UASTYLEGUIDE ThisguidewascreatedtohelpmaintainconsistencyacrossUAcommunications,bothinprintandonline.Mostofthese guidelinescomplywiththestylesetforthintheAssociatedPressStylebook.Forguidanceonusagesnotaddressedhere, pleaseconsulttheAPStylebook. abbreviationsandacronyms Withfewexceptions,abbreviationsandacronymsarenotacceptableintext,especiallyonfirstreference.Acronymsand abbreviationsshouldbeavoidedunlesstheyarecommonlyknown(suchasNASA,FBI,CIAandGOP).Donotplace acronymsorabbreviationsinparenthesesimmediatelyafteranorganization'sfullname.Iftheacronymorabbreviationis easilyrecognized,thisshouldn'tbenecessary.Ifit'snoteasilyrecognized,itshouldn'tbeused.Forexample:The abbreviationfortheMelandEnidZuckermanCollegeofPublicHealthisMEZCOPH.Fortheaveragereader,it'seasierto read"thecollege"thantheseven-letterabbreviation.ConsulttheAPStylebookforexceptionsregardingabbreviations, suchasdates,addressesandtitles.Whenthecontextrequiresflexibilityfordesignandlayoutpurposes(i.e.,amarketing piece),youmaychoosetoomitperiodsafterlettersforabbreviationsmadeupofallcapitalletters(e.g.,BC,AD,US,NJ, PhD,CD-ROM).Thechiefexceptioncontinuestobeinitialsusedforpersonalnames(e.g.,J.K.Rowling). addresses Avenue,boulevardandstreetshouldbeabbreviatedtoAve.,Blvd.andSt.onlywhenusedwithanumberedaddress,such as1501N.CampbellAve.Allothers(road,circle,lane,etc.)shouldalwaysbespelledout.ForstreetslikeFirstAvenue, alwaysspelloutFirstthroughNinth.For10thandabove,usefiguresandavoidsuperscript.Abbreviatecompasspointsin numberedaddresses:1111N.CherryAve. adviser Onlyuse"advisor"informaltitles:"MyadviserjusttoldmethatIneedtospeakwithSeniorAcademicAdvisorMaria Peters." alumnus Usealumnusforamanandalumnaforawoman.Alumniisusedtorefertotwoormoremenoragroupofmenand women.Thepluralforalumnaisalumnae.Note:Onecanbeconsideredanalumnusoralumnawithoutcompletinga degree.Avoidtheterm"alum." ampersand Useanampersandwhenitispartofaformalnameortitle.Avoidusingasasubstitutefor"and,"unlessspaceisvery limitedinadesignlayoutorwhenitisbeingusedtocreatequickimpactasinaheadline. apostrophe Whenusingcurlyquotationmarks(asopposedtostraightquotationmarks),apostrophesshouldalwayscurldownandto theleft:Shewasborntorockin'parentsinthe'60s. ArizonaBoardofRegents Capitalizeregentonlywhenitappearsinatitlebeforeaname:"RegentJoeSmithproposedanincreaseintuition."The boardisacollectivenounandtakessingularverbs:"TheArizonaBoardofRegentsismeetinginFlagstaff."Whenreferring totwoormoreregents,capitalizeregentifthetitleisusedwithfullnames.Example:RegentsTomJonesandJaneSmith. ArizonaNOW TheUniversityofArizona'sfundraisingcampaignthatcreatesopportunitiesforstudents,faculty,researchersandthe entireUAcommunitytoexcel.Formoreinformation,visitarizonanow.org. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT artworksandpublicationtitles Titlesofpaintings,installationsandexhibitsshouldbeinquotesinnewscommunications.Titlesofsculpturesshouldnot. Inothercases,adesignedpieceorspacelimitationsmaydictateotherwise.Forinstance,inanadvertisement, infographic,etc.,eitheritalicizedtitlesornotitletreatmentmaybepreferred. awards Namesofawardsarecapitalized,butmanytermsusedwiththemarenotpartoftheofficialnameandshouldnotbe capitalized(GuggenheimFellowshipbutGuggenheimgrant,NationalMeritscholarships,NobelPrizeinphysics,Nobel PeacePrize). BannerHealth HeadquarteredinArizona,BannerHealthisoneofthelargestnonprofithealthcaresystemsinthecountry.Thesystem