Vehicle and Parking Regulations
The 2007-2008 Traffic Code is provided in Adobe System Inc.'s (Adobe) portable document format (PDF). If you are unfamiliar with PDF, please visit Adobe for more information and their free PDF Acrobat Reader software. The Parking Permit Registration Form and the Appeal Form are available from within the PDF and from the links below.
New First Year Students:
Parking Applications must be approved before the student brings the vehicle to campus.
First year students can apply for a parking permit for the following reasons:
1. Non-Traditional Student:
First year students who are 21yrs old by the start of the semester.
2. Medical Need:
Student will need to provide documentation from physician verifying health issues, which necessitates the use of a car.
3. Home Distance from Campus:
Live more than 250 miles from Messiah College. Messiah College refers to www.mapquest.com for verification.
4. Employment:
Students must meet the following employment qualifications;
a. Must work at least one day a week for most weeks of the semester.
b. The job must be in a 40-mile radius of the campus.
c. The approval is for 1 semester at a time.
d. Proof of ongoing employment must accompany the registration application.
Permit Deadlines
New students are sent parking permit registration forms by the Admissions Office. New students have until July 15, 2007 of each year to submit parking registration forms to the college. A committee reviews the parking registration forms and a decision is made to approve or deny parking privileges. An e-mail is sent to the student via their Messiah GroupWise e-mail account informing them of the committees decision by August 17, 2007.
New Student Validation
On Thursday, August 30, 2007, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Fall Welcome Week) students granted permission to park may pick up their parking permit. No applications for vehicle registrations will be accepted on Thursday, August 30, 2007. Registrations must be finalized before arrival.
Transfer students will still need to go through the parking application process, and they will be assigned to an available parking space. Transfer students who did not pre- register are given a parking spot in Treona lot.
On Validation Day, upperclassmen are given their parking permits. Those who did not register during the parking lottery or over the summer are issued a parking permit if space is available on campus
Students who fail to pick up their permits on validation day will be contacted and reminded to pick up their permit. After two weeks any permits that have not been picked up will be distributed to other students who would like to move to another parking space and/or lot.
In October, a mass e-mail will be sent out to upperclassmen about early registration for spring semester. In late November or early December, I receive a list containing the names of all the students who will not be returning for the spring semester. These open spaces will then be made available to returning or transfer students who need to register their vehicle.
In mid-April a parking lottery is held for all students. Each student is assigned a random lottery number, which includes the date and time that they are permitted to register for parking assignments. Registration is conducted via Irislink It is at this time that they have a chance to choose any available space in an open lot. Once a lot becomes full and closes, then they have to choose an open space in another lot even if it is further from their residence. If a student attempts to register before their assigned date, then they will get ejected from the lottery process and will have to reapply for parking.
Parking spaces are set aside in each lot for student Residence Education staff. Assoc. Dean determines who will be assigned to each lot. RA's and ALC's do not participate in the parking lottery, but they still need to register on-line through Irislink
Upperclassmen who have a medical condition must submit a letter from their physicians indicating what special needs they have in relation to parking on campus. This letter and parking permit application must be submitted by a specific deadline. These students will not have to participate in the parking lottery, and are assigned to a previously reserved space.
Students who will be studying abroad during spring semester are requested to register for parking prior to leaving campus at the end of fall semester or J-Term. They will not have to participate in the parking lottery, and are assigned to a lot a few days before the parking lottery begins.
If a student does not have a car currently on campus at the time of the parking lottery, but expects to get one over the summer; they are still encouraged to participate in the lottery and register for a space anyway. It is much easier to take back parking spaces than trying to find available ones just prior to the start of the semester.
August 1st is the deadline for all the returning students to register a specific vehicle. All of the required paperwork must be submitted by this date without exception. Students are encouraged to complete the registration process before leaving campus for the summer. This will allow returning students to register before the incoming freshmen registration begins. Returning students who fail to meet this deadline will be assigned to an open space in any of the remaining lots. Usually, the only remaining available spaces after the deadline are located in D lot.
