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East Campus
Capitalize this term for the area east of East Campus Road.

East Campus parking deck
There is also an East Village parking deck.

East Campus Village
The new residence hall community on East Campus. The grassy area between residence halls is called the Village Lawn.

East Village Commons
Dining hall in East Campus Village.

East Village parking deck
There is also an East Campus parking deck.

Ecolodge San Luis and Research Station
UGA facility in Costa Rica. Second reference Ecolodge.

ecology building

Ecology, Institute of
Formerly an academic department within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, now joined with the School of Environmental Design to form the College of Environment and Design. Second reference: ecology, or the institute.

Economic Development and Community Affairs
The Office of Economic Development and Community Affairs is a unit of Public Service and Outreach; second reference: economic development office.

Economic Education, Center for

Economic Growth, Selig Center for
The economic forecasting center of the Terry College. The formal name, the Simon S. Selig Jr. Center for Economic Growth, is necessary only on the most formal occasions. Second reference: Selig Center.

Ed and Phoebe Forio Studio Classroom
Formal name of this classroom in the Georgia Museum of Art. Forio Classroom is sufficient in most settings. Do not use an ampersand in text.

Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science
The large building on College Station Road housing the department of animal and dairy science, plus associated labs and facilities. Second reference: Rhodes Center.

Education, College of
On second reference, education college. See the entry on colleges and schools.

Educational Opportunity Center
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered in northeast Georgia by UGA’s Division of Academic Enhancement. Second reference EOC.

Educational Technology Training Center

EITS
Second reference for Enterprise Information Technology Services.

e-mail
If at all possible, use a contrasting typeface (such as italics) to distinguish between an e-mail address and the rest of the sentence. Never allow an e-mail address to break over two lines with a hyphen; break if necessary using a required soft return following a slash or other mark of punctuation that is part of the address.

emeritus, emerita, emeriti
The title of “emeritus” is not synonymous with “retired”; it is an honor bestowed on a small number of retired faculty and should be included in the title. Feminine “emerita”; plural for both “emeriti.” The word may precede or follow “professor”: John Doe is an emeritus professor of art. Jane Doe, professor emerita at UGA.

Engineering, Institute of the Faculty of
Full, formal name of the interdisciplinary research, teaching and outreach program; may be referred to as the Faculty of Engineering in all but the most formal settings. Members all hold academic appointments in a regular university department. Capitalization of the unit is always required for clarity, but the subject matter is engineering.

endowed chair
See chair.

Enterprise Information Technology Services
EITS is responsible for operation and support of UGA’s major shared institutional computing and data communications facilities. The information technology community uses “enterprise” as an adjective to refer to an entire institution or organization, as opposed to one constituent unit. Thus the office whose mission is “enterprise” IT services is responsible for the whole university, rather than IT services within one college, school or department. Second reference EITS.

Environmental Design, School of
The school has joined with the Institute of Ecology to form the College of Environment and Design. The School of Environmental Design (and its constituent departments) continues as a unit within the college. See the entry on colleges and schools.

Environmental Ethics Certificate Program
Offered through the School of Marine Programs.

environmental health science building

Environment and Design, College of
The expanded college built around the merger of the Institute of Ecology with the School of Environmental Design. Second reference: the environment and design college (or the college). See the entry on colleges and schools.

EOC
Second reference for Educational Opportunity Center.

Equal Opportunity Office
Oversees UGA’s compliance with federal and state laws concerning access to employment and education. EOO on second reference.

equal opportunity statement
See affirmative action statement.

everybody
“Everybody” is a singular pronoun, taking a singular predicate and traditionally the singular pronoun “his.” The effort to avoid gender bias has led to the use of “his or her,” an accurate but often awkward construction. It is acceptable to use “their” as an epicene pronoun following “everybody.” Everybody has their opinion about this issue.

Extension, UGA
Second reference for Cooperative Extension; not acceptable as second reference for Marine Extension Service, which is marine extension.

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FACS
Acceptable second-reference abbreviation for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Faculty Center Eatery
The facility in Memorial Hall where faculty, staff and guests eat and meet. It is upper case.

Faculty of Engineering
The administrative unit is the Institute of the Faculty of Engineering, but Faculty of Engineering is sufficient in all but the most formal settings.