ownsandoperates29acute-carehospitals,BannerHealthNetwork,Banner–UniversityMedicine,Banner–University MedicalGroup,long-termcarecenters,outpatientsurgerycentersandanarrayofotherservices,includingfamilyclinics, homecareandhospiceservices,pharmaciesandanursingregistry.BannerHealthisinsevenstates:Alaska,Arizona, California,Colorado,Nebraska,NevadaandWyoming.WhenreferringtoBannerentities,useanendashafterBanner exceptasnotedbelow. BannerChildren'satDiamondChildren'sMedicalCenter DiamondChildren'sisacceptableonsecondreference. Banner–UniversityMedicine WithlocationsinTucson(MainandSouthCampus)andPhoenix,thisacademicmedicalnetworkwascreatedthroughthe partnershipofBannerHealthandtheUA.BannerUniversityMedicineservesastheprimaryclinicalpartnerfortheUA HealthSciences. Banner–UniversityMedicalGroup ThisisthepracticeplanmadeupofCollegeofMedicinephysicians. Banner–UniversityMedicalCenterPhoenix(Banner–UMCPhoenix) Banner–UniversityMedicalCenterSouth(Banner–UMCSouth) Thisnamereferstothehospitalandclinicsat2800E.AjoWayinTucson,formerlycalledTheUniversityofArizona MedicalCenter–SouthCampus. Banner–UniversityMedicalCenterTucson(Banner–UMCTucson) Thisnamereferstothehospitalat1501N.CampbellAve.,formerlycalledTheUniversityofArizonaMedicalCenter– UniversityCampus. Biosphere2 DonotuseBiosphereII,B2orBIO2. buildings Spelloutandcapitalizeabuilding'snameonfirstreference.Donotabbreviatewordslikecenter,administration,building, university,library,college,etc.Notallbuildingshavetheword"building"intheirnames.RefertotheUAbuilding directorytocheck(http://directory.arizona.edu/buildings). CampusRecreation ThenameoftheunitthatoperatestheStudentRecreationCenter. CatCard TheofficialUniversityofArizonaidentificationcard. CatTran TheUAParkingandTransportationServicescampusshuttleservice.Twowords. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT cellphone,smartphone college,department,program,school Use"theCollegeofNursing"or"thenursingcollege."Whenseveralcollegesarementioned,it's"thecollegesofmedicine, nursingandfinearts."Thesameruleappliestoschools. Theworddepartmentiscapitalizedinformationssuchas"DepartmentofHistory."Itisnotcapitalizedwhenthe formationis"thehistorydepartment."Theexceptionisanydepartmentwithawordthatisalwayscapitalized,suchasthe Englishdepartment. Programnamesarecapitalized,asaregraduateprogramsofstudy,suchastheRaceTrackIndustryProgram.Notall programsusetheword"program"intheirofficialnames. Majorsandminorsarenotcapitalizedunlessthemajor/minornameisapropernoun(English,Spanish,etc.). ForanofficiallistofUniversityofArizonacolleges,centers,departmentsandschools,academicandnonacademic,seethe onlinedirectoryatdirectory.arizona.edu. colon Whenacolonprecedesalist,thenextwordshouldnotbecapitalizedunlessitisapropernounoristhebeginningofa completesentence.Theitemsinthelistshouldbeseparatedbycommas. • Thecolorchoicesare:burntsienna,lavendersunsetandblushingblue. • Therewasonlyoneproblemtoconsider:Shehatedallthechoices. • Hehadagoodreasonfornotcaring:colorblindness. comma,semicolon FollowtheguidelinesintheGuidetoPunctuationintheAPStylebook.Usecommastoseparateitemsinaseriesbutdo notplaceacommabeforetheconjunction(and,or).Whentheitemsarecomplex(e.g.,containmultiplewords)andusing acommabeforetheconjunctionmakesthesentenceclearer,itisacceptabletodoso.Whentheitemsintheserieshave materialthatneedstobesetoffbycommas,usesemicolonstoseparatetheitemsandbeforetheconjunction.Whena