The university has designated safety locations for the sheltering of the campus community during inclement weather. Green placards have been placed at the designated safety location. When a local tornado siren or GVSUAlert! is activated, you should seek shelter immediately. The GVSU community is encouraged to know the nearest safety location to their office, classroom, or living area.
Disclaimer: Because this list has not been certified by engineering or scientific study GVSU does not warrant the ability of any shelter to protect against all possible storm threats. The shelters noted here are what could be reasonably expected to provide some shelter for the average weather situations expected to be encountered in Michigan.
PLACES TO AVOID:
- All outside walls, elevators, and windows of buildings
- Any low-lying area that could flood
- Vehicles -- do not use for shelter
- Building areas with a large roof span
Alumni House
Basement
Art Gallery Support Facility
Restrooms and Room 121
AuSable Hall
1st floor rest rooms, 1112, 1114, 1116-A, 1116-B, 1118, 1138-A, 1138-B, 1136-A, 1136-B, 1147, 1166, 1168, Hallway near room 1204, 1304, 1305, Stairwell near room 1320.
Baseball Pressbox
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
Boathouse
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
Bike Factory
NW enclosed stairwell, all restrooms
Boathouse
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
Calder Art Center
All restrooms, Rooms 1214, 1313, 1504,1510, 1715, 1811 and 1815
Calder Residence
Main level hallways, away from windows
Campus Health Center
Rooms 107, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 119, 123, 129, and Restrooms
Central Utilities Building
Basement, Northwest corner of tunnel
Children's Enrichment Center
Restrooms
Commons
Restrooms, Room 100
Connection
All Restrooms, East Stairwell (S-2) and the interior corridor by the cooler (C-102)
Copeland Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Cook Carillon Tower
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences
1st Floor - Rooms 113, 115, 127 hallways for rooms 200 - 232
2nd Floor - Rooms 209, 211, 233, hallways for rooms 110-132 and 158-180
Cook-Dewitt Center
Restrooms and storage room
Depot
Restrooms
DETROIT CENTER
Lower Level
DeVos Center
All restrooms
A & B 1st Floor: Room 127A
A & B 2nd Floor: NE Stairwell and receiving area
C 1st Floor: W&E Stairwells, room 126C
C 2nd Floor: Rooms 215C, 217C
C 3rd Floor: Rooms 313C, 315C
C 4th Floor: Rooms 415C, 417C
C 5th Floor: Rooms 510C and 511C
D & E 1st Floor: Rooms 117E, 119E, 136E, 138E, 122E
D & E 2nd Floor: Rooms 205E, 207E, 223E
E 3rd Floor: Rooms 305E, 307E, 323E
Devos Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Eberhard Center
1st Floor: Restrooms, Hallways of WGVU-TV, Service hallway behind elevators, Lower level stairs
2nd Floor: Restrooms, and Room 215
3rd Floor: Restrooms, and Rooms 312, 313 and 314
4th Floor: Restrooms, and Rooms 410, 416, 417, 418 and 419
5th Floor: Restrooms, and Room 512
6th Floor: Restrooms, and Room 614
7th Floor: Restrooms, and Room 718b
8th Floor: Restrooms, and Room 807
9th Floor: Restrooms, and Room 912, and kitchen area
Family Health Center
Interior exam rooms
Fieldhouse
Lower two floors (excluding Arena & Rec Center)
Fillmore Storage Facility
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
Finkelstein Hall
Lower Level: All restrooms 002 and 003 plus Corridor C003 and Student study room, 011,012, 021
1st floor: All restrooms and OT room 121
2nd floor: All restrooms and corridor 007
3rd floor: 335, 323, 312, 321, All Restrooms and immediate corridor
4th floor: All restrooms 418 & 419, Student study 443
Football Center
Bathroom 103, main locker room, Coaches locker room, 117, 118, 131, 133A
Football Stadium / Pressbox
This area should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
Frey Living Center
First floor hallway, away from windows
Grand Valley Apts.
Laundry rooms and lower level of building away from windows
Haas Center for Performing Arts
Room 1210, Restrooms, East LAT stage storage
Hallways outside of rooms 1127, 1128, 1211, 1232, 1401, 1500, 1510
Henry Hall
1st Floor - Loutit lecture hall rooms 101, 102, 103, Restrooms
2nd Floor - corridors and interior rooms
3rd Floor - restrooms
Hills Living Center
First Floor hallway, away from windows
HOLLAND - MEIJER CAMPUS
Rooms 133, 139, 141 and restrooms
Holton-Hooker Learning & Living Center
Restrooms: 112A, 116A, 118A, 212A, 216A, 218A, 020B, 125B, 225B, 325B
Classrooms 107A, 109A, 207A, 209A
Laundry Rooms: 022B, 127B, 227B, 327B
Game Room 044C
C Wing Hallway
S-5 Stairwell
Hoobler Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Innovation Design Center
Stairwell ST1 - SE Corner
Stairwell ST2 - SW Corner
Room 127, Digital Design Studio rooms 131, 133, 135
Instructional Tech Bldg.
