Smoking at NJIT

Raj Das, Jigar Shah, Camilo Marulanda and Stephen Morrison

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

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

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

Designated Areas Smoke Free Content0

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194 184

Survey Results

71%

29%

Not Content

Content

Survey Results

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

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

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

Campus Map With 25 Feet Rule

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

Adam, M. (2012, December 4). Personal

Interview. NJIT Student Senate. “NJIT Smoking Survey”.

Survey. October 2012. Washington, J. (2012, December 4). Personal

Interview.

References