As of July 1, Syracuse is a tobacco-free campus. Students, faculty, staff and visitors may not use tobacco on any properties owned or leased by SU, with the exceptions of outdoor areas of the Carrier Dome, the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center, Drumlins Golf and Tennis Club and Syracuse Stage.

The policy isn’t enforced by the issuance of tickets by the Department of Public Safety or by any other disciplinary means. Rather, tobacco users on campus may be approached by an SU community member and asked to stop smoking or using tobacco in any other manner.

“The policy is structured as a community effort — so anyone has the right to approach someone else smoking or using tobacco on campus and explain we’re tobacco-free, ask them to stop, etc.,” said Hannah Warren, DPS’s public information and internal communications officer, in an email.

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