A free smoking cessation program will be offered to help faculty, staff and students break their smoking habits.
Smoking cessation classes will be offered Feb. 3; Feb. 10; Feb. 17; Feb. 24; March 3; and March 10. Classes start at noon in Room 307 in the Student Health Center. Dr. Jean-Claude Martin , director of UCA Health & Wellness Center, will instruct the classes.
Individuals can also use the free online quit guide, including an expert/coach support or self-help books available at the Resource Center.
The university will become a tobacco free campus beginning July 1.
The Board of Trustees approved a policy Nov. 6 that mirrors the state law that prohibits tobacco products on campus. The use of tobacco products will not be allowed on the grounds, in any vehicle owned or leased by the university and in all university-owned building including off-campus housing. The ban includes smokeless tobacco products.
Anyone using tobacco products on campus could face a fine from $100 to $500, according to the state law.
The state’s Clean Air on Campus Act requires all institutions of higher education to be smoke-free no later than Aug. 1, 2010. The goal of the act is to reduce secondhand smoke exposure to nonsmokers on university campuses.
For more information or to sign up for the classes, contact Lee Schwager at schwager@uca.edu or 450-3133.