{"id":19,"date":"2017-10-04T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-mailing-services\/faqs\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T16:27:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T21:27:48","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"link-group block-container\" id=\"FAQTOP\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__links-row\">\n        <ul class=\"link-group__link link-group__link--\">\n        \t                <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#SendPackages\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Can I send packages through Airborne, UPS, FedEx or another service through you?\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#Packages\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    What about packages that are being shipped through UPS or FedEx to the college?\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#OffCampus\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    What happens to my mail when I go on an Off Campus Program (OCP), on a Leave of Absence (LOA), or Withdrawn (WD)?\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#PostalServices\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    What kind of postal services can I get at the Mailing Services office?\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#Address\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    How do I address an envelope to a student who attends Macalester?\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#FacultyandStaff\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    How do I address an envelope to a Faculty or Staff member at Macalester?\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SendPackages\"><a><\/a>Can I send packages through Airborne, UPS, FedEx or another service through you?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We will accept prepaid UPS and FedEx. There may be a delay. Packages are picked up after 12:00 p.m. (noon) will not be picked up by UPS until the following business day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have packages that you need to send through other services you must make arrangements with their service to pick up directly from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a UPS store located at 1043 Grand Avenue just past Lexington on Grand Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a FedEx\/Kinko\u2019s located at 58 Snelling Avenue South, across from the Campus Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#FAQTOP\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Packages\"><a><\/a>What about packages that are being shipped through UPS or FedEx to the college?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UPS and FedEx packages are received at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/central-stores\/\">Central Stores \/ Central Receiving<\/a> by the guarantee times and are brought to Mailing Services at about 2:00 p.m. We then log them in like any other package and you will receive an e-mail notification. If you have a special need, (i.e., the package is a medication that is needed right away) you can make arrangements with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/central-stores\/\">Central Stores \/ Central Receiving<\/a> via telephone at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:651-696-6364\">651-696-6364<\/a>\u00a0to pick up the package from him between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (noon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#FAQTOP\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"OffCampus\"><a><\/a>What happens to my mail when I go on an Off Campus Program (OCP), on a Leave of Absence (LOA), or Withdrawn (WD)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If we are not given an address to send mail to from the student, we will forward your mail to the permanent address that you have listed with the Registrar&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#FAQTOP\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"PostalServices\"><a><\/a>What kind of Postal Services can I get at the Mailing Services office?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mailing Services operates a Contract Postal Unit (CPU) for the United States Postal Service (USPS) and offers many of the same services as a regular post office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postal Services Domestic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase Postage Stamps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified Mail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified Mail with Return Receipt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registered mail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priority (2 to 3 day delivery)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priority with Delivery Confirmation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priority with Signature Confirmation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insured Mail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Express Mail (guaranteed overnight service in service area),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Express mail must be in our office by no later than 1:30 p.m. for next day service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Money Orders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postal Services International<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase International Postage Stamps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Class Airmail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Priority (to selected countries only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#FAQTOP\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Address\">How do I address an envelope to a student who attends Macalester? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please put the middle initial of the student that you sending to as we sometimes have more than one student with the same name. You do not need to include a box number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<br>Jane\/Joe Q. Student<br>Macalester College<br>1600 Grand Avenue<br>St. Paul, Minnesota 55105-1899<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#FAQTOP\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"FacultyandStaff\">How do I address an envelope to a Faculty or Staff member at Macalester?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Faculty<\/strong><br>Professor Jane\/Joe Employee<br>Department (if known)<br>Macalester College<br>1600 Grand Avenue<br>St. Paul, Minnesota 55105-1899<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Staff<\/strong><br>Jane\/Joe Employee<br>Department or Office (if known)<br>Macalester College<br>1600 Grand Avenue<br>St. Paul, Minnesota 55105 -1899<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/faqs\/#FAQTOP\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can I send packages through Airborne, UPS, FedEx or another service through you? We will accept prepaid UPS and FedEx. There may be a delay. Packages are picked up after 12:00 p.m. (noon) will not be picked up by UPS until the following business day. If you have packages that you need to send through [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":913,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":835,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mailing-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}