Glossary of Style Terms
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academic degrees
associate degree
B.A.
B.S.
Ed.D.
M.A.
M.F.A.
M.S.
Ph.D.
M.B.A.
M.P.A.
M.A.T.
C.A.S.
bachelor’s degree; master’s degree
She earned a master of business
administration in 1998.
He earned a master of fine arts
degree.
She received a bachelor’s in science.
academic honors
cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum
laude
Acronyms:
CCI (Climate Change Institute)
AEWC (Advanced Engineered Wood
Composites) Center
LASST (Laboratory for Surface Science
and Technology)
CFRU ( Cooperative Forestry Research
Unit)
SMS (School of Marine Sciences)
ASAP (Association of Student and
Administrative Publications)
DIC (Department of Industrial
Cooperation)
DMC (Darling Marine Center)
SPA (School of Performing Arts)
CEAC (Classified Employees Advisory
Council)
PEAC (Professional Employees Advisory
Council)
SCEAC (Supervisory/Confidential
Employees Advisory Council)
Advanced Engineered Wood Composites
Center
adviser
not advisor
Alfond Sports Arena
Harold Alfond Sports Arena; Harold
Alfond Stadium; Morse Field
alternative break
formally UMaine’s LET’S (Learning and
Exploration Through Service) Volunteer Alternative Spring Break
Program. UMaine is a chapter of the national Break Away program; the
first UMaine alternative break was in March 1998.
alumna, alumnus, alumnae, alumni
alumnae refers to a group of women who
attended a school; alumna is female singular; alumnus is male singular;
alumni refers to a group of all men or men and women who attended.
Alumni
House
Robert
D. Buchanan ’44 Alumni House
American
Do not hyphenate in ethnic
identifications (i.e. African American, Asian American, Native
American, North American).
Department of Art
not Art Department
Bananas
University of Maine mascot
Black Bears
MAINE Black Bears, Black Bear
basketball
blackfly
Board of Trustees
University of Maine System Board of
Trustees; never UMaine Board of Trustees. BOT as an abbreviation
should be used sparingly.
Board of Visitors
University of Maine Board of Visitors
by-product
campuswide
Canadian American Center
capitalization
The "T" in The University of Maine is
capitalized at the start of a sentence; lowercased when used in a
sentence. The university is lowercased on second and further
references. (i.e. The University of Maine is in Orono. She attends the
University of Maine. At the university (or at UMaine), classes are in
session.)
CASE
Council for Advancement and Support
of Education
Center
for Research on Sustainable Forests
chairperson, chair
Clarence Beckett Track and Field
Complex
class year
first-year student, sophomore or
second-year student, junior, senior
Class of `89
upperclass(man) - one word, referring
to sophomores, juniors, seniors.
Upper-class, lower-class refers to
socio-economic status
coauthor
Cohen Center
William S. Cohen Center for
International Policy and Commerce; Cohen
Center; Cohen Center Lecture Series —
all in the College of Business, Public Policy and Health
colleges
College of Business, Public Policy
and Health
College of Engineering
College of Education and Human
Development
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Natural Sciences,
Forestry, and Agriculture (note punctuation)
Communication Sciences and Disorders
not the Department of Communication
Disorders
Cooperative Extension
not Cooperative Extension Service
100 Corbett Business Building
formally the W. Stanley Devino
Auditorium
course numbers and titles
ENG 101 - College Composition;
Engineering Economics
coursework
Darling Marine Center
Ira C. Darling Center, Walpole
data
takes a plural verb
dates
the 1960s, `60s
September 1991; Sept. 12, 1991
July 10, July 12, July 14, not July
10, 12, 14
dean
the dean; Dean Harriet Jones
dean’s office
Office of the Dean
Deans Council
Dean’s List
departments
Department of Philosophy, History
Department, the department
not Dept. in text
disabilities
person with disabilities, not
disabled person
disciplines
She is majoring in art and music.
doctoral, doctorate
She is in the doctoral program.
(adjective)
He will receive a doctorate. (degree
received)
Down East
Dwight B. Demeritt Forest
