Alumni & Parent Programs

BUSF Parking Contest

The BUSF Parking Contest has ended for the 2011-2012 academic year. Please check back this summer to learn more about the Fall 2012 contest. During the contest, bids can be submitted via email to parkingcontest@butler.edu. Please include whether you are bidding on the campus resident, commuter or faculty/staff spot in your email.

Spring 2012 Winning Bids
Campus Resident: $39
Commuter Student: $97
Faculty/Staff: $355

The Parking Contest is a fundraiser for the Butler University Student Foundation (BUSF) to support student scholarships, conferences and leadership training. Members of the Butler community will have the opportunity to place an electronic bid for a reserved parking spot in one of three categories: campus resident, commuter student, and faculty/staff.

Participants may bid as many times as they'd like, and the highest bid received by the conclusion of the contest will be the winner of each spot. Bids will be tracked via time-stamp. In the event that two bids of the same amount are received, the bid received first will be considered the winner.

Participants can check this webpage daily for updates on the current high bid for each spot. Winners will be notified by the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs. Winners must have a vehicle registered with the Butler University Police Department in the same type of classification as their winning spot. Only one winning vehicle may be registered to each parking spot for the semester. The parking spots may not be transferred by the winner to other individuals or shared among multiple vehicles.

The campus resident spot will be placed in the parking area for the residence hall or Greek house (if permitted) of the winner. The campus resident spot must be placed within a parking lot and not along the street. It is up to the winning student to secure any necessary permission to place the spot at a Greek housing location. The commuter spot will be located in the Irwin Library lot. The faculty/staff spot will be placed either in the the Irwin Library lot or in the lot between Holcomb and Robertson Hall, depending on the winner's preference.

If you have any questions, please contact the alumni office at (317) 940-9946.