If you cannot find the information you need, please call (ext. 3611 from a campus telephone) or 254-3611 during our regular business hours, or stop by the Public Safety table in the Recreation Center, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:30 PM to 2:30PM or email parking@rwu.edu or shuttleservice@rwu.edu.
The Department of Public Safety administrative office is located in the Facilities Office Building in J-Lot. We are here to help you understand the rules that you will have to follow if you are a student of the university. You can also refer to the University’s Regulations.
Permits are required 24 hours a day, seven days a week. RWU ENFORCES ALL PARKING (i.e., posted time zones, yellow curbs, handicapped spaces, etc.)
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YES, but only in student lots. However, we encourage you to attach your permit on the first day. Your permit has to be permanently affixed to the lower portion of the driver’s side exterior windshield. On the first day of the second week, permit-parking enforcement is fully activated during each full semester, and on the first day of the second week of the first Summer Session.
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If you receive a parking citation you have three options. You MUST do one of the following three within 14 days of receiving the citation:
- Pay the citation by mail using the envelope provided with the citation.
- Pay the citation at the Bursar’s Office in person.
- Students may appeal a citation if they believe the citation was issued in error. An appeal form must be filed within the 14 days of the date of issue. Forms are available from the Student Senate office, located in the Recreation Center.
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Citations are billed to the student’s account. If you have four citations in a semester your parking privileges will be revoked for a period of four academic weeks.
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Your parking permit is not removable. If this happens to you, simply stop by Public Safety at the Main Gate and the public safety officer will issue you a temporary one-day student permit that must hang from your interior rear view mirror. You are required to park in your designated parking lot.
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ADA student and employee parking permits will be charged no more than parking permit and must have a valid permit attached permanently to the driver’s side windshield and register their placard with the Department of Public Safety. Vehicles with ADA permitted parking make park in any ADA assigned parking space on campus, regardless of lot restrictions.
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Permits can be paid online via credit card, or students may charge to their account.
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If the university is closed for the day due to inclement weather, there will be a campus-wide announcement over voicemail and email. Various radio and television stations will also be notified. You may also check the snow cancellation phone line at 401-254-4400(ext. 4400 if on campus).
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Yes, Public Safety provides medical escorts. You have to be registered with Public Safety and have a medical statement. Call ext. 3611 if you wish to have an escort from an officer on campus. When the shuttle service is suspended for the day, Public Safety offers after hours Safety escort on campus only. Call ext. 3611 to make arrangements for this service.
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Public Safety welcomes and encourages community members to report suspicious or possible criminal activity, as well as tips on known crimes. You can call ext. 3611 to meet with an officer or give the information over the phone, or you can e-mail the Director of Public Safety.
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Yes, you need a pass to gain access to a building after it is locked (or to a locked room inside a building). A photo ID may be required. Passes may be obtained from your professor. There are no exceptions to this policy.
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The blue phones alert Public Safety to an emergency. There are blue phones and courtesy phones throughout campus. Once pressing the button activates a phone, a Blue Phone call is immediately made to Public Safety, alerting officers of the location of the activated phone. Courtesy phones are used at each dorm building. You can also refer to the map of the Blue phones.
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Student who would like to host a guest must register them in advance. The Guest Registration Form is available online at myRWU. The guest must carry their guest pass and photo ID on their person for the duration of their visit. Any overnight bags or luggage for a guest may be checked by Public Safety. Any university student hosting a must remain should remain with that guest for the duration of the stay. The minimum age for an overnight guest is 16. The university has the right to restrict the number of guests each student may host on weekends.
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No—leaving a note or putting on your flashers will not prevent you from receiving a citation. To protect yourself, please be sure to get a load/unload pass from the main entrance Public Safety officer.
Note: All Campus parking is considered 'Open Parking' after 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and on weekends. However, all vehicles must still be registered with Campus Safety and display a RWU parking permit or temporary hangtag. All students must vacate Faculty/Staff and Visitor lots by 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. All students bearing designated colored permits must have their vehicles back in their designated lots by 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. Most citations that students receive could have been avoided if the students had taken the time to read the parking regulations in their student handbook.
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When the resident halls close for holidays or university closing, shuttle service is available to TF Green Airport, the Providence Amtrak, Peter Pan/Bonanza and Greyhound bus terminals and the New London ferry. Advance sign-up is required to help with accommodations, planning and the reservation process. Email: shuttleservice@rwu.edu. Return transportation is available on the Sunday that the dorms re-open.
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Don't move the car. Call the Department of Public Safety. In order to get the boot removed, you'll have to pay any outstanding ticket fines and the boot fee. You can pay with a credit card, cash, or, if you're a student, you can bill your student account. Once your payment is accepted, the boot will be removed. If your vehicle has been towed you will be responsible for paying the towing fee and any storage fees to the tow company.
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