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Traditional mailrooms weren&#8217;t built for that volume or variety, and staffing that swings across the academic year adds to the strain.<\/p>\n<p>This 12-page playbook breaks the problem into intake design, staffing, service commitments, and measurement. It draws on insights from Rob Zinsky, vice president of higher education at Parcel Pending by Quadient. &#8220;Technology generally is deployed to 40 to 60% of its usefulness from an industry perspective,&#8221; he says, which is why the playbook starts with an audit that shows where schools can build on systems they already have. Most updates take six to twelve months.<\/p>\n<h5>Inside, you&#8217;ll learn how to:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Audit processes, people, and technology, then build a three-year roadmap by working backward from your goals<\/li>\n<li>Choose a staffing model that fits your campus, from one central hub to multiple pickup points, and redeploy student workers to higher-value work like passport services<\/li>\n<li>Run a calmer move-in with early communications, staggered shipping windows, and locker pickup for keys, course materials, and computers<\/li>\n<li>Write SLAs that set clear service commitments and ownership without burying them in operational detail<\/li>\n<li>Track the KPIs that matter across operations, efficiency, and student experience, and see where your school sits on a four-level maturity model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready to learn more? 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