2008 Woodie Awards
New campus mailroom opens
Geoffrey Pursinger
Issue date: 2/15/08 Section: News
What once was housed in three separate buildings across Pacific, the university mail center has moved into its new official headquarters in the downstairs of the University Center.
"[In the old mailroom we] Didn't have adequate space to serve the students," said Donna Hepler, supervisor of mail services.
While the move was a welcome to change to many students and staff, it had been on the table for some time.
Two years ago, The Pacific Index printed an article about the lack of free space in the mailroom and according to Hepler a move was not in the cards. But all that changed when the Berglund Center for Internet Studies was given their own building, recently completed and sitting next to McCready Hall. They moved out of their downstairs home and the mailroom was given the chance to move in.
"When [the Berglund center] moved it freed up a lot of space," said Hepler. "It was the most logical place to go considering the back entrance to campus and the access to student housing."
The move has allowed the mail center to pool their resources. Before the move packages were kept in the downstairs of the UC, the student and faculty mailroom was upstairs and the university's bulk mail (flyers and brochures mailed to families and alumni) were housed in a building across the street but now everything is run from the same room.
Built with room to grow the new mailroom houses 1809 mailboxes, only about half of which are currently occupied by students.
But that doesn't mean that students can change their box numbers to whatever they want. "Mailbox numbers run through more systems than just our own," said Hepler. UC mailbox numbers are accessable throughout the school and allowing students to pick and change their box numbers would be chaotic and counterproductive. However, Hepler did say that special needs cases could be given (for instance if a student were unable to reach their mailbox).
According to Hepler the new mailroom allows for better security for students mail, a better access to deliveries and keeps traffic off the middle of campus.
"[In the old mailroom we] Didn't have adequate space to serve the students," said Donna Hepler, supervisor of mail services.
While the move was a welcome to change to many students and staff, it had been on the table for some time.
Two years ago, The Pacific Index printed an article about the lack of free space in the mailroom and according to Hepler a move was not in the cards. But all that changed when the Berglund Center for Internet Studies was given their own building, recently completed and sitting next to McCready Hall. They moved out of their downstairs home and the mailroom was given the chance to move in.
"When [the Berglund center] moved it freed up a lot of space," said Hepler. "It was the most logical place to go considering the back entrance to campus and the access to student housing."
The move has allowed the mail center to pool their resources. Before the move packages were kept in the downstairs of the UC, the student and faculty mailroom was upstairs and the university's bulk mail (flyers and brochures mailed to families and alumni) were housed in a building across the street but now everything is run from the same room.
Built with room to grow the new mailroom houses 1809 mailboxes, only about half of which are currently occupied by students.
But that doesn't mean that students can change their box numbers to whatever they want. "Mailbox numbers run through more systems than just our own," said Hepler. UC mailbox numbers are accessable throughout the school and allowing students to pick and change their box numbers would be chaotic and counterproductive. However, Hepler did say that special needs cases could be given (for instance if a student were unable to reach their mailbox).
According to Hepler the new mailroom allows for better security for students mail, a better access to deliveries and keeps traffic off the middle of campus.
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