names of —
buildings — consult the Building Abbreviations listings in the campus telephone directory for a complete listing of names and abbreviations. Contact the Office of the University Architect at 330-672-3880 to obtain information about the history of the campus buildings.
campuses —
Kent Campus — all references to the Kent Campus should be capitalized. The Kent Campus is divided into four sections: North Campus, South Campus, East Campus and Stadium.
Regional Campuses — consult the University Administration section of the campus telephone directory for a complete listing of the Regional Campuses, including addresses and telephone numbers. Always write out in full and capitalize; subsequent references should be capitalized:
Kent State University Ashtabula Campus
Kent State Ashtabula
Ashtabula Campus.The Regional Campuses are as follows: Kent State Ashtabula, Kent State East Liverpool, Kent State Geauga, Kent State Salem, Kent State Stark, Kent State Trumbull and Kent State Tuscarawas.
Kent State University Regional Campuses.
Both the Kent Campus and the Regional Campuses have experienced increased enrollments.
Students from the Regional Campuses often transition to the Kent Campus.
Numerous Regional Campus students have been Kent State valedictorians.
The students attended both the Kent and Salem campuses.
The lecture is at the Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus.
Kent State Stark is the campus closest to the Kent Campus.
Kent State University Ashtabula Campus; Kent State Ashtabula; Ashtabula Campus.
The Columbia County campuses are East Liverpool and Salem.
centers — a list of university centers http://www.kent.edu/outreach/centersinstitutes.
colleges — write out in full and capitalize on the first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references.
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 Business Administration; the college; business students
College of Communication and Information; the college; students in communication and information
College of Nursing; the college; nursing students
College of Technology; the college; technology students
departments — uppercase and use the official name on first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references.
The Department of Justice Studies; the justice studies department; the department; the justice studies faculty; the Student Financial Aid Office
divisions — write out in full and capitalize on the first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent reference.
The Division of Dance; the dance division, the division, dance faculty The Division of Aeronautics; the aeronautics division, the division, aeronautics faculty
faculty and staff — faculty and staff listings appear in the telephone directory and can be accessed online from the Kent State home page at http://www.kent.edu.
institutes — a list of university centers and institutes is online at http://www.kent.edu/outreach/centersinstitutes.
instructional areas — lowercase references to majors, minors, concentrations, emphases and programs of study. history major; minor in British studies; emphasis in women’s studies; concentration in Romanian studies; concentration in psychiatric mental health nursing.
licenses — capitalize the names of state and national licenses and the exams required to earn them.
Content Knowledge and Productive Knowledge
Ohio Athletic Training Examinations
Praxis I and Praxis exams; Praxis exams Part I and Part II
Principles of Learning and Teaching (5-9) and (7-12)
State Board Examination for Architects
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.
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.
The Academic STARS program (program is not part of the official name)
The ACCESS Program (program is part of the official name)
The Senior Guest Program (program is part of the official name)
The Upward Bound program (program is not part of the official name)
First-Year Experience program (program is not part of the official name)
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 Music, the school; music programs
university — Kent State University for first reference; Kent State is preferred for subsequent reference; the university is also acceptable for subsequent references. KSU should be used sparingly and only for audiences in Northeast Ohio, or in tightly spaced, tabulated copy.