# Presentation: 134969

## Addressing
Models in Higher
Education

***Models in Higher***
***Education***
***	******	***

***Thomas Roylance, Brigham Young University***
***Jim Wilson, USPS Address Management***

## Defining an Address 

## Defining an Address

**An Address Is Defined By Webster As:**
***“... ******directions for delivery on the outside of an object (as a letter or  package) ...”***
**For the USPS, An Address Contains Specific Components That Comply With Our Address Management System Standards And Allow Automated Sortation To The Intended Delivery Point**

## Defining An Address- Order of Precedence

**Last Line**
**	****	****AMES IA 50001-2008**
**Delivery Address Line**
**	****	****210 ALUMNI HALL**
**	**
**Firm/Recipient Line**
**	****	****IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY**
**	****	**

## What Makes College/University Addresses Different?

**Diversity of Schools – Diversity of Needs**
**Historical Addressing Conventions **
**High Percentage of Unique ZIP Code Usage**
**Multiple Addressing Formats**
**	****	****Faculty/Administration**
**	****	****Student Body**

## Why are College & University Addresses Difficult to Automate?

**Addresses Contain Unknown Elements**
**Often Lack Expected Components**
**Inconsistent Formats**
**Frequent Abbreviations**
**Similarity to Other Addresses in Area**
**Crossover Usage of Unique ZIP Code**
**Lack of Data in USPS Database**

## Lacks Expected Components

## Inconsistent Format

## Frequent Abbreviations

## Similarity to Other Addresses in Area

***109 Poole Lane***
***Clemson SC  29631-1481***

## Crossover Unique ZIP Code Usage

***102 Riggs Hall***
***Clemson SC  29634-0001***

## Lack of Data in USPS AMS Database

***115 N Palmetto Blvd***
***Clemson SC  29631-3013***

## Properly Formatted Address

## Why is it Important to Automate College & University Addresses?

**To Better Serve The Needs of All Stakeholders**
**Mailers**
**Discounts**
**Consistent Message Delivery**
**Colleges & Universities**
**Mail Sortation & Delivery**
**Accessibility to USPS Products & Services**
**US Postal Service**
**Improves Efficiency of Mail Processing**

## College/University Addressing Options

**Single Institution Address **
**Community Assigned Street Style Addresses**
**School Assigned Street Style Addresses**
**School Assigned Building / Hall Addresses**

## School Assigned Street Style Address

***?***

***Environmental Health***
***2809 Daley Dr***
***Ames IA 50011-3665***

## School Assigned Highrise Style Address

***1 Cyclotron Rd Bldg 51R0208***
***Berkeley CA 94720-8108***

***1 Cyclotron Rd Bldg 55R0121***
***Berkeley CA 94720-8119***

## Building Name As The Address

***21501 Harman Bldg***
***Provo UT 84602-1501***

***21536 Harman Bldg***
***Provo UT 84602-1501***

## Opportunities

**With Standardized Addressing That Conforms to the USPS’ Address Management System Format, Opportunities Abound to Participate in USPS Address-Hygiene Programs**
**Without Standardized Address Formats, Opportunities To Participate in USPS Address-Hygiene Programs are Limited**

## Benefits to Colleges & Universities

**Improved Delivery**
**Less delayed mail**
**Reduced UAA mail**
**Improved Efficiencies**
**Improved sortation capabilities**
**Simpler identification when hand sorting**
**More opportunities for work-sharing**

## The BYU Experience

**PO Box Addressing Scenario**
**	****	****	****PMPC**
**	****	****	****298 UPB**
**	****	****	****POB 21930**
**	****	****	****Provo, UT  84602-1930**
**2****	****	****	****19 ****	**** ****	****30**
**	**
**	****	****846****02****	****	****Building #****	****	****Box number**

## The BYU Experience

**Move to Building/Street type address**
**	**
**	****	****PMPC**
**	****	****298 Press Building**
**	****	****Provo, UT  84602-1930**
**	****296-299 Press Bldg****	****= 1930**

## Additional Efforts

**MTAC Workg****ro****up #88: *****Barriers to Address Quality***
**Validating College and University Addresses**
**Continuation of Workgroup #30**
**Not all addresses in national AMS files**
**Inconsistent use of address fields**
**MTAC Workgroup #90: *****Improving Change-of-Address System for C&U’s***
**Pursuing the viability of including student address changes into the NCOA file**
**Reduce forwardable/UAA mail benefiting students, institutions, and USPS**

## What Now?

**NACUMS and USPS Efforts**
**College and University Mail Services Guide**
**Educate the Educators**
**Identify applicable address formats**
**Implement new address strategies**
**Educate the Senders**** **
**Get the word out**

## Summary

**Standardized C&U Addressing Is Beneficial To All Stakeholders**
**Flexibility In Addressing Options For C&Us Exist**
**Future Opportunities For C&Us to Participate In USPS Programs and Services Require C&Us to Have Standardized Address Formats**
**USPS and C&Us Working To Achieve Solutions**

## The Mail Moment

## For More Information

**For More Information**

***www.usps.com***

**Customer Support**

**1-800-238-3150**

**Address Information System Products & Services**

**Notes:**
We deal with undeliverable-as-addressed mail through a variety of products called the Address Information System.
In summary, our story is short, but the news is good. We have developed new products to help mailers correct undeliverable as addressed mail, and we’re providing more customer support. And, those will help drive down costs for mailers.