| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.33 |
| Liaison | Enid Cardinal |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.75 / 1.00 |
Enid
Cardinal Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President Office of the President |
Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):
Multiple departments are involved in wellness at RIT. Student wellness programming is coordinated through the Division of Student Affairs. They focus on the whole student and their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. More information on all of the wellness programs and resources available to students can be found here: https://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/wellness/.
Employee wellness is coordinated through the Better Me Wellness Program. The University offers a strong core of wellness opportunities to our employees. RIT boasts a state-of-the-art fitness facility as well as personal training, a wide variety of fitness and wellness classes, Weight Watchers at Work, wellness coaching through Wellness Coaches USA, and services through Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:
C16.0 Tobacco-Restricted University Policy
I. Scope
This policy applies to all students, faculty, staff, administrators, vendors, and visitors while on RIT-managed properties located in the United States (hereafter referred to as university-managed properties).
II. Policy Statement
The university is committed to facilitating a healthy working, learning, and living environment. To prevent harm to members of the RIT community and to be consistent with university wellness initiatives, smoking and use of tobacco products are restricted to designated tobacco areas on all university-managed properties. The restrictions include, but are not limited to:
Buildings
Parking lots, athletic fields/tracks, bleachers/grandstands, outdoor paths, fields, and roads
Partially enclosed areas such as covered and uncovered walkways, breezeways, outdoor dining areas, bus stop shelters, loading docks, building entrances, exterior stairways, and landing
Vehicles owned and leased by RIT or its affiliated organizations.
III. Definitions
Tobacco Products. Tobacco products are defined as combustible items (including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, and pipes) and non-combustible items (including but not limited to chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes).
University-Managed Properties. University-managed properties are defined as properties owned, operated, leased, occupied, or controlled by RIT that are located in the United States.
IV. Exceptions
RIT has five apartment complexes with 1,000 apartments and townhouses. The five complexes include: Colony Manor, Perkins Green, Racquet Club, Riverknoll, and the University Commons. Tobacco use in these complexes is prohibited within 25 feet of an apartment or townhouse building.
Smoking or use of tobacco products is permitted by participants in a research project involving tobacco products. Any sponsored or unsponsored research involving smoking is subject to the approval of the IRB (Institutional Review Board) or the IACUC (Institute Animal Care and Use Committee) as appropriate.
Responsible Offices:
Student Wellness, Division of Student Affairs
Department of Human Resources - Employee Wellness, Division of Finance & Administration
Effective Date:
Policy History:
Issued Personnel Policy 6.14 issued June 1, 1984
Revised October 2003
Edited August 2010
Revision approved May 7, 2014 by University Council (replaces policy formerly titled Smoking)
Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Student wellness programming can be found here: https://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/wellness/
Student wellness programming can be found here: https://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/wellness/
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