Tobacco use is now prohibited across Butler Community College's campuses and facilities.
Bill Rinkenbaugh doesn?t mind sharing information about how Butler Community College is implementing a tobacco-free policy.
He hopes the policy, which took effect Thursday, will serve as a model for other higher education institutions.
Butler?s tobacco-free policy applies to all of its buildings, athletic facilities, grounds and vehicles.
I spoke to Rinkenbaugh, Butler?s vice president for student services, about the college?s policy Friday afternoon.
He says discussions about it started last August, and now that it?s in effect, educating people about it will be crucial.
Rinkenbaugh says Butler began posting signs around campus earlier this year advising people that the college was becoming tobacco-free.
Students, faculty and employees were sent letters notifying them of the change, and ash trays and cigarette receptacles were removed. Rinkenbaugh says additional letters will be sent to students who are late enrollees. ?It?s all going to be about education,? he says.
Butler, he says, plans to offer health fairs and help people quit smoking.
Based on enrollment, Butler is one of the largest ? if not the largest ? higher education institution in Kansas to go tobacco-free.
That?s already caught the attention of other colleges and universities.
Rinkenbaugh says he?s received a call from a student group at Wichita State University that is interesting in advocating something similar.
Josh Heck covers health care, legal services, professional services and education.
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