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Faculty & Staff Parking

The University of St. Thomas provides multiple parking options for faculty and staff, on both the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses. Below is helpful information as you choose options that are right for your situation.

  • In order to be parked legally on property owned by St. Thomas, faculty & staff must purchase a valid St. Thomas parking permit or contract or pay hourly in a visitor parking location.
  • To qualify for a parking permit or contract, you must have a valid St. Thomas ID card and must be engaging in St Thomas related business or events.
  • Faculty and staff are eligible for either a parking permit/contract or a University-subsidized Metro Pass. For those who purchase a parking permit/contract but would also like to use the Metro Transit system, $20 Stored Value cards and 10-Ride Passes are available for purchase at the Campus Store.
  • Parking contracts in the Anderson Student Center (ASC), McNeely Ramp (MCH), and Schoenecker Hall North (SHN) are awarded after a faculty/staff member request it via the "waitlist" in the parking portal as space becomes open. Those staff with contracts in these areas may only park in their designated contract area. They cannot park in the general Faculty/Staff permit areas unless directed to do so by Parking & Transportation staff if their contract area is unavailable.
  • Purchasing the faculty/staff permit does not guarantee a parking space and a lack of parking is not a valid reason to violate UST parking policies.
  • There are multiple parking options across campus, along with the Anderson Parking Facility (APF). If a space is not available closest to where you need to be, make sure to check the other available surface lots for faculty/staff/commuter permits (A, B, D, G, I, K, O) and also Morrison R2 (front "half" only) - (North Campus).
  • Parking enforcement is managed through license plate recognition. St. Thomas no longer uses hang tags.
  • It is a critical portion of the parking system that permit and contract holders have an accurate and current license plate information connected to their parking permit. Visit the Parking Portal to verify that your license plate information is up to date. You can add license plate information as well as "end-date" old vehicles in the parking portal. Not updating your vehicle information will lead to a parking citation as you might have a permit, but your vehicle you are driving does not.
St. Thomas Parking Portal

Faculty/Staff Permit/Contract Options and Fees

Prices for faculty and staff permits and contracts are determined by an employee's FTE. All faculty/staff parking fees are paid for through payroll deduction. The cost of parking is divided into 25 payments (26 pay periods per academic year), which are deducted, pre-tax, from the bi-weekly payroll. Adjunct faculty, please see section below for details about parking for adjunct faculty.

St. Paul Campus Permits

Valid in Lots A, B, D, G, I, K, O; the Anderson Parking Facility (APF), Morrison R2 (front "half" only).

  • Full-time employees (.625 FTE and above): $500/year ($20.00 bi-weekly)
  • Part-time employees (under .625 FTE): $278/year ($11.12 bi-weekly)
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McNeely (MCH) Ramp Contracts

A limited number of contracts are available in the McNeely Parking Garage underneath McNeely Hall and are issued through a waitlist. Those staff with a MCH Ramp Contract may only park in MCH. Add your name to the waitlist on the Parking Portal.

  • Full-time employees (.625 FTE and above): $772/year ($30.88 bi-weekly)
  • Part-time employees (under .625 FTE): $389/year ($15.56 bi-weekly)
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Anderson Student Center (ASC) Contracts

A limited number of contracts are available in the Anderson Student Center Parking Garage underneath the Anderson Student Center, and are issued through a waitlist. Those staff with an ASC Ramp Contract may only park in the ASC. Add your name to the waitlist on the Parking Portal.

  • Full-time employees (.625 FTE and above): $772/year ($30.88 bi-weekly)
  • Part-time employees (under .625 FTE): $389/year ($15.56 bi-weekly)
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Schoenecker Hall North (SHN, formerly Tommie North) Contracts

A limited number of contracts are available in the Schoenecker Hall North Parking Garage underneath the Schoenecker Hall North Residence Hall, and are issued through a waitlist. Those staff with a SHN Ramp Contract may only park in SHN. Add your name to the waitlist on the Parking Portal.

  • Full-time employees (.625 FTE and above): $772/year ($30.88 bi-weekly)
  • Part-time employees (under .625 FTE): $389/year ($15.56 bi-weekly)
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Minneapolis Faculty/Staff Permits (Harmon Ramp)

Valid in the 11th and Harmon Court Ramp (HCR) - (on the corner of 11th Street & Harmon Place)

  • Full-time employees (.625 FTE and above): $772/year ($30.88 bi-weekly)
  • Part-time employees (under .625 FTE): $389/year ($15.56 bi-weekly)
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Adjunct Parking Permits

Adjunct faculty are eligible for parking permits.

St. Paul campus permits are valid in all red, faculty/staff surface lots and the Anderson Parking Facility.
Minneapolis campus permits for adjunct faculty are valid in Lot 3, next to the Law School. (the entrance is on LaSalle Avenue between 11th and 12th streets)

The full cost of adjunct parking permits will be taken by payroll deduction in one payment.

  • St. Paul Campus Parking Permit: $278/year; $147.50/semester
  • St. Paul Campus Evening Parking Permit (valid after 4 p.m.): $165/year; $85/semester
  • Minneapolis Evening Parking permits, valid only after 4 p.m., are available to adjuncts, by semester, and cost $85/semester

Hourly Parking Options

Daily permit- a daily option is available through the Parking Portal for $13 a day for Faculty & Staff. The daily option cannot be purchased at pay stations (or mobile pay) and can only be purchased through the Parking Portal. The daily option is valid in the Anderson Parking Facility (APF) and in the Frey Garage. The permit is valid the day for which it is purchased from 5am until 2am and is not valid for overnight parking between 2am-5am. 

Hourly Payment (pay as a "visitor") - Faculty/Staff can purchase on-site parking via the pay stations (or mobile pay) at either the Anderson Parking Facility (APF) or the Frey Garage.  It is also available in the Morrison R2 garage by taking a ticket and paying upon exit of the ramp.

Purchasing a Faculty/Staff Parking Permit

All faculty and staff must purchase their permit through the St. Thomas Parking Portal.

Faculty/staff who are interested in a contract in the McNeely Garage, the Anderson Student Center Garage or the Schoenecker Hall North (formerly Tommie North) Garage should add their name to the waitlist on the Parking Portal.

Permit purchasing instructions:

  1. Login using your St Thomas email address and network password. Make sure to select "St. Thomas Login".
  2. Click "Get Permit" in the lower right hand corner.
  3. Read the instructions on the following page and click "Next".
  4. Select the permit you wish to purchase.
  5. Agree to the policy statements.
  6. Click "Next".
  7. Either select a vehicle already on your record or click "Add Vehicle" to add a new vehicle. Make sure any vehicle you will drive to campus is in the system and attached to your parking permit.
    If not adding a new vehicle, skip to step 10.
  8. To add a vehicle, enter and confirm the vehicle license plate number. An inaccurate license plate number could lead to a parking citation.
  9. Complete the remainder of the vehicle information. Click "Next".
  10. Click "Next".
  11. You will be taken to the payment page. Your method of payment will be automatically selected as "Payroll Deduction" for faculty/staff.
  12. Click "Pay Now".

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