Style in Word Usage
The University uses the Chicago Manual of Style as
its style manual. Below are examples for common use. For more
information consult the Chicago Manual of Style or
contact the USM Office of Marketing and Brand Management.
A
Academy Building
Admission Office or Office of Admission/not Admissions
Office
African American Collection of Maine
ANES/American and New England Studies Department
Anderson Hall
Annual Fund
Art Drawing Classroom
Art Gallery
B
Bailey Hall
Brooks Student Center/Kenneth Brooks Student Center
C
Child and Family Centers/USM Child and Family Centers
no longer Child Care Services/University Child Care Services
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Education and Human Development
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Core curriculum not Core Curriculum or core curriculum
Corthell Hall
Costello Sports Complex consists of the Field House, Ice
Arena, and Warren Hill Gymnasium
D
Department names are always capitalized; Publications
Department, the Department of Art
DFM/Department of Facilities Management
Dickey-Wood Hall
Division of Student and University Life no longer University
Life and Student Services
E
E-mail/e-mail not Email/email
EAP/Extended Academic Programs
ESL/English as a Second Language
ETEP/Extended Teacher Education Program
G
Graduate Studies Office not Graduate Studies and Research
Office
I
Internet
J
Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine
L
Luther Bonney Hall
M
McLellan House
Mitchell Center/John Mitchell Center
Muskie School of Public Service/Edmund S. Muskie School
of Public Service
O
Off-campus centers: University College at Saco/Biddeford,
University College at Sanford, University College at
Bath/Brunswick
OLLI/Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
P
Philippi Hall
R
Robie-Andrews Hall
S
SBDC/Small Business Development Center/s
School of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology
(ASET)
School of Business
School of Music not Music Department
Sullivan Recreation and Fitness Complex not Sullivan
Gymnasium
Summer Session
T
Titles are not capitalized unless they appear before the person’s
name; USM President Richard Pattenaude; Amy Barnes,
assistant director of the Publications and Marketing Office;
etc.
U
University of Maine School of Law/Law School not
University of Southern Maine Law School
Upton-Hastings Hall
W
Web addresses appear in print without the "http://"
(www.usm.maine.edu rather than http://www.usm.maine.edu), unless it would be confusing otherwise
(typically in those cases where the URLs do not
include “www,” i.e., http://bioethics.com
Web site not web site or Website
Winter Session
Woodward Hall
World Wide Web
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