semicolonisusedwithinasentence,bothpartsofthesentencemustbecompletesentences.Includetheuseoftheserial commatoseparatewords,phrasesandclausesinaserieswhenitenhancesclarity. • Wouldyouliketoeatanapple,anorangeorabanana? • Whenconsideringprospectivestudents,it'simportanttoconsiderhowwelltheydidinhighschool,howtheir studiespreparedthemforhighschool,andthecollegeadmissionrequirements. • ThepanelistswereJohnSmith,professorofEnglish;MariaGomez,professorofsurgery;andMartyZimmerman, professorofhumanities. • Hewantedtogettothemeetingearly;hisissuewasthefirstitemontheagenda. compositiontitles Capitalizetheprincipalwords,includingprepositionsandconjunctionsoffourormoreletters.Capitalizeanarticle(a,an, the)orwordsoffewerthanfourlettersiftheyarethefirstorlastwordinatitle.Usequotationmarksexceptforthe Bible,newspapers,magazines,mostreferencematerialandjournals.Attimes,italicizedtitlesornotitletreatmentmay bepreferred,especiallywhenadesignedpieceorspacelimitationsdictateotherwise.TranslateaforeigntitleintoEnglish unlessknowntotheaudiencebyitsforeignname:"OfMiceandMen,""TheOldManandtheSea,"Rousseau's"War"(not "Guerre"),"MonaLisa,""Tootsie,"the"CBSEveningNews,"theArizonaDailyStar,U.S.News&WorldReport. coursetitles Whentheformatisthesubjectandcoursenumber,useArabicnumeralsandcapitalizethesubject:History101.Ifusinga descriptivetitle,followthestyleusedinthecoursecatalog:IntroductiontoAmericanHistory. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT dates Alwaysspelloutthedaysoftheweek.Abbreviatemonthsonlywhenaspecificdateisused,suchasNov.28.Never abbreviateMarch,April,May,JuneorJuly.Whenreferringtoamonthinaspecificyear,butnotaspecificdate,always spelloutthemonthanddonotseparatewithacomma:July1977.Thereisnoneedtoincludetheyearifthereferenceis tothecurrentyearornotusingitwouldcauseconfusion. Whenaspecificdateisusedwithayear,theyearshouldbesetoffbycommas:ThediscoverywasmadeonJune15, 2016,andhasforeverchangedthewaywemeasureresults.Whenusingspecificdates,useonlythenumeral.Itshouldbe "June20"–not"June20th"–unlessthemonthanddatearenotcontiguous."Shewilltravelonthe20thofJune." decades Add"s"tomakeplurals:the1960s.Whenshortened,anapostrophestandsinplaceofomittednumerals:the'60s. degrees Whenincludingaperson'sacademicdegrees,itispreferredtouseaphrase,suchas:Shehasadoctorateinchemistry.If abbreviationsmustbeused,theyare:B.A.,B.S.,M.D.,M.P.H.,Ph.D.,J.D.,M.A.,M.S.,MBA.Ifdesignandreadabilityof marketingmaterialsrequireflexibility,youmayopttonotuseperiods:BA,BS,MD,MPH,PhD,JD,MA,MS,MBA.When usedafteraname,theabbreviationissetoffbycommas:MarySmith,MBA,gavethepresentation.Avoidusing abbreviationsforfellowshipsorcertificationsafternames. • BachelorofArts,BachelorofScience(no"degree") • bachelor'sdegreeinhistory • doctoraldegree • doctorate(no"degree") • DoctorofMedicine • JurisDoctor • MasterofArts,MasterofScience(no"degree") • master'sdegreeinchemistry Dr. Avoidusinginnewscommunicationsexceptinfirstreferencestophysicians.Inotheruses,acceptableforphysiciansand thoseholdingdoctorates. ellipsis Useanellipsistoindicatethattexthasbeenomitted.Donotstartorendaquotewithanellipsis.Thereshouldbeaspace beforeandaftertheellipsis.Avoidusingellipsesunlessnecessary.Example:Aspeakermightuseextraneouswordsthat detractfromthecontentoftheirremarks. Fullquote:InmymanyyearsattheUAasastudentandemployeeand,well,bythatImeanalltheyearsIspentasan