Central Mail Services conducts the mailing operations for The University of Iowa. Its charge, according to the University's Operations Manual, is to provide collection and distribution of interdepartmental mail; coordinate or deliver all incoming U.S. Postal Service mail; and process outgoing USPS mail and United Parcel Service parcels.

Central Mail includes Campus Mail, Bulk Mail, and Metering and Shipping services. Campus Mail collects and distributes interdepartmental mail, delivers incoming U.S. Mail, and processes outgoing mail and parcels. Bulk Mail is responsible for bulk mailings, maintaining business reply mail permits, addressing, and determining Postal Service mail classifications, as well as automated folding, inserting, tabbing, sealing, metering, labeling, and addressing. Metering and Shipping processes parcels and mail to be delivered by UPS and the U.S. Postal Service.

UI Central Mail Services develops institutional and departmental partnerships to provide the optimum in mailing efficiency and cost savings. Current partners are the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. We also administer the DDDEO listserv for the University's Deans, Directors, and Departmental Executive Officers.

We provide customer service support to the entire mailing community at the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa, and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Our goal is to provide you with the most effective mail processes and customer service, second to none.