{"id":71,"date":"2026-02-26T16:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/employee-handbook\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:26:36","slug":"no-smoking-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/employee-handbook\/working-at-clark\/no-smoking-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"No smoking policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Smoking of any kind, including any electronic nicotine-delivery system or smoking device, is prohibited for the entire campus community in or within close proximity to all facilities, Clark-owned or -leased properties, and areas occupied or controlled by the University. This includes, but is not limited to, all common work areas, elevators, hallways, University-owned or -leased vehicles (including parked on campus grounds), garages, restrooms, cafeterias or dining areas, lounges, conference and meeting rooms, all enclosed areas in the workplace, parking lots, quads, the Green, grounds, rooftops, plazas, courtyards, entrance and exit ways, athletic fields, the Athletic and Recreation complex, bus stops, and any other areas of the University campus. This policy applies to all faculty, staff, students, alumni, guests, visitors, vendors, and contractors, and it is our collective responsibility to observe and enforce the smoking policy while on Clark University\u2019s campus. In implementing and enforcing this policy, common courtesy and consideration toward others should be exercised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.clarku.edu\/policies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/Smoke-Free-Campus.pdf\">Read the Smoke-Free Campus policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-78f70f57 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Section I Menu\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/employee-handbook\/working-at-clark\/equal-employment-opportunity\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Equal opportunity and 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