Sending Letters and Packages to Your Student

No Signature Required

United States Postal Service (USPS) mail pieces not requiring a student’s signature (such as bills, cards, letters, packages, and magazines) are delivered to the residence halls by the USPS. Upon delivery to the residence hall, the senior resident assistant (SRA) distributes the mail to the appropriate student mailboxes. Packages delivered to the residence hall that do not fit into a student’s mailbox are left in the RA Office. Students receive a package slip in their mailbox that informs them that they can pick up their package when an RA is on duty in the office each evening between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. SRAs deliver mail or mail slips daily. To pick up a package, students must show their HofstraCard and sign for the package. Please note that students share mailboxes, so if there is a delay in getting a notification, it is possible that a roommate picked up the mail or package slip and didn’t deliver it to the intended student in a timely fashion.

Signature Required

The Student Post Office, located in the Bookstore on the lower level of the Mack Student Center, North Campus, receives all Amazon (except Cria locker packages), FedEx, UPS, and USPS letters or packages requiring a student’s signature. Students will typically receive notice from the carrier that a package was delivered. Please allow at least 24 hours for the received items to be processed and ready for distribution. During peak times (i.e., first week of classes), package processing will take longer. Packages that are clearly labeled as perishable will be handled first, and the student will receive an email directly from the Student Post Office [LAM1] [PP2] for immediate pickup. If a package is not picked up within three days of arrival, the student will be reminded via email to pick up any waiting package. If a package is not picked up within two weeks of arrival, we will consider the package abandoned and will either return it to the sender (at the student’s expense) or donate it to a local shelter.

Please encourage your student to regularly check their Hofstra Pride email account. On occasion, emails can end up in a spam folder, so your student should add hofstrapostoffice@hofstra.edu to their email address book to ensure proper delivery. Upon receiving notice from the Student Post Office, students must present a valid HofstraCard to pick up their mail. It is important to note that due to this necessary routing of signature-required mail, a delay in letter/package delivery to students is possible. Letters and packages received on the weekend are held for delivery to the Student Post Office until Monday morning. If a student needs this mail piece immediately, they can pick it up on Saturday or Sunday, with a valid HofstraCard, at the David S. Mack Public Safety and Information Center.

For Important Mail

You may use FedEx, UPS, and other courier services that always provide the date of delivery and require a recipient’s signature. We strongly recommend that you use this method of delivery if sending items like birth certificates, passports, immunization paperwork, gift cards, or other items of distinct value. Student Post Office employees will sign for mail delivered by couriers.

When sending important letters or packages via the USPS, use a mailing service that provides a return receipt: Certified Mail, Express Mail, Insured Mail, or Registered Mail. Additionally, Signature Confirmation Mail, for packages only, provides the date of delivery and a recipient signature. For fast and easy USPS tracking, you can print your own shipping label by using USPS "Click-N-Ship" online USPS.com. Once completed, bring the label and package to the bookstore mailroom for drop-off. The mailroom will have shipping accessories available for sale if need be. The Delivery Confirmation Service from the USPS is not recommended. This service is limited in that it can track a letter or package only from the post office of origin to the U.S. Post Office in Hempstead, New York. Should you choose this delivery service, please note that the USPS delivers the letter or package directly to the student’s residence hall as non-signature required mail.

Student Post Office 

Lower Level of Bookstore
Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

The Student Post Office is available for package pickup Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m. until 15 minutes before the Bookstore closes.

Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Friday, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

hofstrapostoffice@hofstra.edu
516-463-6313

Student mail and packages must be addressed to the student's on-campus address. Do not enter the Bookstore address. 

Amazon Locker

The Amazon locker (Cria) is available in the Mack Student Center, North Campus.

United States Postal Service Facilities

600 Franklin Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
516-747-2201
800-275-8777

200 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11550
516-560-1120
800-275-8777

1000 Front Street
Uniondale, NY 11553
516-481-8245
800-275-8777

Please remind your student to check their Pride email account and their mailbox regularly for updates about packages. 

Please note: There may be a delay between the time packages arrive to campus, when they are sorted, and when your student is notified that they are ready for pickup. 

Residence Hall Addresses

Student mail should be addressed as follows:

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Alliance Hall, Room #
300 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3000

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Bill of Rights Hall, Room #
310 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3100

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Colonial Square East, House Name, Room #
380 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3800
(House Names: Cambridge, Hampton, Hempstead,
New York, Norwich, Providence, Quincy)

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Colonial Square West, House Name, Room #
385 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3850

(House Names: Dover, Jamestown, Newport,  Portsmouth, Plymouth, Salem, Williamsburg)
Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Constitution Hall, Room #
320 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3200

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Enterprise Hall, Room #
340 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3400

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)Estabrook Hall, Room #
330 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3300

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Nassau Hall, Room #
390 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3900

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Netherlands North, House Name, Room #
360 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3600

(House Names: Delft, Groningen, Hague,  Leiden, Rotterdam, Tilburg)
Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Netherlands South, House Name, Room #
365 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3650

(House Names: Amsterdam, Breukelen, Orange, Rensselaer, Utrecht)
Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Stuyvesant Hall, Room #
370 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3700

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Suffolk Hall, Room #
395 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3950

Student Name (as it appears on HofstraCard)
Vander Poel Hall, Room #
350 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-3500