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Metered Mail, USPS, UPS, Fedex

Mail Services


METERED MAIL

A metered mail accountability form must accompany ALL mail to be metered to a department budget code. Your compliance with this system helps us to accurately charge departments for outgoing mail.

Mail Center metering system software has a variety of report options available to help you track your outgoing mail costs. These reports can be generated at your request.

Metered Mail Form

EMPLOYEE MAIL

University Employees: Personal Mail and Packages
University employees should not use the USD address, or a departmental workplace address, for the "Deliver to" address of personal mail and/or packages - that will be ultimately be handled by the Mail Center.

Please have all personal packages and mail sent to your home address. This allows the Mail Center to focus on managing hundreds of pieces of campus mail and packages each day, in a timely and efficient manner.

USPS

USPS (United States Postal Services) via Mail Center:

  • USPS stamps, postcards, certified/return receipts, domestic packages and Priority Mail.
  • International postage for letters, aerograms and postcards only. No international package services available.
  • USPS Mail is delivered to the Midway Post Office by 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
To order stamps, track/confirm Express Mail, locate zip codes, view rate charts, change of (off-campus) address, obtain passport info, locate Post Offices, visit the USPS site:
USPS site

UPS

UPS (United Parcel Service) via Mail Center:

  • Next day air, 2 day air, 3 day air and ground.
  • UPS insures for the first $100. Additional insurance is available.
  • UPS mail leaves campus by 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  • UPS overnight items must be delivered by staff from a department (to the Mail Center) no later than 3:45 p.m. for it to go out the same day.

The University has, and shares, considerable discount rates for shipping via UPS. These rates apply to department charges made with a budget code as well as personal items that are paid for by cash or credit card. There is a small handling fee attached to personal items.

Visit the UPS site for tracking packages (tracking number necessary), quick cost charts, and transit times:

UPS site

FedEx

FedEx services via Mail Center:

  • One-Day Priority - guaranteed delivery by 10:30 am next day
  • One-Day Standard - guaranteed delivery by 3:30 p.m. next day
  • 2-day Economy - guaranteed delivery in two business days
  • Saturday - guaranteed Saturday delivery to limited locations

FedEx leaves campus by 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. FedEx items must be brought by staff from a department (to the Mail Center) no later than 3:45 p.m. for it to go out the same day.

The University shares discount rates for shipping FedEx, a small handling fee is applied to over the counter sales.

FedEx has a drop box located off-campus at the bottom of the hill. FedEx will collect items deposited there at 4:30 p.m. There is no USD discounted rate for items left in the drop box and you must fill out a FedEx Airway bill for drop box items. Method of payment for drop-offs is credit card or FedEx account numbers. No cash or checks.

Visit the FedEx site, to track packages instantly (air bill number necessary):

Fedex site