On occasion, faculty and staff on campus may want to either rent or use a College vehicle, or rent or use a vehicle paid for by the College.
In order to drive a College vehicle, college policy states that every employee must have a valid state license and a College license. Applications for a license can be obtained from Department of Public Safety. To obtain a college license to operate either a 7 or 15-passenger van, the employee is required to successfully pass a defensive driving workshop. In addition to the defensive driving workshop, those wishing to drive 15-passenger vans must take a driving orientation. Those who take the 15-passenger workshop and orientation may drive any vehicle not requiring a commercial driver's license. Those who take the passenger car workshop may only drive the 7-passenger vans. Please contact the Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator (x5726) to sign up for a workshop, Department of Public Safety (x5911) to sign up for a driving test, and Purchasing (x5462) to reserve a college vehicle. In order to drive a vehicle paid for by the College, College policy states that a license is required when renting (this includes local dealers). A college license is also required by anyone driving a golf cart or Gator vehicle.
In either case, new faculty are encouraged to review the College Vehicle Policy available at the Department of Public Safety or through the Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator before making any arrangements.
Defensive Driving Workshop schedules can be found on the Business Services Web Page under "safety" or by calling Environmental, Health & Safety at extension 5726.