Family and Consumer Sciences, College of
Second reference: FACS. See the entry on colleges and schools.

family housing office

Family Research, Center for
Interdisciplinary research component of the Institute for Behavioral Research.

Fanning Building
Second or informal reference for the J.W. Fanning Building.

Fanning Institute for Leadership
Previously known as the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership, the instiute is comprised of the Fanning Institute for Leadership, Community and Regional Development, the Office of Economic Development Assistance and the Initiative on Poverty and the Economy.

fax
Originally an abbreviation of “facsimile,” the word is not an acronym and should therefore not be spelled all upper case.

Feild Tennis Stadium
Acceptable even on first reference for Henry Feild Tennis Stadium; correctly spelled “e” before “i.”

Fellow
For clarity, capitalize this honorary designation denoting outstanding achievement or service: He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

fellowship
Use upper case for a named fellowship and lower case for generic use: She received a fellowship from the institution. He was awarded the Founders Fellowship in 1999.

financial aid

financial aid office
The formal name is Office of Student Financial Aid.

Fine Arts Building

Fine Arts auditorium

first annual
Use “inaugural” instead.

first-year student(s)
Synonym that can be used interchangably for freshman. Hyphenate the adjective: He is in his first year; he is a first-year student.

fiscal year
UGA’s fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30 and is named by closing date: Fiscal year 2006 begins July 1, 2005, and ends June 30, 2006 . Do not use the jargon abbreviation “FY” for external audiences or in Columns.

Fitness Center
An instructional lab, for the exercise science department, dealing with adult cardiovascular fitness and offering programs to the university community.

Flinchum’s Phoenix
The Warnell School of Forest Resources owns this meeting hall in Whitehall Forest.

Florence Wood Winship, M.D., Medical Clinic
Normally Winship Medical Clinic is sufficient.

Foley Field
The UGA baseball stadium.

food science building

Food Safety and Quality Enhancement, Center for
A research center of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, located at the Georgia Experiment Station in Griffin. Second reference: food safety center.

food services
Second reference for University Food Services.

Forest Business, Center for

forestry and natural resources complex
Second reference for the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources buildings.

Forestry and Natural Resources, Warnell School of
Formally the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Warnell School or forestry school on second reference. See the entry on colleges and schools.

forestry and natural resources school
Second reference for the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Warnell School is also acceptable.

Forio Classroom
Full, formal name is the Ed and Phoebe Forio Studio Classroom. It is located in the Georgia Museum of Art. Forio Classroom is acceptable on all references.

Foundation Fellows program
UGA’s premier academic scholarship program for undergraduates. Each Foundation Fellow receives a four-year Foundation Fellowship designed to cover tuition, fees, books and living expenses. Research and travel-study grants are also available, and numerous activities enhance the learning experience.

Founders’ Day
Jan. 27, although the celebration at UGA is sometimes scheduled for a nearby and more convenient day. Commemorates the Georgia General Assembly’s approval of UGA’s charter on Jan. 27, 1785, in Savannah, creating the first state-chartered university in the U.S.

Note that the apostrophe follows the “s,” not the “r,” since UGA has more than one founder.

Founders Garden House
Located in the Founders Memorial Garden on Lumpkin Street, the house served as the headquarters for the Garden Club of Georgia until the new building opened at the State Botanical Garden in 1999. The relevant “founders” had founded the Garden Club of Georgia, not UGA. No apostrophe.

Founders Memorial Garden

4-H
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension 4-H program sponsors the Anywhere County 4-H Club. Avoid beginning a sentence with “4-H.” Members may be referred to sparingly as 4-H’ers.

Four Towers Building
Houses the UGA Visitors Center and the activity center for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

fourth-year student(s)
Synonym that can be used interchangably for senior. Hyphenate the adjective: He is in his fourth year; he is a fourth-year [or fifth-year, or sixth-year] student.

Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Second reference Franklin College. Do not use an ampersand in text.

Franklin House
Located at the corner of Broad and Thomas streets downtown.

fraternities, sororities
The full, formal name should be used on first reference: Tau Kappa Epsilon. Abbreviations are acceptable on second reference, but avoid nicknames such as Tri-Delts. A member is a member, never a brother or sister. In reference to a fraternity’s or sorority’s building, the word “house” should be capitalized when it follows the name of the organization: Tau Kappa Epsilon House; fraternity house.