undergraduateandgradstudent,andthenmyfirstjobhere,IhavebeenahugefanoftheWildcats. Condensed:InmymanyyearsattheUAasastudentandemployee...IhavebeenahugefanoftheWildcats. email emeritus Thiswordisusedwithformaltitlestoindicatearetiredprofessororadministrator,maleorfemale,whoservedfora substantialperiodoftime.TheArizonaBoardofRegentsconfersthetitleonuniversitypresidents,whileuniversity presidentsconferthetitleonfacultymembers. Thewordfollowsthetitle:UniversityofArizonaPresidentEmeritusPeterLikinswillspeakatthedinner.Whentheword appearsafterthename,itislowercase:DonaldW.Carson,professoremeritusofjournalism,spokeatthedinner.Thetitle ofprofessoriscapitalizedwhencombinedwithemeritusbeforeaname:SheaskedProfessorEmeritusStuartHameroffto submitaletteronherbehalf.Avoidconstructionsusingemeriti,thepluralformoftheword. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT endowedchairs Aperson"holds"anendowedchair.Thefullnameoftheendowedchairshouldbecapitalizedregardlessofwhetherit appearsbeforeorafterthenameofthepersonwhoholdsit.Example:CarolBarnesholdstheEvelynF.McKnight EndowedChairforLearningandMemoryinAging. freshman Afreshmanisastudentinhisorherfirstyearofcollege.Italsocanbeusedasanadjective,denotingsomething pertainingtothefirstyear:afreshman-levelcourse.Theplural,freshmen,isusedonlywhenreferringtotwoormore studentsintheirfirstyearofcollege. fundraiser,fundraising gradepointaverage GPAisacceptableforallreferences.Whenreferringtolettergradesintext,quotemarksarenotnecessary.Examples:She earnedaBintheclass.HisreportcardincludedthreeA'sandoneB. healthcare Twowordsinalluses. historicalperiods Capitalizethenamesofwidelyrecognizedperiods,suchastheDarkAgesandtheMesozoicEra.Lowercasecenturyeven whenreferringtoaspecificcentury:the18thcentury. honors AlwayslowercaseunlessreferringtotheHonorsCollege. • Sheisanhonorsstudent. • Shegraduatedwithhonors. • Sheistakinghonorsclasses. hyphen Notneededbetweenanadverbendingin-lyanditsadjective:nationallyknownprogram.Insertahyphenincompound modifiersbeginningwith"well":Sheisawell-informedwoman.Insertahypheninwordsbeginningwiththeprefix"self": self-assured,self-defense,etc. internetterms • email • homepage • internet • website,webcam,webcast,webfeed,webmaster,webpage • webaddress,webbrowser • Forwebaddresses,usehttp://inaddressesthatdonotusewww. • Onamarketingpiece,youmaychoosetoomitthehttp://orwwwinthedisplayforspaceanddesign purposes,unlesstheURLwillnotworkwithoutthese. mountains TheAPStylebookadvisesspellingout"mount"inalluses,includingthenamesofmountainsandcommunities.Forofficial namesoforganizations,defertopreferredspelling.Example:TheUA'sMt.LemmonSkyCenterislocatedatopMount Lemmon. Otherregionalmountainranges:MountGraham,SantaCatalinaMountains,SantaRitaMountains,RinconMountains, TucsonMountains,TortolitaMountains. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT NeverSettle ThisisthenameoftheUA'sstrategicplan,whichPresidentAnnWeaverHartlaunchedinNovember2013.Itsfullnameis theNeverSettleStrategicAcademicandBusinessPlan.Formoreinformation,visitneversettle.arizona.edu. OldMain 100%Engagement ThisisthenameoftheUAinitiativetoensurethatallstudentshaveanopportunitytopursuetheirpurposebytryingona varietyofcareersandexperiences,practicingguidedreflectionwithamentor,andearningofficiallynotedEngagement Experienceontheirtranscriptsbeforetheygraduate. postdoctoral,postgraduate propernames