News & Events

• Beginning Friday, August 1st, the East Deck’s 2nd through 4th floors will be closed to parking
  • (During this time, any East Deck permitted students may park on the ramp in yellow-lined spaces.)
• Beginning Monday, August 4th, the East Deck will need to be free of any/all vehicles for the cleaning.
• During this time, please plan to park in an alternate location such as Randall Lot, McNeill Lot, Wagoner Lot, Madeline Lot, or Walton Lot.

July 23, 2025 -  We are happy to announce a new cost-effective parking option to consider! Beginning this academic year, we are offering a new permit option, Resident Remote - Park & Ride!

Resident Remote - Park & Ride
Park and Ride College is an off-campus lot located across College Road at the intersection of Hurst, Hoggard, and St. James (behind Taco Bell). This permit is a great cost-effective option for resident students who need a vehicle to be remotely accessible, but do not plan to drive often, and do not need to park on campus.

Between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m., Monday-Friday, Resident Park & Ride students may park in non-gated faculty/staff or commuter student lots, unless the lot is otherwise reserved (see map), and can park at the Center for Marine Science (CMS) campus at any time of day, in white-lined spaces. Resident Park & Ride students are not allowed to park in standard residential spaces, except when utilizing 15-minute areas.

Park & Ride is serviced by shuttles M-F 7 AM – 5:30 PM, and by the Point-to-Point Shuttle (P2P) M-Th 5 PM – 10 PM.

Park & Ride is part of the UNCW campus, which is patrolled by UNCW Police 24/7. UNCW Police and security guards offer safety escorts during hours of darkness. A police officer or security guard will provide walking or driving escorts (subject to availability) across campus. Don’t walk alone if you don’t feel safe!

June 12, 2025 - Faculty and staff 2024-25 parking permits expire July 31. Registration for 2025-26 permits opens today, June 12, in the parking portal.

Parking and Transportation is pleased to announce a more convenient and simplified process for faculty/staff parking permit renewals with an expanded window for renewal to include all faculty and staff schedules. See permit renewal options below:

Payroll deduction (part-time/temporary employees are not eligible):  

1. Your permit will be automatically renewed: We now provide convenient and simple automatic renewal for faculty and staff on current payroll deduction. If you wish to continue payroll deduction, no action is required. Your permit will be automatically renewed.  

   • If you need to update permitted vehicle or license plate information, you may do so at any time in the parking portal.  

2. Opt-out of payroll deduction: If you wish to opt out of payroll deduction for your 2025-26 permit, you must complete this online form by July 11. 

   • If you opt out of payroll deduction, you must register for parking in the parking portal or utilize alternate parking options (see below) to park on campus beginning Aug. 1. 

Permit purchased with credit card: 

1. Opt-in to payroll deduction: If you purchased your previous annual permit in the parking portal via credit card, you may opt in to payroll deduction and automatic renewal of your current permit by completing this online form by July 11 (part-time/temporary employees are not eligible).
2. Purchase permit again via credit card in the parking portal: The parking portal is now open to purchase annual permits via credit card.  

Alternate Parking Options (no annual permit)     
As the start of the academic year approaches, faculty and staff are encouraged to evaluate their parking needs. We want to emphasize that an annual parking permit allows the convenience and flexibility to come to campus as needed and park in ANY faculty/staff lot, including gated lots. However, we recognize the varying needs and circumstances of faculty and staff and provide flexibility for a variety of parking needs.     
     
For those who choose NOT to purchase an annual permit, alternative parking options (no gate access) include:   

• Hourly Parking: Available at any ParkMobile location, $2/hour (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted forms of payment). See ParkMobile instructions.
• Day Permit: $5/day, log in to the parking portal to purchase.
• Weekly Permit: $20/week, log in to the parking portal to purchase.   

Virtual Permits and Parking    
A permit is required to park on any/all campus property. ALL parking permits are virtual. License plates act as the permit – there are no physical permits to pick up or hang in your vehicle. Since parking permits are associated with license plates, you must park with your license plate facing the driving lane (no backing in or pulling through a parking space).

• If you wish to pull through or back into a parking space, you must have a vanity license plate properly affixed to the front bumper of your vehicle to comply with the license plate recognition technology. Vanity plates are not permits to park; they supplement your valid parking permit to allow you to pull through/back in.    
  • If your vehicle is licensed in a two-plate state and you already have a state-issued license plate on the front of your vehicle, a vanity plate is not needed.
• Vanity Plates: purchase through the parking portal.    

