Capstone Research Sources 5


These are all the sources that I used so far in writing the background research for my capstone proposal. I had to look into the history of the Take STOC organization at Shepherd, as well as look in depth into schools with similar policies.  I chose to look at Fairmont State University and West Virginia University, since they are in state and people at Shepherd would recognize the names. 
I also used the information I found within these sources to write an overview of the Take STOC organization, as well as their mission, goals, and history.

WVU online article- explains the tightening of the policy 2019


Tobacco-free policy FAQs


WVU newspaper article: ban or suggestion?


CDC article on Tobacco-Free Policies on the Rise Across US Colleges and Universities


Fairmont’s policy


WVU- implementation of policy


Board of Gov- official policy


Take STOC rampulse page


Take STOC page on shepherd website

https://www.shepherd.edu/tobaccofree/policy

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