Are university mailboxes/addressed available to off campus students?

My son is transferring to Michigan and will be living off campus. Unlike his previous school that had a centralized mail center, it appears that Michigan still has residence hall based mailboxes for their residents. Does anyone know if there is a way that students can get a secure university mail address? I am concerned about mail/packages being left on the front porch of the house he will be living in – especially since it is on a high traffic road.

I don’t think so but call umich housing

If he gets a job on campus, there may be cases where he can have packages shipped to his work area. Otherwise I am not aware of anywhere on campus where non-residence hall residents can have mail redirected to.

PO box?

@TooOld4School beat me to it by about an hour. Rent a PO Box if you’re really concerned, but I wouldn’t foresee package theft as a huge issue.

You don’t want a university mailbox! My kiddo had one for three years, and had us send mail to her lab instead. There seems to be a black hole the mail falls into where it gets delayed about a week at the university housing addresses. PO Box is the answer for sure, if you’re worried about packages.