The W to host annual Campus Safety Day Sept. 25
Mississippi University for Women’s Office of Housing and Residence Life will host its annual Campus Safety Day, Thursday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. in the Hogarth Dining Center parking lot.
Featuring a plethora of local agencies and businesses, the event aims to educate and engage students around all aspects of safety—weather preparedness, personal wellness, emergency response and more.
“Campus Safety Day is a day in September where we gather campus and community groups together to talk to students about different ways to stay safe,” said Andrew Moneymaker, director of Housing and Residence Life at The W.
The organizations represented at the event will offer demonstrations, resources and interactive experiences for those in attendance.
Some of the agencies and organizations present will include:
• The W Counseling Center
• The W’s Title IX Office
• The W’s Police Department
• Life Choices
• 4-County Electric Power Association
• Columbus Fire and Rescue
• Mississippi Highway Patrol
There are others who will attend or are awaiting confirmation for the event.
“This year we have demonstrations from 4-County Electric about power line safety, MS Highway Patrol about driving safely and Columbus Fire and Rescue will be working with us on our mock burn room,” said Moneymaker.
The burn room is where The W’s Facilities crew builds a mock residence hall room, Housing and Residence Life fills the room with furniture, and it is set on fire to show residents how quickly a room can go up in flames. Columbus Fire and Rescue will extinguish the fire and also talk to students about why it’s important to exit buildings as soon as the fire alarm goes off.
The event is free to attend and open to all W students as well as the community.
About Housing and Residence Life
The Office of Housing and Residence Life at Mississippi University for Women strives to provide a safe, comfortable and affordable student-centered community that promotes human awareness, in addition to the personal development and academic success of each student. To learn more, please visit www.muw.edu/housing/.