What will happen to employees, students and visitors who do not comply with the tobacco-free policy?
Employees who choose not to cooperate or repeatedly violate university policy will be reported to their supervisor. The supervisor will be responsible for enforcing the work place rules for their staff. If an employee repeatedly violates the tobacco-free policy, another employee can report him or her to a supervisor. UCO will follow standard employee disciplinary procedures for compliance problems to include verbal correction, written warning, investigatory leave and final written warning. Students who choose not to cooperate or repeatedly violate university policy may be subject to one or more sanctions, for example: warnings, community service assignments, housing contract cancellations and ultimately temporary or permanent dismissal from the university, in which all may apply to this type of policy infraction – pending an investigation and a consideration of conduct history. Visitors may be asked by the UCO Department of Police Services to leave university premises for failure to co
