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Winter is Coming: Prep Tips for the South

Southern winters can be unpredictable—and when cold weather hits Mississippi, even a light freeze can cause major disruptions. Winter is Coming: Prep Tips for the South is a seasonal preparedness course designed to help Mississippi State University students, faculty, and staff get ready for winter weather with practical, Southern-specific tips.

Do You Want to Build a Go-Bag?

Emergencies can happen anytime—are you ready to grab and go? Do You Want to Build a Go-Bag? is a hands-on preparedness course that teaches Mississippi State University students, faculty, and staff how to create a personalized emergency “go-bag” tailored for campus life, travel, or home use.

De-escalation Training: Handling Confrontations

This training course equips Mississippi State University students, faculty, and staff with practical tools to safely and effectively manage confrontational situations through de-escalation techniques. Whether interacting with a distressed individual, managing a disruptive situation, or responding to verbal aggression, participants will learn how to reduce tension, maintain control, and promote a safer campus environment.

Weathering the Storm: Severe Weather Prep

Mississippi weather can change quickly—are you prepared? Weathering the Storm: Severe Weather Preparedness is a practical training course designed to help Mississippi State University students, faculty, and staff understand how to prepare for, respond to, and recover from severe weather events that may impact campus.

Maroon Alerts Decoded: What should you do?

When a Maroon Alert goes out, do you know how to respond? Maroon Alerts Decoded: What Should You Do? is a quick and informative course designed to help Mississippi State University students, faculty, and staff understand the university’s emergency notification system and how to take the right action—fast.

Get Your Guard Up: 3 Important Steps for Active Attacker Response

This interactive training course equips students, faculty, and staff with the knowledge and strategies needed to respond effectively during an active attacker event. Based on the nationally recognized Avoid | Deny | Defend (A.D.D.) model developed by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center, the course emphasizes proactive decision-making and personal safety.

Incoming Student Expectations Survey Results

Join Kelsey Guy for a presentation of the results from our entering student survey. She will discuss the results and how they might help us inform our efforts this fall with our class of first-year and new transfer students. You are welcome to invite others from your area to attend.