Fred C. Davison Life Sciences Complex
The full, formal name of the life sciences building that opened in 1991; in 2004 it was named for the late President Emeritus Fred C. Davison. Davison Life Sciences Complex is sufficient on first reference. Second reference: Davison Complex.

freshman
Can be used interchangably with the phrase first-year student (with 30 or fewer credit hours).

from
In a construction indicating range or extent, do not use a hyphen (or en dash) if the word “from” has been used: He served as head of the department from 1995 to 1997. In 1995-97, she served as vice president. The lecture is scheduled for June 19, 2:30-5 p.m. See also range.

fundraising (n. and adj.)

FY
Avoid this jargon abbreviation for fiscal year.

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Gabrielsen Natatorium
The swimming complex in the Ramsey Student Center.

GALILEO
As an acronym (from G eorgia LI brary LE arning O nline), GALILEO should be written in all caps or small caps. GALILEO is acceptable on all references. A project of the University System of Georgia, it is a Web-based database server providing indexes to periodicals and scholarly journals. http://www.galileo.usg.edu.

GAPS
Second reference for the Graduate and Professional Scholars organization.

Garden Club of Georgia Building
The headquarters of the state organization, located at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

Gates Cambridge Scholar
The first class of Gates Cambridge Scholars, announced in 2001, included a UGA student. In 2002, UGA had two Gates Scholars.

geography-geology building

geology hydrothermal laboratory

George Foster Peabody Award
Full formal name of the Peabody Award.

Georgia
Acceptable as a synonym (adjective or noun) for the University of Georgia only in sports stories and, occasionally, in alumni periodicals and marketing materials: She played for Georgia in 1991. He is a Georgia graduate. We’re Georgia. UGA is the preferred abbreviation.

Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel
Second reference Georgia Center; for off-campus audiences first reference is University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. Do not use ampersand in text.

Georgia Children’s Book Awards
Administered by the language education department since 1977, the program includes two annual awards: the Georgia Children’s Picture Storybook Award, selected by children in kindergarten through third grade, and the Georgia Children’s Book Award, selected by fourth through sixth graders.

Georgia Club
Privately owned golf and tennis complex for members of the UGA Alumni Association; the Georgia Club is located off Highway 316. Do not confuse the Georgia Club with the UGA Alumni Club and Business Center, which is in Atlanta.

Georgia Experiment Station
One of the agricultural experiment stations operated by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; it is located in Griffin.

Georgia General Assembly
Formal name of the state’s legislative body. On second reference, capitalize General Assembly. However, “Georgia legislature” is lower case.

Georgia Hall
The large meeting room on the bottom floor of the Tate Student Center. Always specify “Georgia Hall of the Tate Student Center” on first reference for external audiences.

Georgia Magazine
Quarterly magazine (www.uga.edu/gm) published by the Office of Publications for alumni and friends of the university. Italicize or enclose in quotation marks according to the style of the publication in which its name appears.

Georgia Museum of Art
Both the institution and the building on East Campus. Second reference: Museum of Art or museum. Do not use Georgia Art Museum or University of Georgia Museum of Art; when it is necessary to indicate the museum’s location at the university, use “the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia.” Note that the museum presents exhibitions, not exhibits.

Georgia Museum of Natural History
Officially the State of Georgia Museum of Natural History, which should be used on first reference for off-campus audiences. Second reference natural history museum or GMNH.

Georgia Research Alliance
GRA on second reference.

Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
A chaired professorship supported by the Georgia Research Alliance and thus, like other chairs, capped. A GRA Eminent Scholar in field X is also a professor of X.

Many GRA professorships include the name of a donor in the full title: the Susan B. Doe-Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Anonymity.

Georgia Review
Italicize or enclose in quotation marks, according to the style of the publication in which the name is appearing (italicize in Columns). Second reference: the Review.

Georgia Scholastic Education Fund
Provides athletic scholarships. Second reference: GSEF.

Georgia Sea Grant College Program
Located in the School of Marine Programs.

Georgia State Academic and Medical System
Statewide distance-learning system; UGA’s unit is at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. Second reference: GSAMS.

Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
A program of the UGA Libraries.

Gerontology, Institute of
Formerly the Gerontology Center.

