On Campus

Your delivery address will change if you move from one quad to another, or even move to a different room within the same quad. In order for your mail to follow you, you must notify Mail Services that you have moved.

For an on-campus move, fill out the "Residential Student Change of Address Form" and submit the completed form to Mail Services located in the basement of the Business  Administration building, room B4. Forms are also available at the Mail Services office. The form cannot be accepted electronically and must be printed, signed and submitted to Mail Services in order to re-direct your mail.

Off Campus

If you are moving off campus, or are permanently leaving the University, an "Off Campus Move Notification Form" must be completed and submitted to Mail Services, in the basement of the Business Administration building, room B4. Forms are also available at the Mail Services office and each residential quad office. The form cannot be accepted electronically and must be printed, signed and submitted to the mail facility in order to forward your mail.

Upon receipt of the notification, first-class (letter) mail and periodical class mail will be forwarded by Mail Services to your new address for 6 months. It is advised that you notify your correspondents of your new address as soon as possible to avoid the delays associated with forwarding your mail.

The U.S. Postal Service will not forward Standard, Non-Profit mail, such as catalogs and newsletters and mail from non-profit organizations. If you want to remain on their mailing lists, you will need to notify them of your new address.

At this time, Mail Services does not share its change-of-address database with other offices.  It is recommended that you also contact offices such as Student Accounts and the Registrar to notify them of your new address, as well as keeping your address updated on MyUAlbany.

Summer Moves

If you want your mail to be forwarded when leaving the University for the summer, an "Off-Campus Move Notification Form" must be completed and returned to Mail Services. These forms will be placed in all student mail boxes several weeks before the spring semester ends, and a limited number will be given to each quad office, as well. The form must be printed, signed and submitted to the mail facility.  It cannot be accepted electronically.

There will be a delay of two weeks before mail forwarding begins in the summer to give Mail Services time to build a database of forwarding addresses. Students should notify senders of their forwarding address as soon as possible after the semester ends to avoid delays in the receipt of mail.