The University of Northern Iowa Department of Public Safety welcomes new and returning students back to campus for the 2023-2024 year.
The Parking Division and the Police Division serve the students, staff, faculty and visitors on the UNI campus. On the Parking side of the house, we issue parking permits to the UNI students and employees, and facilitate guest parking for temporary visitors. For residential students, the Parking Office will provide a guest pass for friends or family who may visit on the weekend. Over the last few years, in an effort to better serve campus members who may have difficulty coming to the office, we’ve transitioned many of the processes to an online format so a personal visit to the office is not necessary to order permits or make payments. Another user friendly change that was implemented is the pay-by-phone option at many of the parking meters. You can feed the meter from anywhere and not have to worry about getting back to the meter before the time runs out!
The Police Division is staffed by police officers who patrol the campus 24/7. UNI police officers are fully certified by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and complete continuing education courses annually. You will see officers patrolling in vehicles, on bicycles and on foot all around the campus. Within the residence halls, police officers participate in programming events and make regular walk throughs. The Police Division also offers active shooter training (V.I.D.S.) and Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) programming to the campus community.
Everyone at the Department of Public Safety is excited to begin a new academic year with our new and returning students. For more information on the DPS, please visit our website at: publicsafety.uni.edu