Whenreferringtoabuildingorplaceonsecondreference,donotcapitalizethecommonnoun.CentennialHallbecomes "thehall,"HarvillAuditoriumbecomes"theauditorium"andArizonaStadiumbecomes"thestadium."Inpluraluses, lowercasethecommonnoun:PimaandMaricopacounties. seasons,semesters Alwayslowercase:fallsemester,springbreak,winterclosure. SouthernArizona,Southwest statenames Spelloutthenamesofstateswhenusedinthebodyofastoryornewsrelease.AbbreviateArizonatoAriz.whenusedin datelines.Acommashouldbeplacedbeforeandafterthestatenameunlessitendsthesentence:Shewasbornin Prescott,Arizona,in1926. student-athlete Alwayshyphenate. TechLaunchArizona TechLaunchArizonaistheUA'scommercializationunit.TechParksArizonaispartofTechLaunchArizona.TLAis acceptableonsecondreference. telephonenumbers Useahyphenaftertheareacode:602-555-1212.Extensionsareseparatedwithacomma:602-555-1212,ext.3.Donot include1beforetoll-freenumberswithintheU.S.Fortheemergencytelephonenumber,use911,not9-1-1. theater Usethisspellingunlessthepropernameusestheatre,suchastheSchoolofTheatre,FilmandTelevision,theMarroney Theatre,theStevieEllerDanceTheatre,etc. timeofday Separatehoursfromminuteswithacolonanduseperiodswitha.m.andp.m.Donotusezeroesforexacthours."The movieisbeingshownat11a.m.and1:30p.m."Forrangesoftime,separatewithahyphen:1-3p.m.,5a.m.-7p.m. title/titled/entitled Atitleisthenameofsomething.Entitledmeanshavingarighttodosomethingorhavesomething. • Thebookistitled"TheThirdHalf." • Sheisentitledtohalfoftheroyalties. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT titles Capitalizeandspelloutformaltitleswhentheyprecedeaname;uselowercaseelsewhere.Donotabbreviatevice president,professor,associate,assistant,etc. Fortitlesthatcomeafteraname,uselowercaseandseparatewithacomma:AnnWeaverHart,presidentofthe UniversityofArizona,gavethekeynoteaddress. Innon-newscommunications,usecourtesytitlesatyourdiscretiondependingonthecontext.Forexample,youmightuse courtesytitles(Mr.,Miss,etc.)inamarketingprogramfeaturingagroupofprofessorswhereonedoesnothavea doctoraldegree.Dousecourtesytitleshowever,ifpartofadirectquotation. Professoriscapitalizedonlywhenitbeginsasentenceorwhenitisusedinadirectquotation:ProfessorJohnJones presentedtheawardtoprofessorJaneValdezatthedepartment'sannualdinner. Regents'ProfessorandUniversityDistinguishedProfessorarealwayscapitalized:ToniM.MassaroisaRegents'Professor ofLaw.JerroldE.Hogle,aUniversityDistinguishedProfessorofEnglish,willspeakatnoon. Whenapersonholdsmultipletitles,usethemostrelevanttitleonfirstreferenceand,ifnecessary,providetheothers laterinthetext. Ifapersonholdsatitleonatemporarybasis,onlytheactualtitleiscapitalized."ThestudentmentionedinterimCustodial ServicesDirectorIkeLean." Othertitles: • Gov.DougDucey • MayorJonathanRothschild • U.S.Sen.JohnMcCain,R-Ariz. • stateRep.MacarioSaldate,D-Tucson Tucson,Arizona It'scityofTucsonandstateofArizona,notCityofTucsonorStateofArizona. UAbrandcampaigntagline Whenwritingthistagline,stackthelineswithoutpunctuation: BIGGERQUESTIONS BETTERANSWERS BEARDOWN Whenspaceislimited,thisformationcanbeused: BIGGERQUESTIONS.BETTERANSWERS. BEARDOWN UAMall UANetID TheofficialpersonalidentifierforUniversityofArizonafaculty,staffandstudents.YourNetIDpermitssecureaccesstoa varietyofapplicationsandservicesattheUAusingasinglesign-on(oneusernameandonepassword)system. UAPresents Theentitythatbringsworld-renownedartiststoTucsonwithperformancesoftenheldattheUA'sCentennialHall. