University of Michigan aiming for a smoke free campus by 2011

In a few years it’s gonna be no more cigs on three campuses of the University of Michigan. That shouldn’t mean get all your smoking in now, it means start weening yourself off the nicotine. Excerpt: Joining hundreds of college campuses around the country, the University of Michigan plans to go smoke-free on its three campuses by mid-2011. The policy was unanimously approved by U-M President Mary Sue Coleman and the university’s executive officers, which includes the chancellors of both U-M Flint and U-M Dearborn. The idea is to promote a healthier campus culture where smoking is actively discouraged, said U-M Chief Health Officer and University Health Service Director Robert Winfield. He estimates about 15 percent of faculty, staff and students smoke at least casually. Read the entire article here.