HOLIDAY BREAK INFORMATION
Campus Mail Services will be closed from Friday, December 22 through Tuesday, January 2 following the University of Alabama holiday break schedule.
Student Mail
The Campus Mail Services Center, located in the Student Center, will be closed from Friday, Dec 22 through Tuesday, Jan 2. Retail sales will cease at 11 am on Thursday, Dec 21.
All student packages received by Dec 15 that are not collected will be returned to sender on Dec 21, unless forwarding information is received by 5 pm Dec 20.
Student packages received from Dec 15 through Jan 2 will not be returned to sender until January 19.
All correspondence regarding student mail and packages during the winter break will be sent to the student’s crimson.ua.edu email addresses.
Package Forwarding & Returning to Sender
There are two ways you can have your package sent to another address. You can have Campus Mail forward your package to a different address or we can return your item to the sender so that they can mail you a new package to your preferred address.
To forward a package, you must complete the Mail/Package Service Request Form and provide us with a PREPAID shipping label from a carrier of your choice (USPS, UPS, or FedEx).
To create the shipping label, use the address below as your “from” address:
Student Name
MSC Number
1831 University Station
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
To return a package to the sender, simply fill out the Mail / Package Request Form. There is NO fee to return your unopened package to the sender and you can request the vendor ship a new item to your preferred address.
Once Campus Mail receives the correct documents, your package(s) will be returned or forwarded within one business day. Once the package leaves Campus Mail we will no longer be responsible for its care or delivery. Campus Mail cannot control carrier delivery times. However, you will be able to track your package(s) using the tracking number from the prepaid shipping label you provided. If the package was sent through the USPS, you may not see any updates until arrival at the final destination. Other return-to-sender packages can be tracked on the carriers’ websites (FedEx, UPS).
Mail Forwarding & Returning to Sender
Student letter mail received by November 30 that has not been collected by December 21 will be returned to sender on January 3.
To have your letter mail forwarded, please complete the Mail/Package Service Request Form. First-Class mail and periodicals (newsletters and magazines) can be forwarded at no cost. USPS Marketing Mail or mail marked Presorted Standard or Non-Profit Org are not able to be forwarded. Once Campus Mail receives the correct documents, your package(s) will be returned or forwarded within one business day.
Departmental Mail
Mail Routes
Regular morning mail routes will run on Thursday, Dec. 21. Please have all outgoing mail or packages ready at this time. No routes will run from Dec. 22 through Jan 2.
CAPS Boxes
On Thursday, Dec 21, pick-ups will be made from the Centralized Afternoon Pick-up Service (CAPS) drop boxes at 1:00 p.m. Items placed in CAPS drop boxes after 1:00 p.m. will be processed after the holiday break.
Other Outgoing Mail & Packages
Outgoing mail or packages that are not picked up on regular morning mail routes should be brought by noon to Campus Mail, located at the Printing & Mail Services Facility at 325 Kirkbride Lane. Mail received after noon will not be processed until after the holiday break.
Mail & Package Pick Up
There will be no mail or package pick-up services available during the 2023/2024 Winter Break.
Passport Services
The University of Alabama Passport Acceptance Facility will be closed from Fri. Dec 22 through Tues, Jan 2 in accordance with the University’s holiday break schedule. Services will resume on Wed, Jan 3, 2024.
The Passport Acceptance Facility will stop taking passport applications at 11 am to allow adequate time for processing and mailing.
Greek Houses
The last day Campus Mail Service will deliver to Greek Houses prior to the Holiday break will be Friday, Dec. 8. Regular mail delivery service resumes Tuesday, Jan. 16. There will be no mail or package pick-up services available during the 2023/2024 Winter Break.
Greek Houses may pick up their mail/packages from Campus Mail Services beginning Jan 3, if desired. House directors, chapter advisors, or chapter presidents may authorize two people to pick up mail for their respective Greek houses through this form: Greek House – Persons Authorized to Pick Up Mail / Packages