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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 51���� 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
  • Kent state 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.
• 51���� ID Number
  • Not 51���� ID # or other variation.

• KSU

  • When referring to the university, avoid KSU. Spell out 51���� on first reference, and then use 51���� or university in subsequent references.
  • When university is used alone to mean 51����, it is in lowercase.

On first reference, full department names are written out in entirety and capitalized (i.e., Department of Biological Sciences). On second reference, it may be shortened and lowercased (i.e., the department, NOT biological sciences).

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.