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Wichita State University Tornado Shelters

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Building Name

Shelter Location

People Needing Assistance Go To:
1 Ablah Library Basement Elevator Lobby
2 Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Basement Elevator Lobby
3 Ahlberg Hall  Basement Rescue Assistance Room/Each Floor
4 Airbus (Partnership 1) Basement Elevator Lobby
5 ATLAS NIAR Building Basement East Building Entrance
6 Aviation Testing Lab NIAR Building Basement Restrooms and Room 112
7 Beggs Hall Wallace Hall Basement Interior Hall Restrooms-First Floor
8 Bombardier Practice Facility Eck Performance Facility Locker Room (Room 120) South Entrance
9 Brennan I Brennan II or II Basement First Floor Hallway, Base of South Stairs
10 Brennan II Basement First Floor Hallway
11 Brennan III Basement First Floor Hallway
12 CAC Theater Basement Landing by East Door
13 Central Energy Plant Basement North Entrance
14 Cessna Stadium Lower Level Locker Rooms Lower Level Locker Rooms
15 Cessna Stadium Annex Cessna Stadium Lower Level Locker Rooms South Entrance
16 Child Development Center Tornado Shelter Room Tornado Shelter Room
17 Corbin Education Center Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
18 Credit Union  Wallace Hall Basement Credit Union Lobby
19 Devlin Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
20 Duerksen Fine Arts Center Basement Lowest Level Below Miller Concert Hall
21 Eck Performance Facility Locker Room (Room 120) Interior Hallways
22 Eck Stadium  Center Hallway and Restrooms Center Hallway and Restrooms
23 Elliott Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
24 Engineering Building Wallace Hall Basement First and Second Floor Center Lobby
25 Fiske Hall McKnight Art Center 104 West Entrance Lobby

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Building Name

Shelter Location

People Needing Assistance Go To:
26 Gaddis Physical Plant NIAR Building Basement East or West Entrance
27 Garvey International Center Basement Elevator Lobby
28 Geology Building Basement Room 214 East Exit
29 Grace Memorial Chapel Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement RSC Elevator Lobby
30 Grace Wilkie Annex Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
31 Grace Wilkie Hall Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
32 Henrion Hall  Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium (SE Corner of Building) Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium
33 Heskett Center  1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Elevator Lobby or Racquetball Hallway
34 Hubbard Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
35 Hughes Metro Complex AEGD Basement Speech and Hearing Clinic, Rooms 166, 168, 175, 176
36 Human Resources Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement North Entrance
37 Jabara Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
38 Jardine Hall Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement Elevator Lobby
39 Jerry Moran Center (AVET) Sled Bay (Room 120) South Entrance Lobby
40 John Bardo Center (JBC)/GoCreate Basement Elevator Lobby
41 Koch Arena Lower Level Interior Rooms and Corridors Lower Level Interior Rooms and Corridors
42 Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC) 1st and 2nd floors evacuate to the 911 emergency operations center on 1st floor. 3rd floor goes to the 1st floor hallway and locker room area during the day. After business hours, proceed to Marcus Welcome Center Basement. Elevator Lobby
43 Lindquist Hall  Rooms 100, 104, and 112 Elevator Lobby
44 Marcus Welcome Center Basement Elevator Lobby
45 McKinley Hall Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement Elevator Lobby or Stairwell Landings

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Building Name

Shelter Location

People Needing Assistance Go To:
46 McKnight Art Center  Room 104, 112, and 113 Elevator Lobby
47 McKnight Art Center North Room 104, 112, and 113 Elevator Lobby
48 Media Resources Center Ablah Library Basement Inside front entrance behind receptionist wall, rear of building on second floor or staircase landing.
49 Molecular Diagnostics Lab Bldg 174H-4174 S. Oliver    
50 Morrison Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
51 Neff Hall Geology Building Basement Stairwell Landings
52 NIAR Advanced Machining and Prototyping- 8351 N Hydraulic Park City    
53 NIAR ASTEC-1229 E. 85th St. N. Park City Go to lower level, the instrumentation lab or lower level break room Elevator Lobby
54 NIAR ATLAS Sector A Bldg 140H-4174 S. Oliver    
55 NIAR Building Basement Elevator Lobby
56 NIAR ETL-3700 S. Oliver    
57 NIAR NCAT-4004 N. Webb Go to restrooms, #M117, M118, M162 & M163  
58 NIAR WERX MRO Bldg 160H-4174 S. Oliver    
59 Partnership 2 Building John Bardo Center (JBC) Basement West Entrance Lobby
60 Pizza Hut Museum Marcus Welcom Center Basement  
61 Police Building Basement Stairwell Landing
62 President's Residence Basement Stairwell Area
63 Rhatigan Student Center Basement Shocker Lounge, first floor by bank; elevator lobby, second and third floors; lower level Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes
64 Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex Henrion Hall Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium (SE Corner of Building)  
65 Shocker Hall Ground floor hallways in bldgs A, B & C; 1st floor hallway of bldg D Ground floor hallways in bldgs A, B & C; 1st floor hallway of bldg D
66 Shocker Success Center Basement Elevator Lobby

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Building Name

Shelter Location

People Needing Assistance Go To:
67 Student Athlete Center Men's and Women's Locker Rooms (Rooms 012 and 009) Stairwell Landings
68 The Flats Basement Elevator Lobby
69 The Suites The Flats Basement Elevator Lobby
70 Ulrich Museum of Art McKnight Art Center Room 104 Elevator Lobby
71 Wallace Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
72 Weidemann Hall Duerkesen Fine Arts Center Basement Elevator Lobby
73 Wilkins Stadium Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms  
74 Wilner Auditorium Basement Stairwell Landings or Elevator Lobby
76 Wind Tunnel Basement Wallace Hall
76 Wonder School NIAR Building Basement Main Lobby
77 Woodman Alumni Center  Basement Elevator Lobby
78 Woolsey Hall Room 110 Elevator Lobby or Stairwell Landings
79 WSU Haysville 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
80 WSU Oldtown-213 N. Mead 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
81 WSU Oldtown-238 N. Mead 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
82 WSU South Campus 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
83 WSU West Campus Interior Classrooms or Restrooms Interior Classrooms or Restrooms
84 YMCA/Student Wellness Center The Flats Basement East Entrance and Elevator Lobby

Reviewed: MS 02/01/2023