College Policies & Procedures

Smoking & Tobacco Use

Smoking is prohibited:

• In all campus buildings;
• At designated building entrances (including open-air under-roof entrances);
• At Burry Stadium and athletic playing fields during events and/or practices;
• At outdoor college-sponsored events on the Westminster campus; and
• In college-owned or rented buses, vans, and all other campus vehicles when in use for College-related purposes.

It is requested that individuals refrain from smoking within 20 feet of all building entrances and limit smoking to those areas immediately adjacent to cigarette receptacles located on lampposts throughout the campus.

The use of smokeless tobacco devices (including e-cigarettes, smoke-less cigarettes, smoking vapors, hookahs, and hookah pipes) are prohibited in all campus buildings including residence halls and athletic facilities. The use of chewing tobacco is permitted only within individual residence hall rooms and outdoor areas unless specified otherwise.

Anyone witnessing a violation of these policies should ask the violator to cease and desist. If a student refuses to comply with the request, the incident should be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. Members of the faculty, administration, and staff who violate the policy should be reported to their immediate supervisor.