Move to Central Utilities Building
Johnson Living Center
Lower Level Restrooms
Keller Engineering Building
Restrooms
Kelly Family Sports Center
Men's and Women's locker rooms
Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Restrooms and Rooms 124 and 135
Kindschi Hall of Science
Stairwell 3
Stairwell 4 lower lever to basement
All bathrooms-1128, 1150, 2296, 2298, 3396, 3398
Rooms 1143, 1145, 2440a, 3410
Kirkhof Center
Lowest floor west side/hallway/theatre area
Kirkpatrick Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Kistler Hall
Lower level restrooms
Kleiner Commons
Restrooms, storage room east side of building
Lake Huron Hall
First floor corridors, lecture rooms
LAKE MICHIGAN CENTER - MUSKEGON
Men's & Women's restrooms - 1st Floor
Field Station - Rooms 104, 106, 109 and 111
Lake Michigan Hall
Basement, first floor lecture rooms
Lake Ontario Hall
All restrooms and Rooms 164, 168, 174 and 178
Lake Superior Hall
Basement, first floor lecture rooms
Laker Village Apartments
Storage room under stairs
Laker Village Community Buildings
Restrooms
Library
1st floor restrooms: atrium restrooms
Connecting hall between Kirkhof and Library
Mackinac Hall
A Wing 1st floor: All interior classrooms & restrooms
B Wing Lower Level: Entire level
1st floor: All interior classrooms and restrooms
2nd floor: All interior classrooms and restrooms
Stairwell 7 and 8
C Wing 1st floor: Room 114 and restrooms
2nd floor: Room C-2-403, C-2-404 and restrooms
D Wing 1st floor: All interior classrooms & restrooms
2nd floor: Rooms D-2-107, 109, 127, 129 and restrooms
Manitou Hall
First floor lecture rooms, restrooms, central hall between lecture/classrooms
Maple Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Marketplace
1st Floor - Restrooms #123 and #124
Mary Idema Pew Library Learning & Information Commons
1st floor restrooms: atrium restrooms
Connecting hall between Kirkhof and Library
Meadows Clubhouse
Women's locker room, hall in front of locker room, and basement
Meadows Learning Center
Go to Meadows Clubhouse if possible or restroom
Meadows Maintenance Building
Locker room and restroom
Murray Living Center
Restrooms
Muskegon Innovation Hub
Men's restroom - 1st Floor
Niemeyer Living Center - Honors College
Public Restrooms (Rooms 109/110 and 209/210)
Niemeyer Living Center - Honors Housing
Bathrooms
North C Living Center
First floor hallway, away from windows
Oak Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Ott Living Center
Lower Level Restrooms
Padnos Hall
1st & 2nd Floors - any room without windows 3rd Floor
NE stairwell to lowest level, SW stairwell to basement
Performing Arts Center
Room 1210, Restrooms, East LAT stage storage
Hallways outside of rooms 1127, 1128, 1211, 1232, 1401, 1500, 1510
Pew Library Learning & Information Commons
1st floor restrooms: atrium restrooms
Connecting hall between Kirkhof and Library
Pew Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Pickard Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Pine Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Ravine Center
Restrooms
Robinson Hall
Lower level restrooms
Secchia Hall
Restrooms
Seidman Center
1st Floor: Restrooms and Rooms 1013, 1019, 1056 and 1077
2nd Floor: Restrooms and Rooms 2044, 2046
3rd Floor: Restrooms and Rooms 3127, 3005 and its immediate corridor
Seidman House
Restrooms on lower level
Seidman Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Service Building
Skunkworks, Conference Room D and F, restrooms
Softball Pressbox
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
South Apartments C
Recycling room 110, interior stairwells, 1st floor interior corridors, 1st floor unisex restroom
South Apartments D
Recycling room 127, interior stairwells, 1st floor interior corridors, 1st floor unisex restroom
South Apartments E
Recycling room 106, interior stairwells, 1st floor interior corridors, 1st floor unisex restroom
South Utilities Building
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
Stafford Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Student Services
Financial Aid and Student Employment
Corridor (CC101) south of fire doors (this door must be closed)
Second Floor South Side
Emergency stairs, and CS4
Admissions
Any restroom or corridor (CC304) by emergency stairs
Career Services
Rooms C266-C270
Counseling Center
Corridor (CC205) by emergency stairs
Housing
Corridor (CC102) by emergency stairs
Records
Room C147
Swanson Living Center
Lower level restrooms
TV transmitter building
This building should not be occupied during approaching severe weather
VanSteeland Living Center
Restrooms
Weed Living Center
Lower level restrooms
Winter Hall
Restrooms
Zumberge Hall
Rooms 1041, 1119, 2062, 3041, 3123, 4041, 4126, all restrooms, center and north stairwells