Smoke-free Campus Initiative

By ddwashington

  • Bradley's oldest public record of wanting a smoke free campus is discussed in The Scout, Bradley's student published newspaper

    Christine Smith, the then-copy editor for The Scout, ran an article discussing Bradley's Office of Wellness Programs initiative to have Bradley be smoke free.

  • Student Senator comes before the University Senate to discuss a smoke-free campus

    Student Senator Nick Fahnders claimed the Student Senate was working on a resolution to make the campus smoke-free

  • CINews Now runs article on Bradley group focused on ending smoking on campus

    Bradley group SONOR (SOcial NORming) holds a smoke-out event aimed at getting students to put down the cigarettes

  • Illinois General Assembly passes the Smoke-Free Campus Act

    The Illinois General Assembly passed the Smoke-Free Campus Act, championed by Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan) banning smoking on all Illinois state-supported campuses. Bradley, being a private institution wasn't included.

  • General Assembly passes Smoke-Free Act

    Then-Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn (D) passes Smoke-Free Act to go into effect on May 1, 2015 at all public universities in the state of Illinois

  • Student Senate holds forum of feasibility of initiative

    Students, faculty and staff were able to come and ask questions and voice concerns about initiative ahead of vote on April 11 and April 12