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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 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 Devlin Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
19 Duerksen Fine Arts Center Basement Lowest Level Below Miller Concert Hall
20 Eck Performance Facility Locker Room (Room 120) Interior Hallways
21 Eck Stadium  Center Hallway and Restrooms Center Hallway and Restrooms
22 Elliott Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
23 Engineering Building Wallace Hall Basement First and Second Floor Center Lobby
24 Fiske Hall McKnight Art Center 104 West Entrance Lobby
25 Gaddis Physical Plant NIAR Building Basement East or West Entrance
26 Garvey International Center Basement Elevator Lobby
27 Geology Building Basement Room 214 East Exit
28 Grace Memorial Chapel Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Basement RSC Elevator Lobby
29 Grace Wilkie Annex Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
30 Grace Wilkie Hall Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Hallways
31 Henrion Hall  Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium (SE Corner of Building) Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium
32 Heskett Center  1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Elevator Lobby or Racquetball Hallway
33 Hubbard Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
34 Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research (HAMR) Rooms 121, 122, 122A, 126, 127, & 141  
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
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 ASTEC coliseum lower level, instrumentation lab or lower level break room   
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 Main Floor Restrooms and Offices  
59 Parking Services Ablah Library Basement Front Lobby
60 Partnership 2 Building John Bardo Center (JBC) Basement West Entrance Lobby
61 Partnership 11 Building 1st Floor Restrooms Elevator Lobby
62 Pizza Hut Museum Marcus Welcom Center Basement  
63 Police Building Basement Stairwell Landing
64 President's Residence Basement Stairwell Area
65 Rhatigan Student Center Basement Shocker Lounge, first floor by bank; elevator lobby, second and third floors; lower level Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes
66 Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex Henrion Hall Ceramics Studio Under Old Stadium (SE Corner of Building)  
67 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
68 Shocker Success Center Basement Elevator Lobby
69 Student Athlete Center Men's and Women's Locker Rooms (Rooms 012 and 009) Stairwell Landings
70 The Flats Basement Elevator Lobby
71 The Suites The Flats Basement Elevator Lobby
72 Ulrich Museum of Art McKnight Art Center Room 104 Elevator Lobby
73 Wallace Hall Basement Elevator Lobby
74 Weidemann Hall Duerkesen Fine Arts Center Basement Elevator Lobby
75 Wilkins Stadium Heskett Center 1st Floor Men's and Women's Locker Rooms  
76 Wilner Auditorium Basement Stairwell Landings or Elevator Lobby
77 Wind Tunnel Basement Wallace Hall
78 Wichita State Connect NIAR Building Basement Main Lobby
79 Woodman Alumni Center  Basement Elevator Lobby
80 Woolsey Hall Room 110 Elevator Lobby or Stairwell Landings
81 WSU Haysville 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
82 WSU Oldtown-213 N. Mead 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
83 WSU Oldtown-238 N. Mead 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
84 WSU South Campus 1st Floor Designated Shelter Room Hallways
85 WSU West Campus Interior Classrooms or Restrooms Interior Classrooms or Restrooms
86 YMCA/Student Wellness Center The Flats Basement East Entrance and Elevator Lobby

Reviewed: AE 11/25/2025