The Tutwiler Package Center will close Friday, Nov. 1, for renovation to accommodate the upcoming parcel locker system that will be located there.
Effective Oct. 28, packages will not be routed to the Tutwiler Package Center for pickup. All student packages will remain at the Ferguson Mail Center for pickup.
Any student who has a package at the Tutwiler package center should retrieve their package by the close of business on Nov. 1. Packages remaining at the Tutwiler Package Center at the end of business on Nov. 1 will be routed back to the Ferguson Mail Center for pickup on Nov. 4.
The new parcel locker system is expected to be available for package retrieval at the beginning of the spring semester.
What’s New for Students
- Lockers of varying sizes will be installed at campus residential “neighborhoods,” including Presidential Village I and II, Paty, Riverside, Ferguson Student Center, Tutwiler Residential Hall and Bryce Lawn Apartments.
- Email notifications with locker numbers and other relevant information will be sent to students who receive packages.
- Lockers will be secure and accessible either via ACT Card or a numerical pad.
- Locker locations are within secure areas already accessible by authorized students around the clock.
- Students also will be notified when they receive cards, letters and other regular mail. These non-package items can be retrieved via a “virtual mailbox” system at the Ferguson Mail Center.
- Students will no longer have to rent a box to receive mail.
New Mail Efficiencies for Faculty and Staff
- Faculty and staff will see improved efficiencies in campus mail deliveries via a new approach that includes a tracking system to monitor outgoing and incoming items.
- An innovative software system will provide campus departments with more desktop processes to select options they prefer when mailing packages.