Neighborhood Relations

The SSUNAC meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7 pm in room 106B of the Enterprise Center located on Central Campus at 121 Loring Avenue.

Learn more about the Salem State University Neighborhood Advisory Committee, including issues discussed at monthly meetings held between the city of Salem, the university and neighborhood representatives.

Salem State University is committed to providing students both a high-quality education and a suitable environment for academic and personal growth. Through campus developments and capital improvements, the university can compete with the multitude of higher education options throughout Massachusetts, bringing students from cities and towns throughout the state, the country and the world to Salem.

To sign up for the neighborhood email list, please email ea@salemstate.edu.

Information about campus projects is available online (North Campus Planning Study or the Campus Master Vision Report)

Contact the university police emergency hotline 24 hours a day/seven days a week at 978.542.6111 to report urgent issues regarding construction.

During official, city declared snow emergencies that are announced via local media, a portion of Salem State’s O’Keefe Center parking lot on Canal Street is available to residents of the South Salem neighborhood. This is the only lot available. Snow emergency parking permits are available at the parking office located at University Police on Central Campus. Please follow these instructions to obtain your permit and when parking:

• Register at University Police, 73 Loring Avenue, Monday-Thursday, 9 am-6 pm and Friday 9 am-12 pm.
• During snow emergencies*, display permit in vehicle on your dashboard.
• Park only in area designated "DURING SNOW EMERGENCY MUNICIPAL PERMIT PARKING ONLY" near the Lussier Street side of the lot.
• Vehicles must NOT enter the lot until the blue streetlights are flashing and must be removed from the lot immediately upon cancellation of the snow emergency, including evenings and weekends.
• Only 100 permits will be issued on a first-come/first-served basis.
• Vehicles that do not display a permit, are parked outside the designated area, or are not removed after the snow emergency has been canceled, will be subject to citations and towing at the owner's expense.
• Salem State University assumes no responsibility for damages to any vehicle or its contents by reason of fire, theft, vandalism, accident or other cause. All parking is at the vehicle owner's risk.
• One permit per family or household.

* Snow emergencies are declared by the city and communicated through local media and signaled by blue flashing lights at major Salem intersections.