Campus Safety and Parking

Emergency Text Alert System

All students are strongly encouraged to sign up for the Emergency Text Alert System. The only cost incurred will be the cost of the text message (this cost is determined by the service provider). This System alerts students if there are any emergencies on campus and provides information also available on the Messiah homepage, e-mail, and announcements. The Text Alert is the fastest way to retrieve emergency messages.

To sign up, log into FALCONlink and search for “Text Alert System.” Type in the cell phone number (here is where one can add, modify, or delete a number), and select the cell phone provider from the drop down list. Click on “Submit” to finalize the registration to receive emergency text messages.

Medical Emergencies

Any medical emergencies that arise while the graduate student is on the Grantham campus are to be immediately reported to the Department of Safety Dispatch Services, located in Eisenhower Campus Center. The telephone number is 717-691-6005.  At the Winding Hill locations, all emergencies are to be reported by calling 911.

Parking

Parking Permits

Graduate students who park on campus during the academic year must display a graduate student parking permit. The graduate student parking registration form can be found under Quick Links on the Student Vehicle Registration page. To obtain a permit, students need to register their vehicle at the Box Office, ECC 122, during normal business hours or via email at studentparking@messiah.edu. There is no fee to register your vehicle. The Box Office or your academic department will instruct you on how and where to receive your permit.

Graduate students taking courses at Winding Hill must register for a parking permit and display it on their vehicle at all times. Student parking is on the north side of the Winding Hill complex.

Graduate students parking on main campus, including those traveling from Winding Hill, must display a parking permit and will be assigned to the VV/Visitor parking lot, located between Old Main and Eisenhower, while parked on main campus. Between the hours of 5 pm – 6 am Monday through Friday, or on weekends, students with permits may also park at Climenhaga/Old Main (ZZ), rear of Frey Hall, Murray Library, and Boyer Hall (XX), or Sollenberger Sports Center lot, and in parking spaces along the railroad tracks (TT lot only) except during major events that require the use of these lots by other vehicles. Vehicles must be moved by 6 am or they will be ticketed. 

View the Messiah University campus map and click parking

Parking Passes for Intensive Courses