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Campus Mail

General Information

Mail Preparation

Your mail is important, therefore to help Mail Service Center process your mail in a timely fashion it is necessary for you to prepare your mail in the following manner:

  • Separate mail into the following groups:
    • International Mail
    • Mail to have postage applied
    • Typed
      • Sealed
      • Unsealed
    • Handwritten
      • Sealed
      • Unsealed
  • Stamped Mail
  • Inter-Campus Mail

Some other Rules:

  • All envelope flaps need to be down
  • Secure all groups of mail with a rubber band
  • Mail must face the same direction
  • Mail must have a University return address
  • Use a barcoded mail charge slip per group ie. foreign mail, domestic letter mail, domestic flat mail. Create your own daily mail charge slip.
  • Make sure to use an UPS or Overnight Slip with your UPS Items. Create some for your use.
  • Bulk Mail must be placed in trays or tubs provided by Mail Service Center. Do not use your own containers.
  • Please call ahead if your outgoing mail volume is excessive.
  • Campus mail with more than 25 pieces should be grouped by mail code and rubber banded.

Mail Delivery and Collection

Delivery

  • Mail Service Center delivers once a day to the designated delivery point in each building. All outgoing mail should be at the delivery point by 9:00 a.m.
  • It is the responsibility of each department to pick up mail from that point and distribute it to all persons in the department.
  • Mail Service Center also makes a second delivery to Hovey Hall and Uptown Crossing at 2:30 p.m. each day.

Collection

  • Collection of mail is provided two times a day.
    • 9:00 a.m. - designated delivery point in each building.
    • 2:00 p.m. - Fell Hall
    • 2:30 p.m. - Hovey Hall
  • Departments not located in the buildings listed may drop off mail at Fell Hall by 2:00 p.m. or Hovey Hall by 2:30 p.m.

All mail that is collected by Mail Service Center or dropped off at Mail Service Center by 2:30 p.m. is guaranteed to go out the same day.

Overnight items may be dropped off at the Mail Service Center up to 3:30 p.m. for same day processing.

Campus Handouts

Deans, Directors & Department Head Handouts

Any handouts that are requested to be sent to deans, directors & department head's are sorted as one/box. These are not required to be addressed. If you would like to complete a mailing to deans, directors and department head's, send 150 copies to Mail Services and we will distribute.

Campus Handouts Resources: