University Mailing Services ensures safe delivery on all packages, including Amazon
Universities are unique when it comes to mail delivery. University Mailing Services takes the worry out of package and mail delivery for parents and students.
To send mail to your student via the United States Postal Service, UPS, FedEx or DHL to a residential life address, the university uses building names rather than road names.
Oklahoma State University
Student First and Last Name
Room # and Building Name
Stillwater, OK 74077
And remember, it’s always best to send gift cards rather than cash through the mail.
Note that next-day deliveries will arrive at UMS and then be delivered the following day to the student's res hall. Renee Smith, director of business operations for OSU Facilities Management, said the UMS makes sure packages are delivered safely.
“Sometimes we have students or parents who don’t understand why packages, like those delivered by Amazon, must come through University Mailing Services,” Smith said. “This is a much better and a much safer system. It reduces the number of vehicles on campus and helps to negate both truck and foot traffic on an already bustling OSU campus.”
Receiving over 1.2 million pieces of mail annually, UMS provides all the same services as the United States Post Office, but with additional measures with OSU student safety in mind.
No mailing services, UMS included, are allowed to deliver directly to a student’s room. Rather, packages are delivered to designated locations within Residential Life areas.
Of mail passing through UMS, 99.8% is delivered to its destination within 24 hours of reaching the UMS dock.
Also, with UMS deliveries, if a student moves, mailing services employees can look up the student’s new address in university records, deliver to their new location or call a student who moved off-campus to let them know they have a package to pick up. Independent contractors have to return the package as undeliverable.
Stop by ums.okstate.edu for more information, including answers to frequently asked questions. Or, email ums@okstate.edu or call 405-744-5385.