Mail & Document Services 57 US Highway 1 - ASB II New Brunswick NJ 08901-8554 Phone: 732.932.2143 Fax: 732.932.3799 Place Order: 732.932.2143

STUDENT INFORMATION

ACCESS TO MAIL BOXES

Due to differences in building management, access to your mail-box varies from Campus Post Office to Campus Post Office, as noted below.

Busch Post Office (BPO)
Housed in the Busch Campus Center, Busch Campus
Window Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm School Year and 8:10 am - 3:50 pm Summer
Building Hours: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Phone: (732) 445-2644

Cook Post Office (CPO)
Housed in the PAL Building, Cook Campus
Window Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm School Year and 8:10 am - 3:50 pm Summer
Building Hours: 8:00 am - Midnight
Phone: (732) 932-9420

Douglass Post Office (DPO)
Housed in the Douglass College Center, Douglass Campus
Window Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm School Year and 8:10 am - 3:50 pm Summer
Building Hours: 8:00 am - Midnight School Year and 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Summer
Phone: (732) 932-9432

Livingston Post Office (LPO)
Housed in Tillett Hall, Livingston Campus
Window Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm School Year and 8:10 am - 3:50 pm Summer
Building Hours: 8:00 am - Midnight
Phone: (732) 445-2030

Rutgers Post Office (RPO)
Housed in Records Hall, College Avenue Campus
Window Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm School Year and 8:10 am - 3:50 pm Summer
Building Hours: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Phone: (732) 932-7261

PO BOX ASSIGNMENTS

Undergraduate Students
All Undergraduate Students attending Rutgers University are assigned use of a mailbox. Assignment notifications, mailbox combinations and general instructions are normally mailed 4-6 weeks before the beginning of the Fall Semester. Students residing in University Housing (with the exception of Rockoff Hall and Easton Avenue Apartments) will be assigned a mailbox at the campus post office located on their campus. Students who reside in Rockoff Hall or Easton Avenue Apartments will use mailboxes located in the building lobbies. Non-resident students will be assigned mailboxes at the most convenient avilable campus post office, for example, SEBS students will have their mailbox assignment at the CPO while Engineering and Pharmacy students will have mailboxes at the LPO. Should you need to change your mailbox assignment please contact the MDS main office.

Addresses vary across the campuses, because the street address contains a reference to your chosen school. The Incoming Mail & Packages section contains specific examples.

Assignment of your mail-box will remain the same throughout your Undergraduate studies, unless you move to a different campus or change your student status (withdraw, change in college, etc.).

PO Boxes are assigned for PERSONAL MAIL use only. Students are not allowed to operate a business from their assigned Rutges mail-box. University Mail Services reserves the right to hold and/or return any mail that appears to be addressed to a business.

Remember your Campus Mail-Box may be shared with another student:

• Please be courteous and respecful.
• Any mail addressed to your box-mate should be left in the box.
• Unaddressed campus mail may be accepted by any box holder.
• Mail tampering is a Federal Offense and perpetrators will be prosecuted.

Graduate Students
Graduate students living in campus housing are entitled to use a mail-box on the campus where they reside. Bring proof of residency to the Post Office on this campus for the assignment of a mail-box.

SUMMER SESSION

Shortly after graduation, University Mail Services begins forwarding mail to the student's address of record, unless notified by the student of his/her intent to retain use of his/her assigned mail-box throughout the summer months. Normally, signs are posted during late Spring to remind students that they have until the day after graduation to contact his/her Post Office to retain use of their assigned mail-box throughout the summer months.

Students taking summer courses are also entitled to mail-box assignments. Check with the Head Clerk at the nearest Post Office for instructions. Information regarding the use of mail-boxes is also included in the Summer Session catalogs.

INCOMING MAIL

Mail and packages are received in the morning Monday - Friday from the US Post Office. These mail pieces are sorted and boxed throughout the workday -- the group strives to box ALL mail before the end of the workday.

Note: For your security, Campus Post Office staff will not give any information regarding your mail via the telephone. You must appear in person with the proper identification at the appropriate Campus Post Office to receive information regarding your mail.

PACKAGE INFO

When packages or other items requiring special handling are received at a Campus Post Office, a Package Slip is completed by a postal employee and placed in the student's mail-box to notify him/her to stop at the service window to pickup the package. Package slips are boxed the same day the package is received.

If you do not pickup your item after 10 working days, a second notice is placed in your box. Items not picked up after 10 working days of releasing the second notice will be returned to the sender.

You may pickup the package at your Campus Post Office window during posted business hours. A picture ID and the Package Slip are required to pickup the item.

Student who reside in Rockoff Hall will pick-up their packages in the Pennrose Management Office.

Student who reside in the Easton Avenue Apartments will have their packages sent to the RPO located in Records Hall. Their shipping address will differ from their mailing address.

For Example. If you live in Apt 808 your Mailing Address will be:

   Student Name
   30 Easton Ave
   Apt 808
   New Brunswick NJ 08901-####

Your Shipping Address will be:

   Student Name
   Rutgers, The State University of NJ
   40808 RPO Way
   New Brunswick NJ 08901-####

For apartment 610, the shipping address will be:

   Student Name
   Rutgers, The State University of NJ
   40610 RPO Way
   New Brunswick NJ 08901-####