Mississippi University for Women’s Office of Housing and Residence Life will host its annual Campus Safety Day on Thursday 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 and 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, Mississippi 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 build 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.
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