Permits
All vehicles parked on campus must have a valid parking permit. Vehicles without a valid permit are subject to ticketing, booting and/or towing. Permits may only be used on vehicles the student, faculty or staff member has legally registered with the University.
Students are not permitted to use their permit for or register a vehicle whose owner/operator is another student, or the parent(s) or relative of another student.
Students or student employees may not be issued Faculty/Staff permits or be permitted to park in Faculty/Staff lots with the exception of certain student summer workers granted approval by the Director of parking and Transportation.
Permit Purchase
The Fall 2024 parking permits will be available for purchase beginning Monday, August 19, 2024. Students eligible for a commuter, resident or University Ridge parking permit may purchase one through the MyESU Portal or by following the appropriate link on this page.
Full year permits are valid for both the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
Summer Parking
When the spring and fall semesters are not in session, parking permits are not required when parking in a legal non-reserved space in any commuter or resident lot. However, a valid faculty/staff parking permit is required to park in any faculty/staff space or lot 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, throughout the calendar year.
Faculty and staff must continue to park in designated faculty-staff lots when the spring and fall semesters are not in session leaving the student lots open for guests, campers and large groups staying on campus in residence halls.
Permit Types/Costs
Faculty/Staff Permits
Each Faculty or Staff member of Emeritus retired employee who wishes to park a vehicle on University property must have a valid faculty/staff parking permit for the vehicle at all times. There is no charge for the permit.
- Vehicle registration, eCard or driver’s license is required. Retired Emeritus employees need also present their ESU eCard/ID or copy of the ESU letter appointing them Emeritus
- Faculty/Staff (F/S) permits are exclusively for use by the members of the University and are not transferable. The employee’s spouse or significant other and dependents attending class on campus may not park a vehicle on University property with a Faculty/Staff permit
- Faculty and Staff may only park in the following designated F/S lots 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, throughout the calendar year: FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4, FS5, FS13, FS14, FS19, FS20, FS21, FS22, FS24, FS36, FS39, FS50, FS55
- Students or student employees may not be issued Faculty/Staff permits or be permitted to park in Faculty/Staff lots with the exception of certain student summer workers granted approval by the Director of Parking and Transportation
- Faculty and staff members are not permitted to leave their personal vehicles on campus overnight unless it is for ESU business or if granted approval by the Director of Parking and Transportation. The Parking Office must be contacted for approval of overnight parking, to obtain the appropriate parking pass and provide emergency contact information.
Commuting Student Permits
Commuting students who wish to park on campus are required to purchase a valid commuter parking permit. Commuter permits are valid daily from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
- To be eligible for a commuter permit, the student must live off campus. If the student later becomes a resident student then he/she has 48 hours to report to the Security/Parking Office to turn in the commuter parking permit and obtain a resident permit
- Commuter students purchasing a permit on or before September 1, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. will be offered the discount rate of $100 for a full year permit or $70 for one semester.
- The cost for a commuter permit purchased after September 1, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. is $150 for a full year permit or $100 for one semester.
- Commuter students with a valid permit must park in the following designated commuter lots: C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C23, C25, C31, CR38, CR40, CR52, and CR53
- From 3:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. midweek and weekends from 3:30 p.m. Friday to 2:00 a.m. Monday, commuters with a valid permit may also park in FS20 (Faculty/Staff Lot 20)
- Students with a valid commuter permit wanting to park a vehicle on campus between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. may only park in the following non-core area commuter lots: CR40 and R42
- Commuters may park in any student lot from 3:30 p.m. on Friday evening until 2:00 a.m. on Monday morning. All posted parking signs still apply
University Ridge Student Permits
Students who live at the University Ridge Apartments are required to have a valid parking permit if parking a vehicle on campus.
- The cost for a University Ridge Apartment parking permit is $100 for a full year permit or $70 for one semester.
- If the student later becomes a resident student on main campus or moves out of the University Ridge Apartments and becomes a commuting student, then he/she has 48 hours to report to the Security Parking Office to turn in the University Ridge permit and receive the appropriate permit
- University Ridge permits allow the operator to park at the University Ridge Apartments at any time and on campus from 3:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. midweek and from 3:30 p.m. Friday until 2:00 a.m. Monday in any commuter lot
Resident Student Permits
Students residing in main campus housing who wish to park their vehicles on campus are required to have a valid resident parking permit.
- The cost for a resident parking permit is $100 for a full year permit or $70 for one semester.
- If the student later moves off campus and becomes a commuter student or moves out to the University Ridge Apartments, then he/she has 48 hours to report to the Security Parking Office to turn in the resident parking permit and receive the appropriate permit
- Resident students must park in the following designated resident lots Monday through Friday: R26, R27, R30, R32, CR38(A), R38(B), CR40, R42 CR52, and CR53.
- From 3:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. midweek and from 3:30 p.m. Friday until 2:00 a.m. Monday, residents with a valid permit may also park in any non-reserved student space and FS20 (Faculty/Staff Lot 20)
Persons with Disabilities Permits
Students with physical disabilities may request accommodations. There are two different processes in registering a vehicle for a physically challenged permit.
- Students, faculty and staff members who have been issued a state Persons with Disabilities placard and/or license plate are required to bring into the Security/Parking Office the vehicle registration, state identification card for the Persons with Disabilities placard and their ESU eCard
- Students with a physical disability but who do not have a state Persons with Disabilities placard or license plate issued to them may request accommodations through the disabilities office. For further information contact OASIS (Office of Accessible Services Individualized for Students) at (570) 422-3954
- Once the request is approved, bring the approval letter to the Security/Parking Office for issuance of a physically challenged permit
- The cost for a Physically Challenged parking permit is $70/semester, and students must apply each semester
- Physically challenged permits allow students to park in any legal student (commuter or resident) lot on campus or Visitor Lot #29 except spaces designated for police vehicles, facilities management vehicles, reserved spaces, Persons with Disabilities Accessible spaces (unless the individual is the owner of a Persons with Disabilities state placard or license plate), and spaces near residence halls posted for Apartment Resident Directors, which are enforced 24 hours a day
Motorcycle Permits
- There is no cost for a motorcycle permit
- Motorcycles are not permitted to be parked in University buildings, or behind Stroud Hall. Motorcycles found inside University buildings or parked under Stroud Hall will be ticketed and removed by the University Police Department or Security/Parking Office. Any expense incurred will be charged to the operator of the motorcycle
- Motorcycles with a current parking permit must park in the following designated motorcycle parking areas: across from the entrance to Lot C8, Lots FS5, C23, R30, and FS55
Vendors
A valid parking permit for your vehicle is required at all times when parking on University property.
- Representatives of service companies and contractors may apply for a parking permit via form with approval from the department manager/director they are visiting or through the Security/Parking Office
- Vendors with highly recognizable vehicle logos performing routine deliveries/pick-ups at University buildings and requiring less than 30 minutes temporary parking are exempt from any permit requirement
- Government vehicles displaying municipal, state or federal license plates are exempt from the permit requirement
Alternate Vehicles
Faculty, staff, commuter students, resident students, and University Ridge Apartment students who operate an alternate vehicle when a registered vehicle is temporarily not available can obtain a short term permit, which may be picked up at the Security/Parking Office during regular business hours. These permits allow the same parking privileges as the registrant’s regular permit
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Hemlock Suites, Smith Street, Ground Floor
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3064
- Fax:
- (570) 422-3677 (Fax)
- Title of Department Leader
- Manager of Parking, Transportation & Security Services
- Name
- Frank Gay
- E:
- fgay@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3127