GIL
Acronym for GALILEO I nterconnected L ibraries, thus all caps or small caps; a Web-based gateway to the catalogs of all University System of Georgia libraries. http://gil.uga.edu. GIL is acceptable on first reference.

Gilbert Hall

Global Issues, Center for the Study of
Also called Globis, although the full name should be used on first reference.

Globis
The Center for the Study of Global Issues; the abbreviation is not an acronym, so do not use all caps in text. Globis is an official version of the center’s name, but must always be explained on first reference.

GMNH
Acceptable on second reference for the State of Georgia Museum of Natural History.

Government, Carl Vinson Institute of
Vinson Institute of Government is acceptable. Second reference: Institute of Government or Vinson Institute.

GPA
Second reference for grade point average.

GRA
Second reference for the Georgia Research Alliance.

grade point average
Spell out on first reference; GPA (no periods) is acceptable on second reference. Federal law prohibits the listing of a student’s grade point average in a story, except with the explicit written permission of the student (not the student’s parents).

graduate, graduation
At UGA, students who graduate do so at Commencement, not at graduation. UGA does not have a graduation ceremony.

Note that the verb “graduate” applies only to bachelor’s (undergraduate) degrees. A successful graduate student earns or receives a degree, but does not graduate.

An institution graduates scholars, but a student graduates from an institution. Do not write “He graduated UGA” but instead “He graduated from UGA.”

Graduate and Professional Scholars
An organization of black graduate students at UGA. Second reference: GAPS.

Graduate School
See the entry on colleges and schools.

graduate studies building
Second reference for the Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center.

Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Second reference: Grady College. Full formal name is Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Do not use an ampersand in text; note that “Communication” is singular. The Grady College is located in the journalism building. See the entry on colleges and schools.

Greek
In reference to fraternities and sororities, avoid this word when possible. If it is unavoidable, use it only as an adjective and capitalize it.

Green Center
Second reference for Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts.

Griffith Auditorium
The formal name is the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium. It is located in the Georgia Museum of Art. Griffith Auditorium is acceptable on all references.

ground-breaking (adj.), groundbreaking (n.)

GSAMS
Second reference for Georgia State Academic and Medical System.

GSEF
Second reference for Georgia Scholastic Education Fund.

Gwinnett University Center
The name previously used to describe the campus off Ga. 316 at Collins
Hill Road in Lawrenceville, where the University of Georgia in 2002
began delivering undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as
continuing education offerings. In 2005, the Georgia General Assembly
approved creation of a new four-year institution, Georgia Gwinnett
College, which now occupies this site as the 35th institution in the
University System of Georgia.

Consequently, UGA is no longer accepting students into its
undergraduate programs in Gwinnett, which will be phased out by spring
semester 2008. However, UGA's graduate and continuing education
programs in Gwinnett are expected to grow.

H


Hardman Hall
Houses Air Force ROTC.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Houses several of the Libraries’ special collections; located in the main library, on the third floor. Second reference Hargrett Library.

Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom
In the law school; second reference “the courtroom.” Do not omit “Hatton.”

health center
Second reference for University Health Center.

Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts
Research center within the Georgia Museum of Art; “Henry D.” can usually be omitted. Second reference: Green Center.

Henry Feild Tennis Stadium
Named for UGA tennis star Henry Feild, it is correctly spelled “e” before “i”; Feild Tennis Stadium is acceptable.

Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
In all but the most formal settings, omit “Henry W.” On second reference, Grady College.

Herty Field

Herty Fountain

Higher Education, Institute of

Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach
Highest award for public service and outreach faculty and service professionals. Formally the Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach, but “Walter” and “Barnard” may be omitted even on first reference. Second reference: Hill Award.

Hill Hall

Himan Brown Audio Production Center
Instructional production unit of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The first name may be omitted in all but the most formal settings.

Hispanic
According to AP, this is the preferred term for those whose ethnic origin is in a Spanish-speaking country. Latino (the feminine form is Latina) is acceptable for people whose ethnic origin is in a Latin America country.

When possible, use a more specific identification such as Cuban, Puerto Rican or Mexican-American. Refer to people of Brazilian and Portuguese origin as such, not as Hispanic.

historical movements, periods
See cultural and historical periods, movements, styles.

