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How To Handle Medical Emergencies In A Dorm

How To Handle Medical Emergencies In A Dorm

Dealing with medical emergencies while living in the dorm/on campus housing

Walking In The Snow: College O&M

Walking In The Snow: College O&M

Staying safe in snowstorms, hurricanes, and other weather events when living in the dorms on campus

Dealing With Dorm Fire Alarms: College O&M

Dealing With Dorm Fire Alarms: College O&M

Dealing with the infamous dorm fire alarms when you have a vision impairment

Campus Police and Security Escorts: College O&M

Campus Police and Security Escorts: College O&M

Make sure you get to your dorm safe- call a security escort if any of these things are happening

Tips For Living In Transitional/Emergency Housing In College

Tips For Living In Transitional/Emergency Housing In College

During undergraduate, I spent time living in dorm emergency housing, also referred to as transitional housing. In the semesters following my experience in emergency dorm housing, several of my friends have spent nights or weeks in emergency housing, and I’ve been able to share lots…

What If I Get Trapped In My Dorm?

What If I Get Trapped In My Dorm?

When I got trapped in my dorm for 60 hours during my freshman year of college, I wasn’t prepared for sheltering in place in my dorm as well as I would have liked, and hadn’t thought too much about answering the question “what if I…

Dealing With Dorm Temperature Issues

Dealing With Dorm Temperature Issues

One of the less fun parts about living in on-campus housing in college is dealing with dorm temperatures and learning what to do if a dorm is too hot, or alternatively what to do when a dorm is too cold. In the four years I…

What If I Lock Myself Out Of My Dorm?

What If I Lock Myself Out Of My Dorm?

When I lived in tech internship housing for the summer, I had a small “celebration” with friends when I realized that I had avoided locking myself out of my room for the entire summer. This was particularly impressive because I had struggled with locking myself…

How To Set Up Emergency Alerts For On-Campus Students

How To Set Up Emergency Alerts For On-Campus Students

Part of living on campus is being prepared for emergencies-make sure you know your campus alert system

What To Pack When Evacuating A Dorm

What To Pack When Evacuating A Dorm

There’s many reasons why someone may have to evacuate their dorm- flooding, smoke, gas leak, power outage, infectious disease outbreak, investigations, or similar. Be prepared to pack these ten items

Power Outages and Low Vision

Power Outages and Low Vision

I’ve lived in a few different places in Virginia as well as in Washington State, and something that each of these places have had in common is that I’ve had to deal with power outages a few times a year for various reasons. Whether it’s…