At Westchester Community College, he spearheaded a task force of faculty, students, staff, and administrators, “The President’s Advisory Committee for a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy”, beginning in 2010, which was successful in achieving its goal in January of 2012, when the college’s Board of Trustees voted by a narrow margin to officially adopt this policy. He credits the success to the full participation and cooperation of the College Nurse, Janice Gilroy, the Director of Security, Brian Dolansky, and the Director of the Physical Plant, Kevin Garvey, as well as the cooperation and support given to this effort by the College’s President, Dr. Joseph Hankin, now “President Emeritus”. Guiding and assisting the committee was the college’s consultant, Ty Patterson, of the National Council for Tobacco Policy in Kansas City, MO. According to Prof. Malev, “Ty Patterson, our professional consultant saved us an inestimable amount of time and energy by sharing with us his vast experience with dozens of educational institutions, explaining what approaches worked best and which failed. He saved us from making costly mistakes”.

Westchester Community College (WCC) Westchester Community College is a 2-year college, granting AA and AS degrees, and specialized certificates, including RN degrees in Nursing. Its main campus is located approximately 20 miles North of the Bronx border of NYC, in the heart of Westchester County. Valhalla borders the large, modern, city of White Plains, which is also the “County Seat”, and the historic town of Greenburgh, which contains the legendary “Sleepy Hollow”. Originally founded in 1946 in White Plains, it moved to its current location in 1961, which is the former estate of the founder and owner of the A&P Supermarkets, John Hartford. It boasts 218 acres of a beautifully landscaped, spacious, campus. There are approximately 10,000 students on its main, Valhalla campus, with another 3,000 to 4,000 additional students on its satellite campuses in Westchester’s major cities, such as Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains, Peekskill, and Ossining.

Westchester Community College Tobacco-Free Policy Westchester Community College Tobacco-Free FAQs

Contact Information PROF. SHELDON MALEV Professor, Psychology Behavioral & Social Sciences Department Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY 10595 914-606-6137 Sheldon.Malev@sunywcc.edu Page 40

Summary of Panel Commentary Sheldon Malev, Chairperson, “The WCC President’s Advisory Committee for a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy” HOW TO ACHIEVE A TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS POLICY?  Gather the Key People on your campus. For us it was the College Nurse, who was also the Chair of the Campus Health and Safety Committee; the Director of Security; and the Director of the Physical Plant.  Prepare your resolution: As of (date) our college (name) will establish a “Tobacco-Free Campus Policy”, prohibiting the use of tobacco, anywhere on our campus. You have to spell this out in great detail. Our committee used the existing policy and FAQ’s of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Enlist the support of the President and his/her Cabinet. Make sure they are thoroughly briefed and understand the policy.  Enlist the support of all major campus groups: o Faculty (Faculty Senate), o Student Government o Staff Organization o Union(s).  Enlist the support of major health organizations by contacting their local chapter. (American Heart Association; American Lung Association; American Cancer Society). Ask if they can send a representative or representatives to your organization meeting.  Meet and choose people to undertake administrative positions on your committee.  Consider having a survey, which can demonstrate support for your proposal.  Have students survey themselves, and/or assist in surveys of other segments of the campus.  Have the President put the proposal for a tobacco-Free Campus on the table for discussion and a vote by the Board of Trustees.  At the Board of Trustees Meeting, make sure to “turn out the troops” – all those in favor of the proposal, including , if at all possible, representatives from the health associations to speak at that meeting, urging the Board to adopt it.

Interesting footnote: Our Board of Trustees took a “Voice Vote” on this policy, and the vote was very close, just narrowly passing. Our committee did not expect it to pass because several members of the Board were “businesspeople” reiterating the slogans of the tobacco-industry that had “conditioned” them. However, with the voice vote, every single Board member who voted for the policy, stood up and prefaced the decision by saying, “My father” or uncle, or some close family member … “died of emphysema, (or cancer, or whatever) from smoking. I watched him/her die, and I am voting for this ‘Tobacco-Free policy’.” In our case, the presence of representatives from the American Lung Association, who argued sensibly, calmly, and eloquently for the policy, helped convince just enough of the Board members, to get the resolution and the policy adopted.

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