Hodgson Hall
Formally Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall; Hodgson Hall is sufficient in all but the most formal situations. Pronounced HOD-son.

Hodgson Oil Building
Located at 286 Oconee Street, it houses the UGA Police Department, the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Office of Real Estate and Space Management and some departments of public affairs; pronounced HOD-son.

Hodgson School of Music
Acceptable on first reference for the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, the academic unit in the College of Arts and Sciences. Second reference: music school. The building is the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Second reference: music building. Pronounced HOD-son.

Hoke Smith Annex

Hoke Smith Building

Holmes-Hunter Academic Building
Named in 2001 in honor of the first two African-American students at UGA, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter (now Hunter-Gault). Holmes-Hunter Building on second reference.

Homecoming

Honor Roll of Donors
The style rules listed below are those used by public affairs. Other units producing an honor roll may prefer to adopt their own style.

· Follow the name preferences of those listed, but not at the cost of consistency or recognized editorial practice. It is not necessary, for example, to list a business name in all caps even if the business always lists itself that way (unless it is an acronym or is so listed in Standard and Poor’s Register of Corporations).

· Omit courtesy titles (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.) except where a woman has asked to be listed by her husband’s name: John Donor, Joan Donor, Mr. and Mrs. John Donor, Mrs. John Donor.

· Professional, military and religious titles may be included when requested; abbreviate if possible: Dr. John Donor, Sgt. Jane Donor. See the AP Stylebook for guidance on abbreviating military titles.

· Do not use job titles such as dean, president or director.

· Do not include degrees unless everyone’s degrees are listed.

· Ampersands, Co. and Inc. are acceptable abbreviations.

· Alphabetize by last name according to one of the standard methods (see the Chicago Manual of Stylefor guidelines).

· Alphabetize estates under the donor’s name.

· Alphabetize businesses according to standard use for that business, to the extent that it can be determined: J.L. Donor & Co. under “donor” if it is usually referred to as Donor and Co., under “J” if it is usually referred to as J.L. Donor.

· Begin the list with anonymous gifts (with the number of such gifts listed in parentheses); do not alphabetize them: Anonymous (15).

Honors Program
Upper case, including “Honors classes” and “Honors students.”

HOPE Scholarship
A recipient is a HOPE Scholar. Students “earn” or “win” HOPE Scholarships for a given year. However, when students fail to maintain the necessary grades to earn the scholarship in a succeeding year, they do not “lose” their scholarship—they simply don’t win it again. The acronym stands for “Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally.”

Housing and Demographics Research Center

Hubert Bond Owens Memorial Fountain and Plaza
Full, formal name for the fountain and plaza located at the east end of Old College. Bond Memorial Plaza is acceptable on all references.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall
Full formal name of the large auditorium in the Performing Arts Center; Hodgson Hall is acceptable on first reference in all but the most formal settings. Pronounced HOD-son.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Full, formal name of the Hodgson School of Music, which is sufficient in all except the most formal settings; music school on second reference. The building is the music building. Pronounced HOD-son.

Human Development and Disability, Institute on

human resources building

Human Services Management Institute

Humanities and Arts, Willson Center for
Second reference: the center.

humanities center
Do not use as second reference for the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Use the center instead.

IBR
Second reference for the Institute for Behavioral Research.

ICDG
Second reference for the International Center for Democratic Governance.

ICE
Second reference for Ideas for Creative Exploration.

ICLE
Second reference for Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Ideas for Creative Exploration
Collaborative and interdisciplinary research unit, housed in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, focusing on projects that combine art and technology. Second reference ICE.

Ilah Dunlap Little Memorial Library
Formal name of the main library. Little Library or Little Memorial Library are never used; main library (lower case) is acceptable on all references.

indoor tennis courts
See Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts.

industrial arts building

Information Systems Leadership, Center for
A research center in the Terry College of Business.

Information Technology Outreach Services
A unit of the Vinson Institute of Government, it provides technology support for UGA and governmental units; second reference ITOS.

Institute for Leadership Advancement
Instructional, research and outreach unit of the Terry College of Business. Second reference: the institute; do not use “leadership institute” because of potential confusion with Fanning Institute for Leadership.

Institute for Women’s Studies
Second reference “Women’s Studies” or “the institute.” The subject area is not capitalized ( She is interested in women’s studies).

