The UPS store currently located in the Carmichael Student Center on the Kennesaw campus will close April 26 to make room for a similar KSU-owned shop.
Assistant Vice President of Campus Services Kasey Helton said that Talon Express, what KSU describes as a one-stop shop, will open in fall 2018 in place of the current UPS Store. Talon Express will offer copy and printing services, shipping and package pick up.
Some students were concerned that the printing services would not be available to them anymore, but Talon Express will provide many of the same basic services.
“They’re planning on bringing a post-office-type store on campus,” said one UPS sales associate. “They are going to have similar services but not all the services that we have.”
The UPS Store on campus opened in 2014 and provides students and faculty with many services including full-service printing, packaging and shipping, posters, graphic design and passport photos.
While Talon Express will not offer all of the same services to students, Helton said the new shop will be more beneficial for the university.
“We have appreciated our relationship with the UPS Store,” Helton said. “But by opening a store that is owned and operated by Kennesaw State University, we can be more flexible and can reinvest in projects that benefit our campus community.”
