April 15, 2011
At the beginning of the Fall Semester, 2010, the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
established a committee with two representatives from each of the shared governance groups
to review the 2010 Smoke Free Wisconsin Act and its implication for UW-L as well as the
enforcement requirements of the new state law. In conjunction with this the committee reviewed
UW System and UW-L’s current smoking policy The members of the Smoking Policy Committee
are as follows:
Dennis Kline, Committee Chair, Academic Staff Council
Ben Kolpitcke, Classified Staff Advisory Council
Robert Krajewski, Faculty Senate
Jason Krug, Student Senate
Doug Kuenn, Academic Staff Council
Scott Rohde, Ex-Officio
Karly Wallace, Student Senate
Melissa Weege, Faculty Senate
Pamela Woods, Classified Staff Advisory Council
As part of its work in reviewing this matter, the Smoking Policy Committee has convened
for meetings ten different times since October of 2010. In addition, the committee members
developed a survey for UW-L faculty, staff, and students regarding some important issues
related to smoking on campus. The survey had a 20% response rate and these results were
shared with the entire campus prior to three open forums which were held in late February.
Upon reviewing the survey results, considering the opinions expressed at the open forums, and
the health and landscape concerns of our campus; the Smoking Policy Committee recommends
the following course of action for the UW-La Crosse campus:
In order to improve the health risks and the overall appearance of campus, there should
be three (3) designated smoking areas; one area for the East side, one for the West side of
campus and one near the physical plant. Each area will have a concrete patio, benches and
cigarette urns.