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 MC Square. In the “Need to Know” Channel, click on “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. Student Parking Registration forms can be found under Quick Links on the Student Vehicle Registration page. To obtain a permit, students need to register their vehicle at the Falcon Exchange, 243 Campus Center during normal business hours or via email at falconexchange@messiah.edu. There is no fee to register your vehicles. Falcon Exchange 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 building.
Graduate students parking on main campus, including those traveling over from Winding Hill must display a parking permit and will be assigned to the Starry Field Parking Lot over the covered bridge while parked on main campus. After 6pm, graduate students parking on main campus are permitted to park in the Murray Library Lot and in front of the High Center. Vehicles must be removed by 6am. Graduate students parking at Winding Hill must display a parking permit and park on the north side of the building.
View campus parking map.
Parking Passes for Intensive Courses
Graduate students attending a January or summer intensive course are permitted to park on campus. Students will be contacted in advance by their Academic Department or the Falcon Exchange with parking details specific to their intensive courses. Once assigned to a parking lot, graduate students are to make every effort to park in their specified lot; if the assigned parking lot is full, please notify the Department of Safety for parking options at that time. Students should not park in designated Employee parking areas or in areas specifically marked for handicapped or service vehicles at any time.
Questions concerning parking can be directed to the Falcon Exchange at falconexchange@messiah.edu or 717-766-2511, ext. 7213.