Commuter Student Services:

Most of the students who attend East Tennessee State University are commuters. Driving back and forth to classes each day presents a unique set of challenges. Here at Commuting Student Services we offer a number of services to help you with your daily commute. Check out below:

Weather Policy - The policy on closing East Tennessee State University due to inclement weather states that ETSU and its branch campuses will normally remain open during bad weather. Under extreme conditions, the president of ETSU may choose to close or suspend selected activities of the university or branch campuses. The decision to close the university or to cancel some or all classes will be made and announced as soon as possible to accommodate students who must commute.

Information regarding campus closures due to inclement weather will be posted immediately on the ETSU Alert webpage as the first step in communicating the campus status to the community. The ETSU Alert System is accessible from the ETSU Homepage.

Statements of closing will also be broadcast over several area radio and television stations. We recommend listening to WETS-FM (89.5) – the university’s Public Radio station and the EDGE FM - channel 13 on the ETSU cable network will broadcast weather bulletins and school closures. Commuting students should also check with local and state transportation authorities regarding weather and road conditions in their areas. If you cannot attend classes for any reason including weather, always take the appropriate steps to make-up missed lectures and assignments with your instructors.

Off Campus Housing - We maintain a list of local landlords and homeowners who are renting out their homes, condominiums and town houses. This listing is updated at the first of every month and can be found by going to our housing page.

Carpool - There's a whole section of this web page dedicated to carpooling on the ETSU campus. If you are one of those last minute folks, this is the only way that you can be guaranteed a decent parking place. There are two carpool lots, one of them is right across the street from the administration building and the other is adjacent to the education building. Pick up your application at the A.C.T.S. office, or go to our carpool page to print out your application. Complete the entire form and return it to A.C.T.S. for processing. Remember that you must have at least two people in the car at the time you park in the carpool lots.

Parking Regulations/Times - Students and Faculty are allotted spaces around campus to park, but there are also times designated to the areas. They are as follows:
Carpool: 7am - 1pm (Monday - Friday ) anyone can park in these areas after 1pm
Faculty: 7am - 3:30pm (Monday - Friday) anyone can park in these areas after 3:30 pm
Faculty (Lot 23): 7am - 4:30pm (Monday - Friday) anyone can park in these areas after 4:30 pm
Students: park in designated student parking at any time* students may also park in the above sections as times are stated

Jumper Cables & Ice Scrapers - If you forget to turn your lights off and your automobile battery runs down, you can drop by A.C.T.S. or Public Safety to borrow jumper cables. In the winter instead of using your ID or your drivers license to scrape the ice and snow off of your windshield, use one of our handy ice scrapers, they work well and best of all, they're free for the asking!

Maps, Bus Schedules & other good stuff for commuters - We maintain a large resource area right in front of our reception desk. (We're located on the second floor of the D.P. Culp University Center right next to the Bookstore in the ARC). In our resource area you can find maps of the campus, the Tri-Cities area, bus schedules for the Johnson City Transit System and map schedules for the JCT Bucshot shuttle services. The JCT Bucshot services have added an after hours service to local area attractions like the Reel to Reel Movie Theatres and Walmart.