Parking Permits / Shuttle Information
Students must register their vehicle with the university. In order to register your vehicle please bring a completed Parking Registration Form along with a copy of your vehicle's current Department of Motor Vehicles registration, to the WestConnect Office. For more information on the WestConnect Office hours and contact information please visit the office website.
For parking rules and regulations, enforcement, appeals and the shuttle service, please contact the University Police Department at 837-9300, or visit them on Roberts Avenue, Midtown Campus.
To better serve everyone’s parking needs, the university has established a parking management plan. The details of the parking plan may be found on this website as well as in the university parking rules and regulations documentation. All persons wishing to park a vehicle on campus must obtain a parking permit. Permits are available from the WestConnect Card Office.
For your convenience the WestConnect Card Office offers extended hours for the first two weeks of the fall and spring semesters. Please follow the link for the most up-to-date office hour information. Parking requests outside of normal business hours will be handled by the University Police Department, which is open 24 hours a day.
At the Midtown Campus, the Fifth Avenue and White Street parking garages are restricted parking areas Monday-Thursday from 6am-5pm. Outside of the restricted hours, the two garages are open parking for faculty, staff, students and visitors.
Please note that the Fifth Avenue garage is closed at 12am. There is no overnight parking in the Fifth Avenue garage.
Visitor Parking
Visitors must obtain a temporary parking permit from the WestConnect Card Office and may park in the lot next to University Hall or the Old Main Administration Building on the Midtown campus.
Visitors to the Westside campus can obtain a temporary permit from the Westside C.O.P.S. Office in Room 238 of the Westside Classroom Building. At the Westside Campus, visitors are authorized to park on Access Road and University Boulevard.
Handicapped Parking Permits
The university does not issue handicapped parking permits. However, the Department of Motor Vehicles may assist you with both permanent and temporary permits for handicapped parking. Please visit the State of Connecticut, Department of Motor Vehicles Web site at http://www.ct.gov/dmv for more information. However, the University does have designated handicapped parking spaces, which are marked by signs. Anyone with a valid D.M.V. issued handicapped permit properly displayed may use the handicapped spaces on campus.
Tickets
The University Police Department issues parking tickets for violations in accordance with all state motor vehicle regulations. Parking fines are payable at the Cashier’s Office. For more information, call the Cashier’s Office at (203) 837-8381.
Appeals
Everyone has the right to appeal a ticket. Appeal forms are available from the University Police Department on Roberts Avenue. Appeal forms should be addressed to the:
Parking Appeals Committee
c/o University Police Department
Forms may be turned in to the University Police Department.
Appeal Committee
Appeals are reviewed by an Appeal Committee. The Committee consists of four members including a representative from each of the following groups: faculty, staff, WCSU Police Department and student body. Members of the committee elect a chairperson. New appointments are made annually. The committee meets monthly to receive and consider all appeals related to traffic violations. The Appeal Committee may allow or disallow any appeal. The decision of the Committee is final and binding. The Appeal Committee will notify the appellant in writing of its decision.
