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The following list includes style conventions used when writing about ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and not covered in The Associated Press Stylebook.
names of — University style is not to use acronyms or abbreviations for names of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø campuses, divisions, colleges, schools, departments, centers or programs.
buildings — For a complete listing of names and abbreviations, visit the Building Curators Directory at www.kent.edu/universityarchitect/building-curators-directory or contact the Office of the University Architect at 330-672-3880. The Office of the University Architect also has information about the history of the campus buildings. For residence halls, refer to University Housing’s website. University style is not to use first names when designating a building or campus feature.
The concert will be held in University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall.
Advising sessions were held in Schwartz Center and Ritchie Hall.
The event will be held at Risman Plaza.
The Wick Poetry Center is located in the Gaston Prentice House.
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Kent Campus — do not use ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø campus; all references to the Kent Campus should be capitalized. Example: The Kent Campus is divided into six districts — Front Campus, Central Campus, Music and Theatre, Residential, Science Mall and Recreation.
Regional Campuses — refer to the Regional Campuses website at www.kent.edu/regional-campuses for a complete listing of the Regional Campuses, including addresses and telephone numbers. See examples below:
Students from the Regional Campuses often transition to the Kent Campus.
Numerous Regional Campus students have been ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø valedictorians.
Both the Kent and Regional campuses have experienced increased enrollments.
The Regional Campuses are as follows: ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Ashtabula, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at East Liverpool, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Geauga, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Salem, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Stark, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Trumbull and ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Tuscarawas.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Geauga includes the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Twinsburg Academic Center.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Ashtabula; ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Ashtabula; the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Ashtabula Campus; the campus.
The lecture is at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Tuscarawas. ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Tuscarawas holds the lecture series each year. The lectures were held in the Tuscarawas Campus' auditorium. Many of the lectures are held in the campus’s new Performing Arts Center. Numerous students visit the Kent, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Geauga and ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Salem campuses each year.
colleges — write out in full and capitalize on the first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references.
Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Ambassador Crawford College (on second reference); the college; business students
College of Aeronautics and Engineering; the college; students in aeronautics and engineering
College of Architecture and Environmental Design; the college; architecture students
College of the Arts; the college, students in the arts
College of Arts and Sciences; the college; students in arts and sciences
College of Communication and Information; the college; students in communication and information
College of Education, Health and Human Services; the college; students in education, health and human services
College of Nursing; the college; nursing students
College of Podiatric Medicine; the college; students in podiatric medicine
College of Public Health; the college; public health students
courses – uppercase and DO NOT enclose in quotation marks.
departments – uppercase and use the official name on first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references. The Department of Earth Sciences; the earth sciences department; the department; the earth sciences faculty.
divisions — write out in full and capitalize on the first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references.
Division of Information Technology; the information technology division; the division; information technology staff
faculty and staff — faculty and staff listings appear in the online directory and can be accessed from the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø homepage at www.kent.edu.
instructional areas — lowercase references to majors, minors, concentrations and programs of study; however, if the program has a coordinator or director, then capitalize.
history major; minor in British studies
concentration in Romanian studies; concentration in psychiatric mental health nursing
The Aeronautics Program celebrated 50 years of flight training in 2017.
international locations — use these forms when referring to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s international locations.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Education-Abroad Africa - Rwanda
India Liaison Office - India
South East Asia Center - Vietnam
China Center - China
The American Academy – Brazil
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Florence Center
licenses — capitalize the names of state and national licenses and the exams required to earn them.
major — lowercase the names of majors unless part of the name is a proper adjective.
He is a history major.
They are American studies majors.
minor — lowercase the names of minors unless part of the name is a proper adjective.
She wants to pursue a minor in women’s studies.
They are British studies minors.
offices – uppercase and use the official name on first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references. The Admissions Office; the office, the Admissions Office staff, the staff.
programs — write out in full and capitalize for the first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references. Capitalize program only when part of the official name. If in doubt, check with the appropriate office or department.
Aeronautics Program (capitalize program when an academic unit has its own coordinator or director)
Senior Guest Program
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program
rooms — follow AP.
Kent Student Center Ballroom
Kent Student Center Hub
Kent Student Center, Room 306
University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall
schools — write out in full and capitalize on the first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references.
School of Art; the school; art students
School of Media and Journalism, the school; journalism programs
School of Fashion; the school; fashion design majors
university — ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø for first reference; ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is preferred for subsequent references; the university is also acceptable for subsequent references. KSU, without periods, should be used sparingly and only for audiences in Northeast Ohio or in tightly spaced, tabulated copy.
NEOMED — use Northeast Ohio Medical University on first reference; NEOMED for subsequent references.
numbers — follow the AP Stylebook with the exception of credit hours. See the entry for credit hours.