{"id":2328,"date":"2020-04-22T19:47:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T19:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/?page_id=2328"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:43:09","slug":"general-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/general-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"General Policies and Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hours of Operation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday \u2013 Friday from 7:30 a.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m.<br>There is an after-hours drop-off box at the front door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mail Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A mail card must accompany all outgoing mail requiring postage metering. These cards are available to order on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/printing\/\">Printing Services<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courier Service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The URI Courier provides scheduled deliveries to several Providence locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tuesdays &amp; Fridays:<\/strong> State Administration Building (1 Capitol Hill)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tuesdays:<\/strong> RI Nursing Education Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fridays:<\/strong> Shepard Building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The courier departs from the campus at approximately 10:00 am. To ensure your mail and packages are included, please drop them off in your mail room before this departure time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">URI Mailing Addresses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In cases of incomplete addressing, delivery locations are determined using the URI Directory. Ensure accurate delivery by emailing <a href=\"mailto:kmckinstry@uri.edu\">Kathie McKinstry<\/a> to verify or update your current campus address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suspicious Mail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Report any suspicious packages immediately to the URI Police at 401-874-2121. Review the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/Suspicious-Package-Information.pdf\">Suspicious Package Information<\/a>&nbsp;for detailed guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Mail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>URI Mail Services does not process or deliver personal packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hazardous Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>URI Mail Services does not process hazardous materials.Email <a href=\"mailto:nenglehart@uri.edu\">Nic Englehart<\/a> to coordinate all HAZMAT shipping needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hours of Operation Monday \u2013 Friday from 7:30 a.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m.There is an after-hours drop-off box at the front door. Mail Cards A mail card must accompany all outgoing mail requiring postage metering. These cards are available to order on the\u00a0Printing Services website. Courier Service The URI Courier provides scheduled deliveries to several Providence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":678,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2328","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3779,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2328\/revisions\/3779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}