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Coronavirus: Mail Center Updates

  • Staff present Tuesday and Thursday 9am-4pm (please call with questions during these times)
  • ONLY package window open: Tues/Thurs 1pm-4pm
  • Access to Decker Hall will be my ID card only.  Be sure to request the appropriate access for staff needing access to the Mail Center by email.

Cashiering:

  • Window will remain closed.
  • Utilize drop box for payments and deposits
  • Payments/deposits will be processed on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Incoming Mail:

  • Mail clearly identified as a check will be opened and deposited based on historical deposits.  If it’s not clear where a deposit should go, cashier will scan the check and email to the department requesting deposit information.
  • All other incoming mail (including invoices) will be accepted and sorted into campus mailboxes during days when staff is present.
  • USPS Marketing Mail (formerly Third-Class Mail) will be set aside and sorted at a later date – based on future hours (for definitions of USPS Marketing Mail, see HERE).

Outgoing/Metered Mail:

  • Mail will be metered on Tuesdays/Thursdays.
  • To ensure mail will go out that day, have items to the Mail Center by 2:30pm by using the “Metered Mail” drop box located to the right of the Cashier Window.
  • For larger mailings, please contact Ginger Miller directly to discuss timeline and processing of those mailings.

Package Window: Hours: Tues/Thurs 1pm-4pm

  • Packages not necessary to the current day-to-day functions of the university should not be mailed to 1100 E. 5th Street.
  • Students should send packages to their current address – if they have been approved to remain in the residence halls, they are permitted to continue shipping to the campus address.
  • Faculty/Staff personal packages should be sent to their personal address.
  • Do not ship perishable packages to campus – as we do not have the capacity to ensure their keeping.
  • Medications will only be available for pick up at the times noted.

Forwarding:

  • Student Mail (for students not approved to remain on campus): Summer mail forwarding procedures will be followed beginning 4/2/2020.  Please fill out your forwarding information HERE.

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