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Who's Who in the
Post Office
Student Information
Transaction Times and
Route Schedule
Preparation for
Departmental Pick-Up
Personal Mail Policy
Intra-Campus Mail
Metered Mail
What Are You Mailing
Choosing a
Service for Mailing
Adding
Extra Services
Addressing
Your Mailing
Service
Endorsements Reference Chart
Preparing
Packages for Mailing
Correct
State Abbreviations for Mailing
US Postal
Service Rates Chart for Postage
Standard
Mailing Preparation
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Student Information
Welcome to the Winthrop
University Post Office information guide. Your
University Post Office is located at 110 Dinkins
Student Center. We are a USPS contract station,
offering, with a few exceptions, all the
service that can be obtained through a USPS postal
window.
Window Service and Delivery Times
The Post Office window is opened for business Monday
through Friday. The hours are 8:30am until 3:15 pm.
We leave the window opened an additional 10 minutes,
from 3:15 until 3:25 for additional parcel pick up
service, but we cannot conduct postal business in
this time period.
Money Orders can be purchased at our window from
8:30am until 2:30pm. The Winthrop University Post
Office is only permitted to cash US Postal money
orders which cannot exceed $50.00. Larger amounts
may be cashed at one of the local USPS offices. Two
forms of ID are required when cashing a money order.
PO Box users can expect their letter mail to be
boxed by 10:00 am. Parcels arrive at different times
throughout the day and they are boxed as soon as
they are processed and may be picked up as soon as
you retrieve your notice from your box. Our last
delivery for parcels is usually between 2:30pm and
3:00pm.
Postal Services Available
Purchasing of stamps – You may purchase postage by
the individual stamp, book, roll, or mixed
denominations.
Special Services-Certified, Insured, Delivery Confirmation, Delivery
Signature, Priority (packaging available), Parcel
post, Airmail, and Money Orders can be obtained
through the Winthrop Post Office window.
Picture ID is required to pick-up any mail you have
received a notice for, this includes oversized
article notices and special service notices such as
certified. There are no exceptions to this
requirement. You are required to bring both your ID
and your notice.
Your Winthrop ID, Drivers License, Photo Credit
Card, Photo work ID or similar identification
verifying your name and a photo are allowable.
Package Service -
Parcels may be mailed from the University PO.
Priority Mail packaging can be obtained for free at
the PO window, this includes International Priority
Service. We also carry Priority Flat Rate
packaging. Any articles going any alternative
service, (ex: media mail) must come wrapped and
ready for mailing.
Passports - Passports cannot be
applied for through the US post Office in Rock Hill.
You can apply for a passport at the Clerk of courts
office in Rock Hill.
Obtaining and Relinquishing a Post Office Box
All resident students are expected to have a Post
Office box on campus, as no letters or packages are
delivered to resident locations. If you are a
resident student, and did not receive a PO Box at an
orientation program, please come to the Post Office
window at the Dinkins student center, on the main
floor, and we will be happy to assign you your box.
Your PO Box and combination can be found on
Wingspan, under your personal information.
For the first three weeks of fall session, we will
box all mail that arrives to the designated box
number, as the boxes are not yet completely labeled.
Please leave any mail that is not yours in the box
at this time. As soon as the session is declared, we
will label the boxes and pull any mail that does not
belong to you or your box mate, in the box. Please
be patient at this time and we apologize in advance
for the inconvenience. After the semester is
declared, we ask that if mail is incorrectly boxed
in your box you bring it to the post office window
area, and if we are not opened, drop it in the
Campus Mail slot to the right of the windows. The
campus slot is there for your convenience
If you
have mail intended for a department on campus or a
chartered organization, it can be sent free of
charge. Correspondence to another student does
require postage as student boxes are regulated by
the US Postal service.
Your post office box is free to you as long as you
are a resident student on campus. If you leave
Winthrop or move off campus for any reason, it is
your responsibility to inform us of your new
address. As soon as you are removed from the
resident list, your box will be closed, and your
mail will be forwarded to the last address we have
on file for you. If you wish to continue to use your
box, and no longer reside on campus, but you are
still active as a student, you may do so by paying a
$35.00 fee. All boxes are subject to two occupants,
this includes rental boxes. Boxes are assigned at
random, and only married couples are assigned to the
same box.
How to Use Your Post Office Box Combination
Instructions for using your combination can be found
in the glass case at the front end of the PO Box
station at Dinkins. If we are not opened, and you do
not understand the instructions, ask anyone using
their box if they would explain them to you and
remember to return the favor in the future.
Non- Resident Students
Non-resident students may rent a PO Box for the fee
of $35.00 per year. This fee is good from August
first until July 31 of the next year, no mater when
the box is rented. You are required to be an active
student in order to rent a box.
Moving Off Campus
If you move off campus, it is your responsibility to
bring us an alternative address or your mail will be
forwarded to the address we have in the system,
which is usually your permanent address. Please be
aware that your Winthrop PO box cannot be changed on
Wingspan. This is so that we are made aware of your
move and release your box for reassignment. If you
do not plan on returning to Winthrop the following
semester, please inform us so that we can free your
box for reassignment. If you forget to stop by and
inform the Winthrop Post Office that you have moved
off campus, you may go to your local United States
Post Office and obtain a change of address form,
fill it out and mail it to the Post Office here at
Winthrop, addressed to Postmaster, Rock Hill, 29733.
After Hour Handling of Parcel or Mail Requiring a
Signature
If you are unable to retrieve mail that either
required a signature or is to large for your PO box
during our window hours, you may give your ID to a
friend, and they can pick-up your item for you
unless the item has restricted delivery that
requires your signature. If you are unable to give
your ID to someone, a call to the post Office at
323-2293, will help us make arrangements to get your
special handled mail to you
Problems With Your Mail Service
If at anytime during the school year you feel there
is a problem with the handling of your mail, please
don’t hesitate to come to the Post Office window and
let us help you pinpoint and correct the problem.
Remember, as a box mate if there is a problem with
either occupant’s mail, the first inquiries
regarding mishandled mail will be conducted with
users of that box. Please treat your box mates mail
as you would want them to treat yours. Please
remember mishandling of mail is a Federal offense.
Please don’t hesitate to give us an opportunity to
assist you with any of your postal related
questions. Either come to our window in Dinkins,
E-mail the director at
schilffc@winthrop.edu or
contact us at 323-2293.

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