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Select Topic - A - abbreviations academic degrees academic subjects academic titles advisor affirmative action statement ages a lot/alot already/all ready alright/all right all time or all-time alumna alumni alumnus Alzheimer's a.m. ampersand (&) and/or army, navy, marines, and air force Art Studio assistant and associate associate degree associate degrees Atheneum - B - baccalaureate bachelor's degree Baker and Will Classroom barbecue barbecue Bertram mathematics Education Laboratory beside/besides Blair Chair of Business Science Board of Trustees bookstore Broadway Recreational Complex building names at USI Business and Engineering Center Bussing-Koch Foundation Stock Market Laboratory - C - capitalization Carter Hall Center for Academic Creativity Center for Applied Research century centuries Colleges at USI comma cannot - D - dash dates Deans Scholarship decades Denner Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory department Department of Modern and Classical Languages Department of Performing Arts dimensions directions and regions driving directions to campus disabilities disk - E - email Eagle Access Card Eagle Access Card Office Eagle Express Eagles Nest Education Center effect ensure/insure exclamation point - F - fiance fiancee Fireside Lounge fraternaties freshman, et al. fund raiser fund raising fund-raising - G - Governors Hall Great Lakes Valley Conference - H - Lloyd C. Hahn Engineering Design Center Anna Lee Hamilton Music Studio Harlaxton College Heritage Lounge healthcare honors list hyphen - I - Indiana University School of Medicine-Evansville Internet italics Innovation Pointe - J - Jr., Sr. - K - Kleymeyer Lecture Hall - L - Liberal Arts Center The Link John D. Lippert Lecture Hall The Loft - M - Mallette Studio Theatre Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Pamila F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries McCutchan Exhibition Space Cynderella McDowell Miller Foreign Language Laboratory McKinney Entrepreneurship Laboratory Mitchell Auditorium money - N - Newman Hall nouns, adjectives used as verbs noun/verb agreement numbers - O - O'Bannon Hall O'Daniel Atrium Office of Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness Office of Housing and Residence Life Office of Religious Life ok/okay Old National Bank Sales Suite and Joseph P. Coslett Sales Management Development Laboratory online Orr Iron Arch - P - Pace Galleries Parkinson's percent period plurals plus p.m. possessives Pott College of Science and Engineering Presidential Scholarships Presidents of University of Southern Indiana Publications at USI - Q - quotes - R - Rice Library races Rankin Lane Recreation and Fitness Center redundancy Residence Life Community Center Rochelle Lane Ron D. and Connie S. Romain Boardroom Ruston Hall - S - Victor V. Schriefer Jr. Communications Laboratory Screaming Eagles Scripps Howard Center for Media Studies Security Building seasons Schlechte Façade Service Learning Sill Geology Seminar Room spelling Stanonis Paleontology/Sedimentary Geology Laboratory states Starbucks Student Wellness Office - T - telephone and other access numbers temperatures tenses that the University of Southern Indiana theatre time titles tobacco-free campus Torrington Science Center Wing Tower Traditions Lounge - U - UC East UC West University of Southern Indiana USI Epi-Hab Center for Disability Studies USI Student Health Center -V - Vectren Lakeside Study Lounge and Balcony vice president, vice provost - W - web page web site World Wide web who printable version

This manual is a resource for persons who write or edit text for USI publications and content for the USI web site. It is intended to help bring consistency to publications and online communication that use the USI logo, represent the University to a broad and largely off-campus audience, or invite participation in USI programs or events.

This manual covers grammar, spelling, and punctuation including terminology specific to USI. It addresses many of the most commonly asked questions about USI style and common errors.

It is not a comprehensive style guide. The News and Information Services staff uses the recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style and the Associate Press Stylebook for general reference.

The style guidelines, though flexible, are meant to be followed as much as possible in the interest of a unified University image. Brochures, bulletins, and other materials containing information about University programs, services, and activities are approved by the Marketing and Communications Department before distribution.

News and Information Services recognizes there will be exceptions to these rules. When this occurs, consistency must be maintained throughout the document. To ensure consistency, editors should develop style sheets, style sheets list the preferred usage (email, not e-mail; Internet, not internet) and helps eliminate confusion and increase readability. Consistency enhances the professional image of a project.

The manual is organized in alphabetical order. Many entries simply indicate how a word or phrase should be spelled or when to use uppercase or lowercase. Questions about the manual or other style questions may be directed to the Office News and Information Services, 465-7050, or email Kathy Funke.

Revised Spring 2011

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