Jobs listed are posted daily, and after registering to use the service, students may stop by as their schedules permit. Assignments are full-time with a salary paid by the employers. Typically, assignments cover a six month period. Public Safety Services and University Police offer crime prevention and personal safety awareness programs as well as an escort service on campus and within one mile of the campus core, Sunday through Thursday nights. It is recommended that anyone who needs to work on campus at night to attend classes, use the library, laboratories, recreational, or dining facilities walk with a friend or use the escort service, carry a flashlight and whistle, and take the most well lighted pathway between facilities.
Emergency phones are available in major parking lots.
Cal Poly's 6000 parking spaces are seldom full. However, the majority of the available parking is some distance from the campus core. Parking on campus is by permit only. Students are encouraged to use the city transit system which serves the campus and community and is subsidized by campus parking citation fees. Bicycling and walking are also popular forms of transportation from nearby residential areas.