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All Faculty/Staff permit sales for the 2025-2026 academic year begin Thursday, May 29^th at 9:00 AM.  Annual Permits are sold online only and mailed.  No in-office pickup is available. To order your parking permit, click HERE.  For more information about Faculty/Staff permit options, visit the faculty/staff section of our website or view the 2025-2026 Faculty/Staff Parking Map.

Summary of Campus Changes:

·         HUB Lot will include only 10 FS1 parking spaces.  The remaining spaces will be metered parking.  The ParkMobile app can be used to pay for parking.

·         College Hill Lot will become an FS3 Non-Premium zone.

·         The faculty/staff portion of the Chestnut Street North Lot will be zoned as FS5 Premium parking.

o   No faculty/staff permits will be honored in the Commuter C2 Premium zone.

·         Mimosa Lot will be rezoned as a Premium FS4 Lot. 

·         New license plate recognition software will be implemented for all Premium permit holders. 

o   The Premium zones are FS1, FS2, FS4 and FS5.

o   Your vehicle license plate is used to identify and confirm your parking permission.  Up to 3 vehicles can be registered on your Parking Account but only one vehicle is permitted to park on campus at any given time.

o   PTS will provide 1 RFID sticker that can be placed on the front windshield if gated access is required, or back-in parking is preferred.  Otherwise, your license plate must be visible from the driving lane. Additional stickers may be purchased for $5 from PTS.

Benefits eligible Faculty and Staff may choose to payroll deduct the cost of the permit if it is purchased by Wednesday, August 20^st.  Pre-ordered permits or RFID stickers will be mailed beginning in mid-July.   Please allow enough time for processing and mailing to receive your permit before August 15^th.

If you have questions, contact us at 270-745-2361 or transportation@wku.edu. 

Thank you,

Parking and Transportation Services