News in Brief: Centralized Shipping Service

By: Atishay Jain, Colin Jung and Anna Kim

The mailroom and the Procurement and Business Services recently implemented a new centralized shipping service and a notification service to alert students about packages they receive from vendors such as FedEx, United Parcel Service (UPS), United States Postal Service (USPS), and Amazon.

“Centralized shipping is being implemented to support the on Campus Administration and Faculty with shipping services for domestic and international shipments,” Senior Manager of Procurement and Business Services Janelle Ozols said. “This process is not directly related to distribution of packages from the Mailroom, but rather shipping packages from PEA.”

Additionally, the service is available for students who may need help with UPS and FedEx couriers; the mailroom will aid students with shipping labels and coordinating package pick-up. The mailroom has also connected with two external, off-campus suppliers “to support packing, shipping, and storage options for students,” Ozols said. One is Postal Service USA, located in Stratham, New Hampshire. The other is Rate Liner, located in Concord, New Hampshire.

Shipping services can be requested via a FormSite Form on Student Connect or through emailing the mailroom at mailcenter@exeter.edu.

Notifii, a package management and text software, will alert students via their Outlook emails that a package has arrived and is available for pick-up. The package will either be in their PO box or in the lockers outside the mailroom, which students can access through their typical PO box code.