Communication Standards Manual - University of Wisconsin ...

CapitalizationCapitalize only when necessary. The more words capitalized, the morecomplicated is the text.Capitalize the formal (complete) names of university units.Academic Affairs Office, Office of the Chancellor, Division ofCommunication.Do not capitalize university unless used within a complete, formal title.University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point offers courses in a variety ofdisciplines through the first semester.The university partners with UW-Marathon County.Do not capitalize informal names of units.business affairs, the college, natural resourcesLowercase names of majors, minors, emphases and programs, with theexception of languages.communication major with an emphasis in public relationsEnglish major with a minor in FrenchLowercase generic terms that precede or follow proper nouns.Main and Reserve streets, Thomson and Hyer hallsacademic and administrative titlesCapitalize when the title is part of the name and directly precedes it.Professor William Lutz will join the group.Do not capitalize when the title is a descriptive tag.A new professor, Sue Jones, joined the faculty at UW-Stevens Point.Lowercase when the title follows the name.William Lutz, professor of English, advises students.Writing Style GuideThis rule applies to titles such as chancellor, provost, director, dean andother academic titles.Former UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Lee Sherman DreyfusLee Sherman Dreyfus, former chancellor of UW-Stevens PointLee Sherman Dreyfus became chancellor in 1967.Exceptions: Capitalize named chairs or professorships that include theacademic title and titles such as Distinguished Professor. Capitalize titlesthat follow names in formal contexts, such as lists in the front areas ofreports and books.Richard Wilke, Distinguished Professor in the College of NaturalResources, retired from UW-Stevens Point.Use Dr. in front of a name only for a doctor in the medical profession. Inother cases, use Ph.D. after the name.Do not capitalize terms denoting roles, such as nurse, coach, citizenor historian, when they precede a name.31