SDSU Central Mail

See Section 5 of the Service Guide.

CENTRAL MAIL

SDSU Central Mail Center provides mail and shipping service to the campus community, including incoming US mail, outgoing US mail, campus mail services, bulk mailings, addressing service, contract Post Office operation and outgoing shipping. Central Mail provides information, advice and recommendations for the most efficient and cost-effective mail services.

The Mail Center is located in Yeager Hall Room 103, using 2,114 square feet. Their complex includes a processing area, office area, training room, sorting room, bulk mail processing area, Contract Station area and loading dock.

Given the variety of services available at the Mail Center, the campus community can process almost any type of mail on campus. Expert advice is available to all campus groups and departments, potentially saving campus resources.

Sophisticated mail processing equipment is available to the campus, allowing them to save mailing costs.

The SDSU Mail Center staff is comprised of:
(1) Administrative Assistant (Mail Center Manager)
(1) Automated Mail Processor (Mail Center Asst Manager)
(3) Mail Processors
(2-3) Student Mail Processors

The SDSU Mail Center provides the following services to the campus community:

Mail Processing
Our mail operation sorts and delivers all incoming mail, interdepartmental campus mail, accountable mail. The departmental mail is also picked up, appropriate postage affixed, bagged and leaves campus the same day. Our mail personnel handle 3000 pieces of first class mail each day. A portion of our outgoing US mail is handled by a presort house, saving the campus postage costs. The Administrative Assistant manages this contract.

Bulk Mailings
Our mail center processes over 500,000 pieces of bulk mail annually. Our services include labeling, ink-jet addressing, on campus mail processing and providing expert advice to departments on mail piece design and other regulations.

Shipping
The majority of all outgoing shipping, such as UPS, FedEx, etc are processed through Central Mail. Tracking services are provided as necessary.

University Station
A contract Post Office is operated by Central Mail personnel. In exchange to an annual payment from USPS, we provide post office services to the students, faculty and staff at SDSU.

Campus Education  
Through written updates, training and seminars, our staff at Central Mail provide the campus community with the latest updates on the mailing industry.

Central Mail has successfully automated much of the outgoing mail, gaining delivery reliability and cost savings. By working with large volume campus mailers, assisting with mail piece design and coordinating the mailing, Central Mail ensures that the departments save mailing costs.