There are so many things to do as the semester ends, don't forget about your mail! We offer the following suggestions to help provide continuity in your mail-related services.
Begin notifying the publishers of magazines and newspapers you receive where you will be in May. Their toll-free numbers and websites are usually listed in the front or back of the publication. This mail class is not forwarded by the USPS from Ithaca College. The USPS notifies the publishers of the permanent address we provide on the publication and then discards the mail piece.
During finals week and senior week, mail will be sorted into mail boxes but the mail rooms will not be staffed. All packages will be picked up at the Phillips Hall Post Office. You will receive an e-mail or a BLUE card in your mail box notifying you to pick up your package at Phillips Hall.
Mail must be picked up from the residence hall mail rooms (except College Circle Apartments) by 8:30 a.m., Monday, May 19. After that time, all mail will be moved to the Mail Center, located in the General Services building. Packages that have not been picked up from the Phillips Hall Post Office by 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, will also be moved to the Mail Center.
Beginning May 20, all mail and packages will be forwarded to your permanent or new local address. Packages sent via UPS, FedEx, and DHL are returned to the sender, as specified by the couriers' procedures.
The Mail Center can ship your boxes home by UPS or FedEx Ground. We do not supply boxes. You can pay your shipping charges with cash or a check made payable to Ithaca College. Shipping hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
We cannot accept reused liquor boxes or boxes that previously contained hazardous materials for shipments sent through UPS or FedEx, even if you cover up the previous markings; the USPS (i.e. the Phillips Hall Post Office) does accept these boxes if this information has been covered. The Phillips Hall Post Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
U.S. postal regulations prohibit shipments containing alcohol, and we are not authorized to ship alcohol through UPS or FedEx.
Students working on campus during the summer must fill out a "Hold at the Phillips Hall Post Office" card and take this to the registrar's office, if you want your mail and packages to be delivered to you here. This form is available at the Phillips Hall Post Office, the Mail Center, and Eastman Hall during check in. After May 28, mail will be sent home and packages returned if this form has not been turned in to the registrar's office.
If you have any questions or we can be of additional assistance to you, please contact us at the Phillips Hall Post Office during regular hours or call us at 274-3371. Thank you.
