Smoking Policy


The University of Delaware will consider the needs and concerns of smokers, and non-smokers alike, in providing a healthful environment for all employees, students, faculty, and guests. All University of Delaware employees, students, faculty, and guests will be expected to comply. This policy does not apply to University residence hall buildings. Policies regarding smoking in residence hall buildings will be addressed in the Residence Hall Handbook.

  1. Prohibited smoking areas:
    1. Academic Areas
      • classrooms/lecture halls
      • seminar rooms
      • laboratory and computing facilities
    2. General Areas
      • conference rooms
      • auditoriums
      • exhibition areas
      • indoor athletic facilities
      • theatres
      • pavilions and reception areas
      • corridors, hallways
      • lobbies
      • offices
    3. Special Function Areas
      • health facilities
      • library stacks
      • elevators
      • escalators
      • stairwells
      • restrooms
      • customer service areas
      • kitchens and food service area shops
      • storage rooms
      • warehouses
    4. Miscellaneous areas
      • all vehicle storage areas
      • all common garages
      • all University vehicles (unless assigned only to smokers)
      • all motor pool vehicles
  2. Provisions for Smoking Areas:
    1. Large open spaces such as dining rooms and lounges that have adequate ventilation may have up to one-third of the area designated for smoking.
    2. Libraries may designate specific areas or rooms for smoking if ventilation is adequate and there is no fire hazard.
    3. If requested, and where possible, unit heads or their designees may establish as "Smoking Permitted Areas" rooms that have closed doors and floor-to- ceiling partitions as long as ventilation is adequate and non-smokers in adjacent areas are not exposed to secondhand or side-stream smoke.
    4. The Directors of the Student Center, Food Service, and Conferences and Centers may, at their discretion, allow smoking by groups making use of large group function areas or other rooms in these buildings, if they determine that it is appropriate to the nature of the scheduled event.


March 22, 1995