{"id":19604,"date":"2022-02-28T16:10:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/?page_id=19604"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:21:47","slug":"mail-and-deliveries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/living-at-uri\/mail-and-deliveries\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail and Deliveries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mail and Packages<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  float: right\"><h1>Union Express<\/h1>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>ph: 401.874.2189 \/ f: 401.874.4276<br><a href=\"mailto:mailroom@etal.uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mailroom@etal.uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/amazon-locker-package-pickup\/\">Amazon Locker Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hours<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summer Recess<\/strong> &#8211; May 5th &#8211; August 17th<br>Monday through Friday: 8:30am &#8211; 4:30pm<br>Saturday and Sunday: Closed<br>Holidays: Closed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open Move In Weekend (Labor Day too)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fall\/Spring Semester<\/strong><br>Monday &#8211; Friday: 9am \u2013 5pm <br>Saturday: 10am \u2013 3pm<br>Sunday: Closed<br>Holidays: Closed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thanksgiving Recess<\/strong><br>Monday &#8211; Wednesday &#8211; Opened<br>Thursday &#8211; Friday- Saturday &#8211; Closed<br>Will reopen Monday December 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Winter Recess<\/strong> &#8211; December 11th &#8211; January 16th<br>Monday through Friday: 8:30am &#8211; 4:30pm<br>Saturday and Sunday: Closed<br>Holidays: Closed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50 Lower College Rd, Kingston, RI 02881 (First floor by the pool tables)<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>The Union Express is located on the first floor of The Memorial Union.&nbsp;All resident students are assigned a unit (box) number. Students in Greek Housing are unable to receive mail at the Union Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Union Express student employees log packages throughout&nbsp;the day from&nbsp;the different carriers. You will receive&nbsp;an email from <a href=\"mailto:mailroom@etal.uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mailroom@etal.uri.edu<\/a>&nbsp;when your package\/mail has been processed and ready for pick up. Please&nbsp;wait for <em>our email<\/em> confirming it&#8217;s ready, not the carriers!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you arrive for your package\/mail pick up please swipe your URI ID at the KIOSK and we will retrieve your items, call your name and have you show us your ID at the counter for your package\/mail checkout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions when at the counter feel free to ask at that time, there will be an employee available to help.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22559\" style=\"width:551px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/Mailroom.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">* You unit number can be found in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/apply\/how-to-login-to-myhousing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/housing\/apply\/how-to-login-to-myhousing\/\" target=\"_blank\">MyHousing<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p> Please leave off hall name and\/or ID number on your packages or mail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Receiving Mail and Packages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Express does not have the capacity to store refrigerated items and is not<br>responsible for flowers or perishable packages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All mail and packages must be picked up at the Union Express counter. Packages will be held for 2 weeks before returned to sender.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summer Session&nbsp;students will keep the same mailbox as during the school year. If you need a mailbox number, please stop by the Union Express mailroom and request one.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please stop by our counter, so we can answer your questions or assist you with your&nbsp;package or mail issues.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are not responsible for packages left unattended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students cannot pick up another student&#8217;s items without prior authorization. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Union Express cannot be responsible for packages not dropped off at designated locations or during open hours. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Food Deliveries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To receive food deliveries from local restaurants or grocery stores, you&#8217;ll need to use the street address for your residence hall. Enter the name of your residence hall in the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.uri.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/map.uri.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">URI Interactive Map<\/a> to find your street address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please do not order food deliveries directly from grocery stores to the Union Express mailroom. (Brown Bags)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that exterior doors to residence halls are locked 24\/7, so you will need to meet your delivery person at a designated door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mail and Packages The Union Express is located on the first floor of The Memorial Union.&nbsp;All resident students are assigned a unit (box) number. Students in Greek Housing are unable to receive mail at the Union Express. Our Union Express student employees log packages throughout&nbsp;the day from&nbsp;the different carriers. 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