April 2013
On June 12, 2012, the State University of New York Board of Trustees passed a resolution requiring 100 percent
tobacco-free environments for all its campuses. MCC’s Tobacco-Free Committee has begun the work required
to comply in providing a safer and healthier learning and working environment for all members of the college
community.
We are using the expertise of other colleges that are tobacco-free including six SUNY community colleges. Ty
Patterson from the National Center for Tobacco Policy and several local health care organizations are also assisting
MCC with this effort. Additionally, there are 23 individuals across the college who are leading the development and
implementation of MCC’s tobacco-free policy.
Since this is a college-wide initiative we would appreciate input from members of the college community. Attached
you will find drafts of both the policy and the implementation plan. Anyone wishing to comment on either
document can submit their remarks for consideration by Monday, September 30, 2013 to: Tobacco-Free Committee
chair Dolores Pasto-Ziobro at: dpastoziobro@monroecc.edu or any member of the committee.
We anticipate presenting the policy for board approval in the last months of 2013 with voluntary compliance
targeted for September 2014 and full implementation to occur at the start in January 2015. In the meantime, there
is much work to do.
Policy implementation will place a special burden on those who choose to continue to smoke. Therefore, MCC will
make every effort to assist and support those who wish to cease smoking. Information on stop smoking programs is
available through the Human Resources Office and the Student Health Center. A list of additional resources will be
available on the MCC website.
This change will not be easy. A smooth transition will require the cooperation of everyone in the college
community. We thank you for supporting MCC’s commitment to providing a healthy and environmentally safe
campus to live, work and learn.
Sincerely,
Members of MCC’s Tobacco-Free Committee
Dolores Pasto-Ziobro, committee chair
Susan Baker
David Blackburn
Tracy Britton
Kathy Caramanna
Bob Cunningham
Dale Doty
Janet Ekis
Suzanne Fava
Doug Ford
Julianna Frisch
Susan George
David Graupman
Tex Holtby
Bill Horton
Mike Kelly
Alberta Lee
David Moore
Chris Piro
Dick Ryther
Penny Sayles
Janet Ekis
College and Community Relations
04/29/2013
Attachments:
 MCC Tobacco-Free Implementation Planfinal.docx
MCC Tobacco-Free Policy-Draft.docx
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