Note the schedule for mail services during the holidays

University Mail Services will be open during the holiday season, except for Dec. 24 and Jan. 3. To get mail delivered, however, departments that will be open on the University's official holidays and will need mail delivered should e-mail their specific needs to director Jack Parker at jp7p@virginia.edu, or fiscal/customer service representative Linda Price at llp5a@virginia.edu. Otherwise, mail will be held and delivered the next official workday.

For U.S. mail, the post office recommends domestic holiday mailings -- parcels and first-class cards and letters -- be sent by Dec. 20. The international mail deadlines for some countries have passed; the deadline for most international mail destinations is Dec. 9. Most military and embassy mail deadlines are Dec. 3 for parcel airlift and Dec. 10 for first-class letters and cards and priority mail.