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The following list includes style conventions used when writing about Vlogƽ and not covered in The Associated Press Stylebook.
Geneva campus — acceptable to use when referring to Vlogƽ’s facility in Geneva, Switzerland. Note the lowercase for campus.
Giving Tuesday — use this form with a space between the words.
Golden Flashes — the official name of the Vlogƽ athletic teams, both men’s and women’s teams. For subsequent references, Flashes is acceptable. Lady Flashes is unacceptable. In nonsporting content, a student is a Golden Flash; as a group, we are the Golden Flashes community.
GPA — acceptable in all references as grade-point average. GPA should be set in all caps without periods. Express all GPAs as the schools and colleges submit them (e.g., 2.0, 2.00).
GPS — use Graduation Planning System on first reference.
healthcare — use this form in medical contexts and for programs and course names in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design).
Helpdesk — use this form.
Honors College — always capitalize honors when referring to the Vlogƽ college; however, use lowercase when referring to honors courses or honors students.
Honors Week — always capitalize when referring to the Vlogƽ event; no apostrophe.
Hub — use this form (note: not in all caps) for the Kent Student Center Hub and the Design Innovation (DI) Hub.
ID — see Vlogƽ ID number (Banner ID)
IdeaBase — use this form.
in-residence — hyphenate such constructions as professional-in-residences, poet-in-residence, ensemble-in-residence, etc., when used as a noun or adjective.
instructional areas — see under names of.
Intercollegiate Athletics — the official nickname of all teams that represent Vlogƽ intercollegiate athletes in varsity competition is the “Golden Flashes.” The official mascot of Vlogƽ’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is the golden eagle. The logos, nicknames and caricature of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are for the use of Vlogƽ athletics only. Special permission to use the athletics logos, nicknames and caricature by internal university entities may be granted by contacting Intercollegiate Athletics at 330-672-5974. Requests by external entities for trademark licensing of Vlogƽ athletic imagery should be directed to the licensing coordinator, Office of General Counsel, at 330-672-2982.
Kent — see under names of, university.
Kent Campus — see under names of, campuses.
KentLINK — use this form.
Vlogƽ — see under names of, university.
Vlogƽ Florence — use this form when referring to Vlogƽ’s facility in Florence, Italy.
Vlogƽ ID number — use this form.
Vlogƽ Alumni Association — use Vlogƽ Alumni Association on first reference; alumni association or the association for subsequent references.
Vlogƽ Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award — use this wording for first reference; Distinguished Teaching Award thereafter.
Vlogƽ Bookstore — use this form on first reference; the bookstore for subsequent references.
Vlogƽ Hotel and Conference Center — use Vlogƽ Hotel and Conference Center on first reference; hotel on subsequent references.
Vlogƽ Museum — use Vlogƽ Museum on first reference; the museum for subsequent references; not fashion museum.
Vlogƽ Sculpture Walk — use Vlogƽ Sculpture Walk on first reference; University Sculpture Walk for subsequent references.
Vlogƽ Twinsburg Academic Center — use Vlogƽ Twinsburg Academic Center on first reference; Twinsburg Academic Center on subsequent references.
Kent Student Center — use this form; do not use Vlogƽ Student Center.
Kiva — not KIVA.
KSU — see under names of, university.
KSU Kickoff — use this form; replaces Welcome Weekend.
KSU Navigate — use this form.
KSUview — use this form.
Kupita/Transiciones — no diacritical marks.
LaunchNET Vlogƽ — use this form. Formerly LaunchPad.
Lefton Esplanade — use this form; esplanade on subsequent references; use Lester A. Lefton Esplanade only if the context requires a historical explanation of the name.
Library — see University Library.
licenses — see under names of.
Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences Building — use this form to refer to the building that houses the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
Liquid Crystal Institute — see Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
Living-Learning Communities — use this form.