Special Visitors/Departmental Guests
Special visitors and department guests may be eligible for special parking arrangements. Ask your hosting department for more details.
- Only deans, division heads, directors, department chairpersons or their designated representatives are allowed to request special visitor parking reservations on behalf of their faculty and staff. Special visitor/guest permits cannot be provided to anyone who is employed by the University. Student Association recognized student organizations may request reservations through the Dean of Students Office.
- Establish a blanket account with Parking and Transit for special visitor/guest parking services.
Available permits:
- For portions of a day
(A) Mornings 7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
(P) Afternoons 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(E) Evenings 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. - For an entire day
7:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Any overlapping period, no matter how short, is counted as an all day period.
- For portions of a day
- Request a reservation(s) at least 48 hours in advance in writing or by completing the Special Visitor Request Form and faxing it to 414-229-2933. Information that we will need at the time a reservation is made includes:
- Date, parking preference, location and time period parking reservation(s) is/are desired.
- PK number, name and phone number of a department contact person.
Student organizations with proper authorization from the Dean of Students Office may pay by cash or check.
Parking and Transit will then issue a permit for a specific parking space. A permit and a map with parking instructions for the visitor/guest will be available for pick-up at the Parking Office.
Restrictions include:
- A limit of 2 reservations per department in outdoor lots on any given day. Reservations will be made on a first-come/ first-served basis.
- A maximum of 26 spaces in outdoor lots may be reserved campus wide for any given day.
- Special visitor parking spaces may not be reserved for regular UWM employees or students.
- Parking arrangements can be made for the Union and Business Garages. A special Value Pass will be issued to the guests. These areas are not restricted to the limit of 2 reservations per day.

