Writing Style Guide
Introduction
The Arkansas State University Office of University Communications generally follows the Associate...
Topics (Alphabetical)
A
A-State Most common reference for the Jonesboro campus of Arkansas State University. This usage...
B
baccalaureate bachelor of arts, bachelor of science See academic degrees for guidelines. Bl...
C
campuses Use campus or “sister campus” (not “branches”). The Arkansas State University System ...
D
dates Always list dates with day of the week first, followed by a comma then month and day with ...
E
Equine Center (see "Building and Facility Names" for complete names) Email (AP says no hyphen ne...
F
Facility names (see "Building and Facility Names") Faculty Senate (proper name) fall seme...
G
grade point average Use GPA on second reference, but do not use periods in the abbreviation. Gr...
H
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center A program of Arkansas State, the center is the ...
I
interim Lowercase in all cases. An interim job title in academia is a position to which a person...
K
KASU (proper name) KASU is the oldest non-commercial radio station in Arkansas. KASU-FM is not ...
L
Lakeport Plantation (A-State Heritage Site) A program of A-State’s Arkansas Heritage Sites, Lake...
M
majors See academic majors. mascot Red Wolves is the nickname for athletic teams. Howl and Sca...
N
Nursing and Health Professions, College of The college facilities include the Nursing and Health...
O
off-campus (adj.), off campus (adv.) Hyphenate when used as an adjective: The university is look...
P
p.m. and a.m., not PM or AM see times postbaccalaureate One word. However, the preference is t...
R
residence hall Not dorm or dormitory. residence hall and apartment names Always uppercase and ...
S
Scarlet See "Mascot" entry seasons Lowercase, unless part of a formal name: summer, spring, Wi...
T
theater, theatre The Arkansas State University Theatre uses theatre in references: The Theatre i...
U
United States (n.), U.S. (adj.) University Police It is University Police Department, abbrev...
V
vice chancellor, vice president Each campus has one or more vice chancellors who report to the c...
W
website and social media The goal of our online presence is to make Arkansas State a university ...
Y
year There is rarely a need to use the year in campus publication texts, as long as the document...
APPENDIX A
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Appendix A
Arkansas State University System Style Guide The Arkansas State University System Style Guide is...