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT UniversityofArizona Innewscommunicationsandotherwrittencommunicationsintendedforanexternalaudience,itis"theUniversityof Arizona"onfirstreferenceand"theuniversity"onsecondreference.Whenthenamestandsaloneintext—suchasin titles,headingsorwebsitefooters—itis"TheUniversityofArizona." Thenamecanbeabbreviatedto"UA"onsecondreference,butnever"theUofA"(unlessthephraseappearsinadirect quotation).Becarefultonotewhen"the"isneeded.Ifyou'renotsurewhichformtouse,tryreadingthesentencewith thefullnametoseewhichsoundscorrect. Incorrect:AtUniversityofArizona,webelieveinourland-grantmission. Correct:AttheUA,webelieveinourland-grantmission. Incorrect:AlltheUniversityofArizonaemployeesareinvitedtoattend. Correct:AllUAemployeesareinvitedtoattend. UniversityofArizonaFoundation TheUniversityofArizonaFoundationisanonprofitcorporationdedicatedtoadvancingtheUAandmanagingArizona NOW,theUA'scomprehensive$1.5billionfundraisingcampaign.Stewardinganexistingassetbaseofmorethan$850 million,theUAFoundationhashelpedgeneratenearly$3billioninprivatefundingtosupporttheuniversity.TheUA Foundationisacceptableonsecondreference. UniversityofArizonaHealthSciences UAHSisacceptableonsecondreference.UAHScomprisesthefollowingentities: • CollegeofMedicine–Tucson • CollegeofMedicine–Phoenix • CollegeofNursing • CollegeofPharmacy • MelandEnidZuckermanCollegeofPublicHealth • BannerChildren'satDiamondChildren'sMedicalCenter • Banner–UniversityMedicalCenterPhoenix(Banner–UMCPhoenix) • Banner–UniversityMedicalCenterTucson(Banner–UMCTucson) • Banner–UniversityMedicalCenterSouth(Banner–UMCSouth) • Banner–UniversityMedicalGroup(ThisisthepracticeplanmadeupofCOMfacultyphysicians.) • UniversityofArizonaCancerCenter UniversityofArizonaNorthValley ThisistheUA'sParadiseValleycampus.UANVonsecondreference. UniversityofArizonaSouth ThisistheUA'sSierraVistacampus.UASouthonsecondreference. UniversityofCalifornia Thecampuslocationshouldbeseparatedwithcommas:"TheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,isoneoftheschoolsshe turneddown." WilburWildcat,WilmaWildcat Wildcatisthiscouple'slastname.TheirmiddlenamesareThebutisshortenedtoaninitial(WilburT.WildcatandWilma T.Wildcat).TheyarenotWilburtheWildcatandWilmatheWildcat. ZonaZoo Thisistheofficialstudentsectionandstudent-ticketingprogramforUniversityofArizonaAthletics.= DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT PreferredSpellings • "A"Mountain • AfricanAmericanStudentAffairs(nohyphen) • BIO5Institute • Biosphere2 • AdalbertoandAnaGuerreroStudentCenter(formerlyChicano/HispanoStudentAffairs) • DuValAuditorium • NativeAmericanStudentAffairs • StudentUnionMemorialCenter • UniversityofArizonaBookStores,theUABookStoreattheStudentUnionMemorialCenter,theUABookStoreat theParkStudentUnion.Onsecondreference,"bookstore"iscorrect. OtherResourcesforCommunicationsProfessionals TheAssociatedPressStylebook AvailableatUABookStores BuildingDirectory directory.arizona.edu/buildings UABrand brand.arizona.edu U.S.BoardonGeographicNames geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html "WoeIsI"byPatriciaT.O'Conner AvailableatUABookStores UAHSStyleGuide opa.ahsc.arizona.edu/sites/opa.ahsc.arizona.edu/files/uploads/ahscstyleguide.pdf Rev.10/27/16 DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT
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