Holiday shipping services available on campus

Holiday shipping services are available to the St. Thomas  community and the neighborhood through Campus Mail Services and Shipping and Receiving.

The offices offer shipping services through the U.S. Postal Service Contract Station and at the Federal Express Shipping and Receiving counter; both are  located in the lower level of Murray-Herrick Campus Center.

The Shipping and Receiving counter is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The U.S. Postal Contract Station is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with outgoing mail and parcels leaving campus at 4 p.m. daily. 

In addition, holiday stamps are now available for purchase. Sample Federal Express ground rates are listed in the chart below.


Sample Federal Express Ground Rates
Weight Zone 2-3 Zone 5 Zone 8
1-pound item $6.36 $6.76 $8.30
5-pound item $7.20 $8.56 $10.10
10-pound item $8.08 $9.63 $12.92
15-pound item $9.42 $10.36 $17.49

Note: Zone 2-3 is typically Minnesota and Wisconsin. Zone 5 is typically Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Zone 8 is Alaska and Hawaii.

Campus Mail Services has a short Federal Express form to fill out for each package shipped. Additional forms are located on the Campus Mail Services Web site, listed under Packages and UST/Federal Express request form. 

Cash or personal checks are accepted. "We appreciate your business!" remarked Nina Ruud of Campus Mail Services.