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Calvin Hall — under flooring
Cardwell Hall — ceilings
Coles Hall — ceilings
Dickens Hall — under flooring
Dykstra Hall — ceilings
Edwards Hall — ceilings
Foundation Tower — above ceilings
Kedzie Hall — under flooring
King Hall — ceilings
K-State Student Union — ceilings
Leasure Hall — under flooring
McCain Auditorium — underside of stairs and columns behind stage
Shellenberger Hall — ceilings
Throckmorton Hall — architectural panels
Trotter Hall — ceilings
Waters Hall — ceilings
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The environmental health and safety department will be offering 1xbet best casino website awareness training to anyone interested in learning more about it. Anyone working on campus is encouraged to attend the training, especially if you work in one of the above buildings. Training classes will be offered once a month in the environmental health and safety department's training room, 011 Edwards Hall.
Classes and times for the next six months will be:
- 1:30 p.m. Jan. 24
- 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6
- 10:30 a.m. March 7
- 1:30 p.m. April 3
- 9 a.m. May 9
- 9 a.m. June 12
Register to attend through HRIS. Arrangements can also be made with environmental health and safety for department seminars. The instructor, Shane Garrett, will come to make the presentation to the department.