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Wichita State University Tornado Shelters
# 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 CAC Theater Basement Landing by East Door
10 Central Energy Plant Basement North Entrance
11 Cessna Stadium Lower Level Locker Rooms Lower Level Locker Rooms
12 Cessna Stadium Annex Cessna Stadium Lower Level Locker Rooms South Entrance
13 Child Development Center Tornado Shelter Room Tornado Shelter Room
14 Corbin Education Center Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
15 Devlin Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
16 Duerksen Fine Arts Center Basement Lowest Level Below Miller Concert Hall
17 Eck Performance Facility Locker Room (Room 120) Interior Hallways
18 Eck Stadium  Center Hallway and Restrooms Center Hallway and Restrooms
19 Elliott Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
20 Engineering Building Wallace Hall Basement First and Second Floor Center Lobby
21 Fiske Hall McKnight Art Center 104 West Entrance Lobby
22 Gaddis Physical Plant NIAR Building Basement East or West Entrance
23 Garvey International Center Basement Elevator Lobby
24 Geology Building Basement Room 214 East Exit
25 Grace Memorial Chapel Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement RSC Elevator Lobby
26 Grace Wilkie Annex Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
27 Grace Wilkie Hall Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
28 Henrion Hall  Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium (SE Corner of Building) Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium
29 Heskett Center  1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Elevator Lobby or Racquetball Hallway
30 Hubbard Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
31 Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research (HAMR) Rooms 121, 122, 122A, 126, 127, & 141  
32 Hughes Metro Complex AEGD Basement Speech and Hearing Clinic, Rooms 166, 168, 175, 176
33 Human Resources Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement North Entrance
34 Jabara Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
35 Jardine Hall Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement Elevator Lobby
36 Jerry Moran Center (AVET) Sled Bay (Room 120) South Entrance Lobby
37 John Bardo Center (JBC)/GoCreate Basement Elevator Lobby
38 Koch Arena Lower Level Interior Rooms and Corridors Lower Level Interior Rooms and Corridors
39 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
40 Lindquist Hall  Rooms 100, 104, and 112 Elevator Lobby
41 Marcus Welcome Center Basement Elevator Lobby
42 McKinley Hall Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement Elevator Lobby or Stairwell Landings
43 McKnight Art Center  Room 104, 112, and 113 Elevator Lobby
44 McKnight Art Center North Room 104, 112, and 113 Elevator Lobby
45 Media Resources Center Ablah Library Basement Inside front entrance behind receptionist wall, rear of building on second floor or staircase landing.
46 Molecular Diagnostics Lab Bldg 174H-4174 S. Oliver    
47 Morrison Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
48 Neff Hall Geology Building Basement Stairwell Landings
49 NIAR Advanced Machining and Prototyping- 8351 N Hydraulic Park City ASTEC coliseum lower level, instrumentation lab or lower level break room   
50 NIAR ASTEC-1229 E. 85th St. N. Park City Go to lower level, the instrumentation lab or lower level break room Elevator Lobby
51 NIAR ATLAS Sector A Bldg 140H-4174 S. Oliver    
52 NIAR Building Basement Elevator Lobby
53 NIAR ETL-3700 S. Oliver    
54 NIAR NCAT-4004 N. Webb Go to restrooms, #M117, M118, M162 & M163  
55 NIAR WERX MRO Bldg 160H-4174 S. Oliver Main Floor Restrooms and Offices  
56 Parking Services Ablah Library Basement Front Lobby
57 Partnership 2 Building John Bardo Center (JBC) Basement West Entrance Lobby
58 Partnership 11 Building 1st Floor Restrooms Elevator Lobby
59 Pizza Hut Museum Marcus Welcom Center Basement  
60 Police Building Basement Stairwell Landing
61 President's Residence Basement Stairwell Area
62 Rhatigan Student Center Basement Shocker Lounge, first floor by bank; elevator lobby, second and third floors; lower level Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes
63 Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex Henrion Hall Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium (SE Corner of Building)  
64 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
65 Shocker Success Center Basement Elevator Lobby
66 Student Athlete Center Men's and Women's Locker Rooms (Rooms 012 and 009) Stairwell Landings
67 The Flats Basement Elevator Lobby
68 The Suites The Flats Basement Elevator Lobby
69 Ulrich Museum of Art McKnight Art Center Room 104 Elevator Lobby
70 Wallace Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
71 Weidemann Hall Duerkesen Fine Arts Center Basement Elevator Lobby
72 Wilkins Stadium Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms  
73 Wilner Auditorium Basement Stairwell Landings or Elevator Lobby
74 Wind Tunnel Basement Wallace Hall
75 Wichita State Connect NIAR Building Basement Main Lobby
76 Woodman Alumni Center  Basement Elevator Lobby
77 Woolsey Hall Room 110 Elevator Lobby or Stairwell Landings
78 WSU Haysville 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
79 WSU Oldtown-213 N. Mead 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
80 WSU Oldtown-238 N. Mead 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
81 WSU South Campus 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
82 WSU West Campus Interior Classrooms or Restrooms Interior Classrooms or Restrooms
83 YMCA/Student Wellness Center The Flats Basement East Entrance and Elevator Lobby

Reviewed: AE 02/12/2026