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• Ampersand (&)

  • University style uses “and,” not an ampersand unless an ampersand is part of the proper name of a nonuniversity entity or if it is being used as a navigation or design element in the website
  • Use "and" — avoid & (ampersand) — in names of �������� programs, offices, departments, schools, colleges and divisions.
  • Exception: On the web, use of & (ampersand) is allowed in titles and links for the purpose of brevity.
• Commas
  • University style does not use a comma before the conjunction in a simple series, commonly known as a serial or Oxford comma (e.g., “blue, gold and white”). A comma may be added only when needed for clarity – for example, when the last item in a list could be interpreted as part of the preceding item, potentially causing confusion.
    • “As a first-year student, she registered for English literature, Intro to Psychology, and Fiber Arts.”
• Emails
  • �������� email address, email is one word and all lowercase.
• Phone numbers
  • xxx-xxx-xxxx (use hyphens, not parentheses).
• Day/time treatment
  • 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  • 8:15 a.m.-noon.
  • noon is not capitalized.
• Date/month treatment
  • January 2010 (not abbreviated without a date).
  • Jan. 15, Feb. 21, March 7, April 12, May 24, June 13, July 8, Aug. 22, Sept. 23, Oct. 31, Nov. 11, Dec. 12 (abbreviated with a date).

• Advisor
  • Use the –or ending, not –er
• Catalog
  • Referenced as catalog, not graduate catalog or undergraduate catalog.
• Eight-campus system
  • Copy should be eight-campus system, not eight campus system, 8-campus system or 8 campus system.
• FLASHcard
  • Not flashcard, flash card, flash-card, FLASHCard, flashCARD, or FLASHCARD.
• FlashLine
  • Not flashline, flash line, flash-line, FLASHLine, FLASHline, flashLINE or FLASHLINE.
• Kent Core
  • Not Kentcore, Kent core, or Kent-core.
• �������� ID Number
  • Not �������� ID # or other variation.

• KSU

  • When referring to the university, avoid KSU. Spell out �������� on first reference, and then use �������� or university in subsequent references.
  • When university is used alone to mean ��������, it is in lowercase.

On first reference, when referring to a department, uppercase and use the official name on first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references. Examples:

• First reference: The Department of Earth Sciences
• Subsequent references: the earth sciences department; the department; the earth sciences faculty.

Function words in department names

Words such as: of, and, the can be treated in titles and headlines as lowercase in this manner

• Office of Strategy Management 
• Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship 

Departmental Name Changes

To initiate a department name change, reference the department name change guide.

Read press releases that contain information that may need updated on your website. Mark your calendar to make the update within a week of the change.

Division administrators should review the University Leadership site every semester to confirm the information is up to date.

If a department name or location changes, please  and select “Website Name Change or New Website Request” from the Request Type Details section.

To initiate a department name change, reference the department name change guide.