Mail boxes

• Each undergraduate degree seeking student at the University, including all residence hall and commuting students, both full and part time, will receive a mailbox.
• A student's mailbox will remain the same as long as s/he resides on campus. If residential status changes, then a new mailbox will be issued.
• The mailbox number and combination can be retrieved in the Banner system.
• Students share mailboxes and are encouraged to check mail frequently. Mail that is left in a mailbox for more than 30 days is considered unclaimed and will be returned to sender.
• Mail is NOT delivered on Saturday or Sunday.

Student mailing address

• To expedite the distribution of mail, advise senders to include the University box number. Use the following format:
  
  JANE SMITH
  UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON 3462 (3462 is the box#)
  1701 COLLEGE AVENUE
  FREDERICKSBURG, VA. 22401-4661

RECEIVING PACKAGES

• Packages for incoming students will be accepted beginning August 15th. Lofts and bikes are to be delivered to the Storeroom at the Physical Plant on Hanover Street. It is the student's responsibility to make arrangements to pick-up packages delivered to the Storeroom.
• All other deliveries made by the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, Federal Express. DHL and their courier services are received at the University Post Office, not at the residence halls.
• The student address on packages must include the box number.
• When a package arrives that is too large to fit in the box or requires a signature, a call slip is placed in the student's mailbox , and s/he will receive an email notification. The call slip and a photo ID are required to pick up the package during window service hours.

summer forwarding

If students wish to have mail forwarded to another address during the summer, the University Post Office change of address form must be completed. If the University Post Office does not receive this form, mail will continue to be put in the student's mailbox and returned to sender after 30 days.