Mail & Packages
Mail and package services are available to all students who live on campus.
Services vary based on living option. Students living in select residence halls have mail and packages delivered to a central service center. Students living in Swanson Hall have mailboxes located in the main lobby. On-campus apartment students have mailboxes located in their building.
Residence halls have daily mail pick-up and delivery at each service center (except Sunday and holidays).
- You and your roommate or suitemates will share a mailbox.
- The box opens up with your room key.
Your Mailing Address
In order to receive mail during the academic year, you need to have it addressed as follows. The Post Office has requested no punctuation and all capital letters.
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Brannon, McVey, Noren, Selke and West Halls |
Johnstone, Smith, and Swanson Halls |
University Place |
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JOE STUDENT These halls require an A, B, or C at the end of the room number. |
JOE STUDENT |
3601 UNIVERSITY AVE APT # |
Resident Mailboxes and Service Center Locations
United States Postal Service (USPS) letters are delivered to the service center located at Wilkerson Service Center with the exception of Swanson Hall and UPlace and distributed to a student’s mailbox. USPS packages only, which do not require a signature, are available for pick up at a resident’s complex service center (see below).
Swanson Hall
Mailboxes are located on the main floor of Swanson Hall by the hall office.
- All FedEx, UPS, and accountable deliveries addressed to students in the residence halls are delivered to the Wilkerson Commons Service Center.
- Students will receive a text message and an email when their package is ready for pickup.
- A photo ID is required to pick up packages.
- Anything too large to fit into a mailbox is considered a package (approximately 3 ½” x 4 ½”).
- Package delivery times can vary. You may receive a notice from the carrier before it is entered into our system. Please wait until you receive the official pickup notification from the Wilkerson Service Center before coming to collect your package.
- The service center will be closed on holidays observed by the University.
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Mail is delivered Monday - Saturday by USPS
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Mail is distributed to the Wilkerson Service Center mail lockers. Swanson Hall & University Place will receive their postal mail at their building common area mail lockers.
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No explosives or ammunition allowed.
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Moving out of the residence halls or on-campus apartments? Update your address in Campus Connection to avoid mail delays.
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Misaddressed mail is sent to Campus Postal Services.
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Only First Class and qualified mail (according to U.S. Postal Regulations) are forwarded; all others returned or discarded.
- Forwarding also applies during the summer term.