By now, you have likely experienced a huge amount of packages coming into your mailroom. This time of the year, right before and during the fall move in process, hundreds of student packages arriving daily is the norm. Having the … Read More
Student Housing Mailroom Management
What Will Student Housing Be Like in 100 Years?
A lot can happen in a century, especially one in which there are technological leaps and bounds every week. The world is changing fast, and we at EZTrackIt like to think we’re on the cutting edge of the future of … Read More
It’s Fall Move-in! Shouldn’t You Update Your Student Package Tracking
Not Finals, not Midterms, not Graduation Day – no, the most hectic time of the school year for university housing coordinators and package handlers is Fall Move-In Day! Every September while nervous Freshmen and eager Sophomores funnel into their residence … Read More
Residential Life Directors: Is Your Mailroom Ready for Back to School?
Very soon, the students will be arriving at your university for another year’s worth of instruction. Is your mailroom ready? Ideally, you’ll have the package logging systems in place to ensure the most tumultuous time of the year will be … Read More
The Faster, The Better: Instant Notification Wins Overwhelming Resident Approval
During an informal poll we conducted with apartment dwellers, we asked about the speed at which those apartment residents would like to be notified that their delivery has arrived in their building the overwhelming majority – 9 out of every … Read More
Package Tracking Software Makes Midterm Season EZ
A lot of students are currently studying hard for their midterms, which are currently being administered, or will be in the very near future. That usually means that most of the residents on campus are either catching up on their … Read More
Package Tracking Software Feature Spotlight
Now that most students have been back in school for about a month, this is typically the time to prepare all faculty and students for the exciting events in the upcoming semester. Faculty and students spend countless number of hours … Read More
Package Tracking Tips for a Smooth Move-in
Though the busiest part of move-in season is behind us, there are still packages piling up. Students are exchanging books for different editions, or ordering ones that they thought they didn’t need. They’re ordering new clothes and decorations for their … Read More
Package Logging Software & The Fall Package Spike
One of the tools I have at EZTrackIt is the ability to see how many packages are logged in everyday with our package tracking system. Every year at about this time I watch the inbound package volume spike as students … Read More
Reaching Out to Students Before Fall Semester
A few weeks ago we discussed using this summer to gear up for fall semester in your campus mailroom. Hopefully by now you have implemented a package tracking system and trained your staff on using it, but you may not … Read More