Sacred Heart University Style Guide Table of Contents A ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 acronyms .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 adviser ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 African-American .............................................................................................................................................. 7 alumnus, alumni, alumna alumnae ............................................................................................................ 7 a.m. and p.m. ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 ampersand (&) ................................................................................................................................................... 8 apostle ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 as ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 B ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Bible, bible ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Big Red .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Black ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Blog ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Board of Trustees, board of trustees .......................................................................................................... 9 break names ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 bullet points ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 C ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Captions ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Catholic .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Catholic intellectual tradition ................................................................................................................... 10 class ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Chair (head of department or board) ..................................................................................................... 10 Chapel ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Chapter ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 Class Notes ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 co- ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 1 commas .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 commencement ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Communion ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Coursework ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 D .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 dashes—em and en ........................................................................................................................................ 12 em dash ..................................................................................................................................................................................................12 en dash ...................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Dates ................................................................................................................................................................... 13 D.C. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 dean’s list .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Degrees .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 departments ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 directions (see also “regions”) .................................................................................................................. 14 dorm (see “residence hall”) ........................................................................................................................ 15 dormitory (see “residence hall”) .............................................................................................................. 15 Dr. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 E ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 ellipsis ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 email ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 emeriti ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 F ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 fax ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16 first-class, first class ...................................................................................................................................... 16 firsthand ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Fulbright scholar ............................................................................................................................................ 16 full-time, full time .......................................................................................................................................... 16 fundraiser, fundraising ................................................................................................................................ 17 G .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 God ......................................................................................................................................................................