The Tobacco Free Campus Committee at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is an ad hoc, shared governance subcommittee of the Campus Health and Safety Committee. Accordingly, it is composed of students, staff and faculty (see "About Us & Contact Us" link at left).

Like its parent Committee, the TFC Committee is ADVISORY ONLY.

The TFC Committee is specifically studying whether a stricter tobacco policy at UW Oshkosh, beyond Act 12, would benefit the campus or not.  To understand the levels of policy strictness, click on "What is TobaccoFree?" at left.

The reasons for any campus’ interest in exploring a stricter tobacco policy include health and budget concerns and are detailed in “Why Go Tobacco Free?” at left.  Stricter tobacco policies are associated with "well workplace" and "sustainability" missions for the organizations that enact them.

We partner with the re:TH!NK program of Winnebago County Health. They have a program working for smokefree multiunit community housing, which is home to UW Oshkosh students and employees.

Please contact us if you would like us to bring our Open Forum presentation to your group!

Other Wisconsin campuses in TFC study mode during spring 2013: UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Superior, UW-Whitewater, Marquette University

July 1, 2013:  Fox Valley Technical College and UW River Falls go TobaccoFree.

March 25, 2013  Financial Reasons To Go TFC at 12:00 noon in Manitowoc, WI.

Lakeshore re:TH!NK is sponsoring a presentation at "The Club" in Manitowoc (at 200 East Waldo Blvd) from 12-1:30 pm on Monday March 25. The featured speaker is an executive from a company that provides health insurance to many UWO employees.   TFC members who've been to this presentation found it very eye-opening.  If you want to attend, please RSVP to Jamie@newahec.org by March 21.

February 22, 2013 3rd Open Forum at 9:30 am in Halsey 266.

Our third open forum was recorded by podcast.

February 12, 2013 2nd Open Forum at 12 noon in Halsey 107

Our second open forum was recorded by podcast.

February 6, 2013  TFC Committee interview with Channel 2 WBAY

Committee Co-Chair Dana Merriman was interviewed by WBAY's Jason Zimmerman who was there for the Open Forum, resulting in a piece on the Channel 2 10:00 news.

February 6, 2013 1st Open Forum at 4:30 pm in Sage 1216

Our first open forum was recorded by podcast.

February 4, 2013   TFC Committee interview with Channel 5 WFRV

Committee Co-Chairs Stephanie Krueger and Dana Merriman, and student member Katie Kronstedt, were interviewed by WFRV's Bret Lemoine, resulting in a piece on Channel 5's "Keeping It Local" segment on the 10:00 pm newscast.

January 16, 2013 TFC Committee interview with Oshkosh Community Television

On Jan. 16, 2013, student Katie Kronstedt, faculty Dana Merriman, and community partner Anna Carpenter were interviewed about the TobaccoFreeCampus movement on the re:TH!NK program, resulting in a 13 minute segment.

November 15-20, 2012 Campuswide Survey

On Nov. 15, 2012, all campus students and employees received an email inviting them to participate in the Tobacco Free Campus survey. The survey ran until midnight on Nov. 30. This Web page explains the survey’s origin and purpose in further detail.  The results of the survey and the raw data were released to governance groups on 2/6/13 and an overview of survey results was given at all three Open Forums.

October 30, 2012 SPARK Conference

TFC student member Katie Kronstedt and faculty member Dana Merriman attended a conference of campuses around the state of Wisconsin that have gone, or are studying going, TobaccoFree.

September 4, 2012 Taste of Oshkosh

TFC student members Stephanie Krueger and Buckley Fechter hosted a table on the campus mall, distributed "Spot the Not" cards, and displayed the kind of candy-themed marketing of Other Tobacco Products that targets 18-24 year olds.

April 11, 2012 Article in UW Oshkosh Today

A month after our Committee formally convened, our study was announced in the campus online newsfeed.

Questions?  Comments?  Requests?

Email tobaccofree@uwosh.edu.