WILKES UNIVERSITY

Students who utilize on-street parking should be cognizant of metered areas, no-parking
zones, limited parking areas, street-cleaning days, private driveways and fire hydrants.
Traffic Council
The Traffic Council serves as the appeals board for students, staff and faculty regarding
parking policy violations on campus and in University controlled parking lots. It has the
responsibility to hear and adjudicate cases involving ticketing and towing initiated by
the Office of Public Safety.
Appeals are to be made in writing and emailed to parking@wilkes.edu, within 120 hours
after the citation is issued. Once the written statement is received, it will be reviewed
and issued a hearing date. Any fines that are upheld will be due within 7 days after the
hearing date.
Applying for On-Campus Parking
Applications for on-campus parking (commuter and resident) may be found on the
Wilkes website. Application must be made every semester and will be accepted
beginning mid-November for the spring semester and mid-April for the fall semester.
Announcement of the exact date will be on Wilkes Today and signs on campus.
Receiving a pass in one semester does not guarantee that one will be received in any
other semester.
Decisions regarding who gets an on-campus pass are made based upon a combination of
criteria: date of application, distance traveled, seniority, clinicals and internships,
employment, on-campus involvement, etc. All students will receive email notification
from the Commuter Council or Residence Life Office about the decision.
Passes must be picked up by 4:30 pm on the first Friday of any semester. Any
unclaimed passes will be forfeited and given to the next applicant meeting the criteria.
Students who receive passes after the start of the semester will be notified by email. The
process will continue, each Friday, until all of the permits are gone and/or the spaces
have been filled.
Receiving a parking pass does not guarantee a specific parking place. Students (and
faculty and staff) have the opportunity to look for a spot in any of the specified
University lots, even if it is not a spot which the student does not consider convenient.
Passes must be displayed on the windshield. Those without will be ticketed. Passes may
not be loaned to anyone else. Loaning a pass may lead to loss of parking privileges. The
cost of a pass ($120.00/semester) will be added to the student’s bill. Cash payment is
not accepted. Ticketing will begin on the first day of the semester.
If a student does not receive a parking pass there are other alternatives. Passes for
Ralston Field do not require application and may be obtained at Public Safety one week
prior to the start of a given semester. Cars are in a fenced area with Public Safety in
attendance. There is shelter and restroom facilities. The shuttle bus arrives every 20
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