Mail Services: Student and Parents

We offer many mail services:

  • Drop off location for sending mail or returning packages
  • Assistance with sending those unique packages so it gets there on time for the best price
  • Free on campus mail delivery to other on campus addresses

Addressing your mail

Campus residence addresses

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Please visit Campus Residence Addresses for the full list of mailing addresses.

Addressing on-campus mail

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Campus mail is for the use of UVM departments, its affiliated organizations, clubs, faculty, staff and students.

How to Address Campus Mail

Often we'll receive mail addressed to a department that may be physically located in more than one location. To help the mail move efficiently, use an appropriate campus mail envelope, follow this simple layout.

  • Recipient's Name
  • Department Name
  • Building Name

Campus Mail Addresses and Zip Codes

Campus interdepartmental mail should be contained in:

  • a pink interdepartmental envelope
  • a gold 9X12 interdepartmental envelope
  • a white #10 business envelope
  • self-mailers may also be distributed providing the piece is folded in half or in thirds
  • multiple sheet self-mailers must be either folded so the pages do not separate easily, or fastened shut using an adhesive tab or piece of tape

Domestic mail format

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How to Address U.S. Mail and Packages

Sample mailing envelope with return address and mailing address

#1 Return address
Print or type your address in the upper left corner on the front of the envelope.

#2 Extra Services
Place labels for extra services above the delivery address and to the right of the return address, or to the left of the postage.

#3 Postage
Use stamps, a postage meter, or a PC Postage system to affix the correct amount. You can calculate positive online at pe.usps.com

#4 Recipient Name

#5 Name of Organization

#6 Street Address
Use a Post Office box or street address, but not both. If the address also has a directional (for instance, NW for Northwest), be sure to use it. There may be more than one Main Street.

#7 Apartment or Suite Number
The correct apartment or suite number helps to ensure delivery to the right location.

#8 City, State and Zip Code

  • find the correct spelling of a city name (from USPS or call 1-800-ASK-USPS)
  • find the correct ZIP Code, using the correct Zip Code helps to direct your mail more efficiently and accurately

How to Address International Mail

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The bottom line of a foreign address should show only the country name, written in full. Do not place postal codes of foreign country designations on the last line of the address.

Here's an example of international addressing. Mail going to Canada can follow either of these formats when the address delivery zone is included in the address.

  1. Ms. Helen Saunders
    1010 Clear Street
    Ottawa ON K1A
    CANADA
  2. Ms Helen Saunders
    1010 Clear Street
    Ottawa ON CANADA
    K1A 0B1

Remember to use these standard two character abbreviations for provinces and territories in CANADA.

Province/TerritoriePostal Service Abbreviation
AlbertaAB
British ColumbiaBC
ManitobaMB
New BrunswickNB
NewfoundlandNF
Northwest TerritoriesNT
Nova ScotiaNS
OntarioON
Prince Edward IslandPE
QuebecPQ
SaskatchewanSK
Yukon TerritoryYT

Shipping options (Available at our Campus Retail Stores)

United States Postal Service

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Campus retail store for all your needs

Serving both the UVM and greater Vermont community

  • Photocopies (CatScratch accepted)
  • Postage
  • Mailing and Shipping for USPS, UPS and FedEx
  • Packing and shipping supplies
  • Copy Paper
  • Mailboxes for your personal use
  • Digital camera/memory card prints
  • Printing: Digital, Variable Data, Offset and Finishing
  • Campus Maps

 

Methods of payment

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Debit
  • Credit card (Master Card, Visa, Discovery)
  • Chartstring
  • CATScratch card
  • Purcard (University Credit Card)
  • PMC Shipping Card

PMC Shipping Card (Print and Mail Center Shipping Card) - is just for UVM Department Print & Mail customers and provides our customers/departments with an automated process of conducting all mail & shipping business while accurately allocating charges to the appropriate internal chart string account number. 

UPS and FedEx

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Pick-Up Schedules

All UPS and FedEx services provided at these locations:

  • Main Location: UVM Print and Mail Center 118 Waterman Building
    3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
  • Second Location: Given Medical Building, C-106 Given
    10:00 am - Ground FedEx (Tues/Thurs); 3:00 p.m. - FedEx Express pick-up; 3:15 p.m. - UPS pick-up

 

UPS and FedEx Locations/Schedule
Drop Box LocationsPick-Up Schedule
Waterman First Floor
Outside Print and Mail Center to the left of the entrance
UPS 4:45 p.m. | FedEx 6:00 p.m.
Patrick Gymnasium
Outside front entrance to Gymnastics facility (outdoor box) 
6:15 p.m.
Living Learning Ctr.
Outside west entrance to L/L Commons C-Bldg. (outdoor box)
6:15 p.m.
College of Medicine
Outside front entrance of Given by green awning
6:15 p.m.
UHC
Ground Floor in front of room G419
5:15 p.m.


 

Additional Pick-Up Locations
Discovery*Located in mail room on south side building 1st floor room A13
Dewey Hall*Located at front door alcove A
Stafford*Located in mail room on south side room 218
UVM Pathology208 Park Ave. Colchester, regular daily p/u loading dock
VT Lung Center792 Colchester Ave, Colchester, Medical Bldg room 105
Admissions194 South Prospect Street

* Use brown UPS tote box

Stamps

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Domestic Mail and Shipping

  • Priority Mail Express
    Overnight Guarantee 1Day
  • Priority Mail
    Shipping in 1–3 Business Days
  • First-Class Mail
    Mail in 1–3 Business Days

 

International Mail Services

  • Global Express Guaranteed®
  • Priority Mail Express International®
  • Priority Mail International®
  • First-Class Mail International®
  • First-Class Package International Service®
  • Airmail M-Bags®

More information from U.S.P.S website