…Division of Facility Employees, MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
…from the Office of the Vice President of Finance & Administration
Kansas State University is committed to providing a safe, respectful and healthy environment for our students, faculty, staff and visitors. When the Cats for Clean Air policy was implemented on June 1, K-State reinstated a policy that dates back to the university’s founding. When the Kansas State
Agricultural College was established in 1863 the Kansas Board of Regents issued a directive that stated “No Smoking On Campus.” During World War I, a request was made by students in the Student Army Training Corps for a concession to the no smoking on campus rule. Both President Jardine, college president at the time, and Captain Sturges, the commander of the corps, relented. Corps members were initially allowed to smoke in the barracks and, over time smoking became accepted on campus. In past decades, the health-driven movement to restrict smoking in public became more prevalent. History repeats itself as K-State now joins the other public universities in the state with a no-smoking ban. Smoking is already prohibited in university buildings and university-owned vehicles. A variety of cessation resources are available to current tobacco users interested in quitting. Lafene Health Center offers free quit kits and over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy. Please join the K-State family in creating a clean-air environment on our campus.