The California State University, Stanislaus parking management program has earned a statewide citation of its own in recognition for providing service to other college campuses and using the funding for scholarships and other student programs.
The CSU Stanislaus Parking Management Bureau, operated by the University Police division, was recently awarded the Parking Program of the Year Award by the California Public Parking Association for its innovative program. Nearly $40,000 has been awarded over the past five years to deserving student scholars and other student-related programs.
In addition, the University’s Parking Management Bureau has made its effective and cost-efficient program available to other college campuses, providing parking ticket processing services to nine CSU universities and community colleges in California. They include the Chico, East Bay, Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, and Cal Maritime CSU campuses and Modesto Junior College, Columbia College, and Merced College.
“The University’s Parking Management Bureau is to be congratulated for having a positive impact on the University and the community with this cutting-edge program,” CSU Stanislaus President Hamid Shirvani said. “They have demonstrated an excellent partnership with outside communities and found ways to be more self-supporting and self-sufficient during these difficult economic times.”
The CSU Stanislaus program annually processes more than 50,000 parking citations totaling about $2 million. The department provides the service, training, ticket writing devices, and computerized equipment for less than what participating colleges would pay to set up their own systems or to pay a ticket processing firm. CSU Stanislaus Chief of Police Steven Jaureguy said the department is planning to expand its future customer base to more colleges for ticket processing in an effort to increase revenues.
In addition to covering the costs of the University’s parking enforcement program and a number of other Police Department budget needs that might not otherwise be funded by the state during these difficult economic times, a portion of the proceeds also go to student programs. They include student scholarship programs, student leadership programs, Criminal Justice student internships to the Police Academy, and athletics.
“It’s a real tangible way for our department to give back to students and programs that directly benefit them and help them to succeed,” Jaureguy said. “It’s also a great example of how higher education campuses can leverage their expertise to benefit each other.”
The CSU Stanislaus Parking Management Bureau, operated by the University Police division, was recently awarded the Parking Program of the Year Award by the California Public Parking Association for its innovative program. Nearly $40,000 has been awarded over the past five years to deserving student scholars and other student-related programs.
In addition, the University’s Parking Management Bureau has made its effective and cost-efficient program available to other college campuses, providing parking ticket processing services to nine CSU universities and community colleges in California. They include the Chico, East Bay, Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, and Cal Maritime CSU campuses and Modesto Junior College, Columbia College, and Merced College.
“The University’s Parking Management Bureau is to be congratulated for having a positive impact on the University and the community with this cutting-edge program,” CSU Stanislaus President Hamid Shirvani said. “They have demonstrated an excellent partnership with outside communities and found ways to be more self-supporting and self-sufficient during these difficult economic times.”
The CSU Stanislaus program annually processes more than 50,000 parking citations totaling about $2 million. The department provides the service, training, ticket writing devices, and computerized equipment for less than what participating colleges would pay to set up their own systems or to pay a ticket processing firm. CSU Stanislaus Chief of Police Steven Jaureguy said the department is planning to expand its future customer base to more colleges for ticket processing in an effort to increase revenues.
In addition to covering the costs of the University’s parking enforcement program and a number of other Police Department budget needs that might not otherwise be funded by the state during these difficult economic times, a portion of the proceeds also go to student programs. They include student scholarship programs, student leadership programs, Criminal Justice student internships to the Police Academy, and athletics.
“It’s a real tangible way for our department to give back to students and programs that directly benefit them and help them to succeed,” Jaureguy said. “It’s also a great example of how higher education campuses can leverage their expertise to benefit each other.”