1. Raj Das, Jigar Shah, Camilo Marulanda and Stephen Morrison

2.   People smoke about anywhere on campus (except for the buildings)  Causes unpleasant atmosphere  Students who are not smoking have to breath in others smoke as they come out of buildings  The smokers frequently throw their cigarette buts and boxes on the ground making the campus uglier The Problem

3.   Survey the NJIT student body to get a better idea of what the students think of the current smoking situation  Interview a staff member interested in the problem  Interview a student who has been influential in the push for solving the current smoking situation  Research the current rules for smoking on campus Actions

4.   In October 2012 the Student Senate conducted a survey of 634 NJIT students  The survey asked students what their opinion on the current smoking situation on campus was  Results:  Content with current situation: 184 students  Want a smoke free campus: 194  Want designated smoking areas: 256 Survey

5.  Survey Results

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7.   Dr. Judy Washington is on NJIT’s Health Services staff  Concerned more with the aesthetics of the campus  She frequently walks around the NJIT and Essex County College campuses  Essex County College is a smoke free campus  She has noticed that ECC’s atmosphere was much cleaner than NJIT’s because of the lack of smoking Interview: Dr. Judy Washington

8.   NJIT Freshman transfer student from Brookdale Community College  Contacted the Student Senate desiring to make NJIT a smoke free campus  At Brookdale he had been on the Student Life Board which had been influential in making the College campus smoke free  Mohammed was a former smoker who’s life had been heavily affected by the negative affects of smoking Interview: Mohammed Adam

9.   Students are not allowed to smoke within 25 feet of any buildings  People smoking within 25 feet of buildings can only be asked to move away from the buildings (even police can only ask)  Cigarette receptacles are placed near buildings  Students frequently smoke directly beside the buildings Current State

10.  Campus Map With 25 Feet Rule

11.   Enforce the current 25 foot rule  Post signs informing people about the rule  Allow police to tell people to move away from the buildings  Move cigarette receptacles away from the buildings to be consistent  Hold seminars etc. to help people quit smoking Recommendations

12.   Adam, M. (2012, December 4). Personal Interview.  NJIT Student Senate. “NJIT Smoking Survey”. Survey. October 2012.  Washington, J. (2012, December 4). Personal Interview. References