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Faculty, staff, and postdoctoral scholars who wish to purchase an annual parking permit must first participate in Parking Open Enrollment, held June 1–15 each year. During Open Enrollment, employees select their permit type and, if choosing annual parking, rank their preferred parking zones. Following the enrollment period, parking zone assignments are made based on preferences, availability, and other factors. Employees will then receive instructions for purchasing their permit through the parking portal.

Parking Open Enrollment is the annual process through which faculty, staff, and postdoctoral scholars indicate their parking preferences for the upcoming academic year. Employees selecting annual parking will rank their preferred parking zones, which will be used as part of the parking assignment process.

All faculty, staff, and postdoctoral scholars who wish to purchase an annual parking permit for the upcoming academic year must participate in Parking Open Enrollment, regardless of whether they currently have an annual parking permit.

Parking assignments are based on employee preferences, permit availability and other factors. Assignments are not made on a first-come, first-served basis.

No. While every effort will be made to accommodate employee preferences, parking assignments are based on availability and demand. Employees are encouraged to thoughtfully rank all available options during Open Enrollment.

You will need:

• Vehicle license plate information
• State of registration
• Vehicle make, model, color and year
• Home address
• Email address
• Phone number

A confirmation email will be sent to your ¹ú²úÔ­´´ email address. You can also view your permit and registered vehicles through your Parking Account

Current annual permits expire on Aug. 31, 2026. New annual permits are valid beginning Sept. 1, 2026.

Parking permits are nonrefundable. Please review the parking permit policy before purchasing a permit.

Employees may request a different parking zone if space is available. If a preferred zone is full, employees may join a waitlist for that zone.

Yes. Employees may choose either annual or daily parking based on their commuting needs. Daily parking participants do not participate in the annual parking assignment process.

What if two people have both purchased virtual permits, but also share the same two vehicles?

• In such cases, the license plate reading system may encounter difficulty recognizing vehicles linked to multiple virtual permit accounts. To prevent confusion, it is advised to list each vehicle exclusively under one virtual permit. If both vehicles possess valid virtual permits, there is no need to list the vehicle on another account. However, if you need to register a second vehicle temporarily with your virtual permit, you can do so by visiting the online parking portal.

What if I have two vehicles listed on my virtual permit and another person brings the second vehicle on campus while I am already on campus with the first vehicle?

• In such a scenario, if two vehicles are on campus under one permit, the LPR technology will identify both vehicles as invalid, subjecting all vehicles under the same virtual permit to citation. However, an exception exists: two vehicles listed under the same virtual permit may be on campus simultaneously if the second vehicle has purchased hourly parking.

Yes. Free parking is available at the Chestnut Street Lot. VandyRide and WeGo transit connections provide access between the lot and campus destinations.

Employees who do not participate in Parking Open Enrollment will not receive a parking assignment through the preference process. They may still be able to purchase an annual parking permit based on remaining availability after assignments have been made.