-- Know your mail pick-up time schedule.

-- Keep US mail separate from campus mail.

-- Always include the person's name, department and campus location on all campus envelopes.

-- Don't wait until late in the day, especially on Fridays, to inquire as to status of a delayed item.

-- All mail sent to post office box numbers must have postage.

-- Everyone (with only a few exceptions) at Yale, including students, should be receiving all of their mail through their post office box.  Do not include a street in your mailing address.

-- Advise parting faculty and staff that mail will be forwarded for only a short period of time, say 3 months.  Use the junk mail program for mail that you want to stop receiving or for people that are no longer at your address. 

-- Sort all large campus mailings:  Central area is sorted by building, Medical and Science areas by department.

-- Use only Official Yale Interoffice Envelopes for campus mail.  These cost less when purchased through the Central Stockroom and require the correct information.  Click here for stocklist and ordering instructions.