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Institutional Identity Guidelines
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Style Guide S-T
S seasons - Lowercase all seasons. semester – Lowercase semester: spring semester, fall semester. semicolons – Use a semicolon to set off a series within a series. In this case, use the semicolon before the conjunction. Example: I have lived in Tulsa, Okla.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; Gainesville, Fla.; Houston, Texas; and Austin, Texas. set up/ setup -- set up is a verb. setup is a noun and adjective state names - Spell out when the names of the 50 U.S. states when they stand alone. Abbreviate according to this Style Guide, based on A.P. Stylebook, not postal rules, when listed with city (Worcester, Mass.) Do not abbreviate Maine, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Ohio, Texas and Utah. Ala. Conn. Ind. Mass. Mont. N.M. Ore. Tenn. Wis. Arz. Del. Kan. Mich. Neb. N.Y. Pa. Vt. Wyo. Ark. Fla. Ky. Minn. Nev. N.C. R.I. Va. Calif. Ga. La. Miss. N.H. N.D. S.C. Wash. Colo. Ill. Md. Mo. N.J. Okla. S.D. W.Va. streets - Capitalize street when used in proper names. Exception: two streets named together (Park and Main streets). Abbreviate street only when used in a formal street address: 130 Woodland St. The house is located on Woodland Street. Student Center Auditorium – also can use North/South Auditorium Sullivan Auditorium – can be used internally, but for external use see also Worcester State College Auditorium Sullivan Building or Sullivan Academic Center
T teachers college – no apostrophe. Worcester State Teachers College theater - Not theatre, unless it is used in a proper name, see Administration Theatre time - Use a.m. and p.m.; 12 noon; 12 midnight. Use 1 p.m., not 1:00 p.m. For time spans, use from 1 to 2 p.m. or 1-2 p.m.; 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. titles - Capitalize formal titles before a name; lowercase them and set them off with commas after a name. It is best to "park" a long title behind the name. Don't capitalize titles that are only job descriptions: professor, director, president, etc. Capitalize only when an official part of the person's name. Examples: President Janelle Ashley; Janelle Ashley, president; The Worcester State College president, Janelle Ashley, will be addressing city officials. toward - No s on the end.
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