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Macalester Shipping Address
Please address any items you are shipping to Macalester:
First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
(Student Post Office Box (SPO) numbers are not needed for mailing and shipping.)
Contact Information
Mailing Services
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, Lower Level
651-696-6294
Document Services
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, Lower Level
651-696-6226
Central Stores
Olin-Rice Dock
651-696-6364
MFD Uniflow Service
651-696-6285
Picking up packages
You will be sent an e-mail notification to your Macalester e-mail when a package has been received and processed. All packages may be claimed at the Mailing Services window. Your Macalester Student ID will be required to pick up any packages. If you do not receive an e-mail notification, check your spam folder.
If you would like to receive a text message to your cell phone in addition to the e-mail notification, please fill out Package Text Notification Google Form
Picking up mail
A Student PO Box (SPO) will be assigned to all students living on campus. SPO box numbers and combinations will be available on 1600Grand after the first week in August. If you would prefer to receive an e-mail notification for your mail and claim any items received at the service window check “no” on the SPO Request form.
Students living off campus will not be assigned a SPO unless requested. Students living off campus will receive an e-mail notification when mail has been received, directing you to pick up the items at the service window (similar to the package notification). You may fill out the SPO Request form if you need a SPO during the school year. If you are studying abroad this fall and need a SPO next spring, fill out the request now. The SPO request deadline for students not living on campus is Aug. 2.
Delivery Tracking by Carrier
Mailing Services and Document Services operate year round.
Service Window Hours:
When classes are in session:
Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
When classes are NOT in session:
Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
During Summer Break:
Monday through Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Saturday and Sunday: Closed