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Mail Information

CAMPUS MAIL can be used to send items to other students, faculty, and staff. CAMPUS MAIL SHOULD BE IN AN ENVELOPE with the name and box number/Department of the RECIPIENT AND THE SENDER. Items which cannot be delivered on campus and do not have a sender listed will be disposed of. Faculty and Staff items do NOT need to have their physical location (building and room #) in the ‘address’, just Department.

MAILING SUPPLIES are available in the Mail Center, including FREE Priority Mail shipping materials. Plain and Tyvek (no-tear) envelopes, bubble-mailers, and stamps are available for purchase. The Mail Center reuses packing materials, so availability of bubble-wrap, packing peanuts, and unusual-sized boxes is not guaranteed.

Incoming & Outgoing Mail

When does mail arrive?
Postal mail is picked up Monday through Friday before 9 a.m. Courier deliveries (UPS, FedEx, FedEx Express, DHL, Staples, etc.) happen throughout the day at varying times. The majority of mail and packages are received and processed by 10:30 a.m., with next-day items arriving in the noon hour. Regular campus deliveries take place in the early afternoon; though some items may be delivered earlier in the day due to staffing and volume.

When does mail go out?
Outgoing mail (or campus mail) should be left in your departmental mail drop location before 1 p.m. to ensure being processed that day. Outgoing mail can also be brought to the Mail Center before 3:30 p.m. to be processed that day.

**Next day service is available in the Mail Center but is ensured ONLY if items are brought to the Mail Center prior to noon. SOME addresses may be accessible up until 2:30 p.m. Please contact the Mail Center by phone or in person if you are in need of next day service.

**Next day service may require a phone number of the receiving location for courier service.

Mail Tips

  • Write the NAME of the individual and, if possible, the DEPARTMENT or MAILBOX # (if a student).
  • Please DO NOT write buildings or room numbers. We deliver by department or box, and physical location markers may delay or misdirect your mail.
  • Be sure your addressee is the ONLY LEGIBLE NAME on the envelope. Check both sides of the envelope. No return address is needed.
  • Remember that Campus Mail picked up on a delivery run will most likely be delivered the following day. If your item is extremely urgent, you may want to find another way to transport it. Mail must be in the pickup location prior to 1 p.m. to ensure pickup that day.
  • Campus Mail envelopes are subject to being opened by the Mail Center Supervisor; while confidentiality is observed, it is occasionally necessary to check the contents of an envelope.
  • Need secure Campus Mail service for sensitive documents? Place your item in a normal envelope of any size, seal it, write the campus DESTINATION on the front and your name in the return address space (upper left corner).

FERPA and using Campus Mail to contact students

Classwork, tests, and student papers should not be returned via Campus Mail except in a sealed envelope, marked with a return address.

Please remember that items not in a sealed envelope in Campus Mail are NOT SECURE and returning graded material via Campus Mail may result in a FERPA violation if not placed in a sealed envelope. Items in envelopes should also have a ‘return address’ so that they can be returned should a student not retrieve their mail before departing campus.

Mail Center