Citations     
All parking citations for permit holders are communicated electronically (by email). You may only receive an electronic notification, rather than an electronic one and a printed paper citation, as we move to a more sustainable paperless citation process this semester.  

Citations may be viewed, paid and appealed online within the parking portal (see the citations website for more information on viewing, paying and appealing citations online). In compliance with North Carolina General Statute 147-86.23, the university is required to collect citation charges and will charge additional fees and interest on any citation amounts past due. Visit this website for more information on penalties and interest.     

For parking-related questions or assistance, call 910.962.3178 or email parking@uncw.edu.  

June 6, 2025 -  Alternative Transportation will remove bicycles in the academic and residential areas over the Summer of 2025. Bicycles are removed annually for space and safety concerns. To keep your bike from being removed, ensure that it is registered and contact bikes@uncw.edu for a summer tag.  

In the academic area, bicycles that are damaged or missing parts will be removed. In residential areas, all bicycles, regardless of condition, will be removed unless the bike is registered, and the owner has made prior arrangements with Alternative Transportation and a Summer Tag affixed.

Pursuant to North Carolina law, all unclaimed bicycles will be donated to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (30) days after the posting of this notice, June 6th, 2025.

May 27, 2025 - Current Current (2025-26) annual Faculty/Staff permits cover parking in the summer, and as a reminder, there is no payroll deduction in June and July. No action is required for summer parking unless you need to update your vehicle information (in the parking portal). 

If you do not have an annual permit, we offer several alternate parking options below:

• Hourly Parking: Available at any ParkMobile location, $2/hour (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express). See ParkMobile locations for more information.
• Day Permit: $5/day, login to the parking portal to purchase.
• Weekly Permit: $20/week, login to the parking portal to purchase.
• Summer Permit: $45/summer (June and July), login to the parking portal to purchase.

Virtual Permits and Parking: 
All parking permits are virtual, where your license plate acts as the permit—there are no permits to pick up and no permit to place on or hang in your vehicle! 

Because your parking permit is associated with your license plate, you must park with your license plate facing the drive lane (cannot back in or pull through a parking space).  

• If you wish to pull through or back into a parking space you must have a vanity license plate affixed to the front bumper of your vehicle to comply with the license plate recognition technology. Vanity plates are not permits to park; they supplement your valid parking permit to allow you to pull through / back in.
  • (If your vehicle is licensed in a two-plate state, and you already have a state-issued license plate on the front of your vehicle, a vanity plate is not needed.)
• Vanity Plates: can be purchased through the parking portal.

Upcoming 2025-26 Academic Year Permit Renewal Option 
Parking & Transportation is pleased to announce a more convenient and simplified process for Faculty/Staff parking permit renewals with an expanded window for renewal to include all faculty and staff schedules. Current 2024-25 faculty/staff annual parking permits are valid through July 31, 2025. Please see the options online for permit renewal.

Citations
All parking citations for permit holders are communicated electronically (by email). You may only receive an electronic notification, rather than an electronic one and a printed paper citation, as we move to a more sustainable paperless citation process this semester. 

We wish everyone a great summer! Please contact parking@uncw.edu or 910.962.3178 with any questions.

February 3, 2025 - Happy Spring Semester, Seahawks! We want to help reduce stress by sharing important reminders about your faculty/staff parking permit.

IMPORTANT TIPS:

• Parking Zone Restriction: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., you are restricted to white-lined spaces IN THIS PARKING ZONE ONLY (yellow lines are Faculty/Staff) 
  • You cannot park in the Visitor Lot or commuter lots during the restricted time 
  • You cannot access gated lots or parking decks with this permit at any time 
  • You cannot park in grass, landscaping, or non-parking areas 
• Your license plate MUST face the travel lane: your license plate is your permit, and it must be visible to comply with license plate recognition technology (you cannot pull through or back into a parking space) 
  • Front-facing vanity plates with your license plate number allow backing in or pulling through, and they are available to purchase in the parking portal 
• All parking citations for permit holders are communicated electronically (by email). You may only receive an electronic notification, rather than both an electronic notification and a printed paper citation, as we move to a more sustainable paperless citation process this semester. 
• You can fully manage your parking account through the parking portal in MySeaport

Contact parking@uncw.edu or 910.962.3178 with any questions.