Institute of Ecology
Formerly an academic department within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, now joined with the School of Environmental Design to form the College of Environment and Design. Second reference: ecology, or the institute.

Institute of Higher Education

Institute of the Faculty of Engineering
The administrative unit for the Faculty of Engineering. Faculty of Engineering is acceptable on all references.

Institute on Human Development and Disability

institutes
Upper case on first and formal references. See capitalization. Note that some institutes are in fact academic departments within a school or college, while most are multidisciplinary or independent of departmental affiliation. Second reference terminology is suggested here only when it differs from “the institute.” Be wary of acronyms that are regularly used within a given unit but unfamiliar to wider audiences.

Institutes and centers must be approved by the board of regents and University Council. They differ in focus. A center provides an organizational base for research and a structure for extramural funding; a center is not an autonomous structure and is not involved in independently offering credit courses or degree programs. An institute shares a center’s focus but has a more formalized structure, may be an autonomous unit, and offers credit courses and possibly degree programs.

Institutes and centers are listed in this style guide alphabetically under the substantive element in the name (Higher Education, Institute of) with duplication under the term “institute” or “center” where it was deemed useful.

Institutional Diversity
Use the Office of Institutional Diversity on first reference.

Institutional Effectiveness
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness is responsible for developing and integrating strategic planning throughout the university, coordinating institutional evaluation and assessment activities, and implementing strategies for institutional improvement. The Office of Institutional Research is part of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

Institutional Research
Officially, the Office of Institutional Research, which should be used on first reference. Do not use the now out-of-date abbreviation IRP (the unit was for many years called Institutional Research and Planning).

Instructional and Information Technology, Office of
A unit of the University System of Georgia, the office located in the University Parkway office park on Ga. 316 at the Athens Perimeter. Second reference OIIT.

Instructional Plaza
Located on the lower level between the psychology and journalism buildings, the plaza is the site of the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Instructional Support and Development
Officially, the Office of Instructional Support and Development; on second reference, OISD.

Insurance Education and Research, Center for

International Affairs
The Office of International Affairs is the office of the associate provost for international affairs and oversees International Education.

International Center for Democratic Governance
An outreach unit within the Vinson Institute of Government that works with emerging democracies. ICDG on second reference.

International Business, Coca-Cola Center for
A unit of the Terry College of Business. Second reference: the center or the international business center (do not use “Coca-Cola Center,” as there is more than one center in the business college named for Coca-Cola).

International, Comparative and Graduate Legal Studies, Dean Rusk Center—
On first reference: Dean Rusk Center—International, Comparative and Graduate Legal Studies; the Rusk Center on subsequent references. It is located in Dean Rusk Hall.

International Education
The Office of International Education coordinates international educational programs for students and faculty; on second reference, the international education office. The Office of International Education is part of the Office of International Affairs.

International Mass Communication Training and Research, James M. Cox Jr. Center for
In all but the most formal settings, it is sufficient to use Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research.

International Public Service and Outreach
The Office of International Public Service and Outreach coordinates international outreach projects; on second reference, IPSO.

International Student Life
The Office of International Student Life is a unit of student activities; second reference ISL.

International Trade and Security, Center for
An interdisciplinary research, teaching and outreach unit of the School of Public and International Affairs. Second reference: CITS.

Internet
The Internet is upper case; use lower case for the (rare) generic use: There will soon be two internets.

intramural fields

IPSO
Second reference for the Office of International Public Service and Outreach.

IRP
Do not use this no-longer-accurate abbreviation for the Office of Institutional Research.

IS
Jargon abbreviation for “information systems”; do not use in normal text.

ISL
Second reference for International Student Life.

IT
Jargon abbreviation for “information technology”; do not use in normal text.

italics
For news releases, don’t italicize (or underline) the titles of books, periodicals, chapters, articles, poems, songs and musical pieces, etc. Use quotation marks, following AP style.

Standard usage for a more formal style, used by Columns, is to use italics for long works and quotation marks for short ones.

ITOS
Second reference for Information Technology Outreach Services.

James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research
In all but the most formal settings, it is sufficient to use Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research. Second reference: Cox Center.

James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Newspaper Management Studies
In all but the most formal settings, it is sufficient to use Cox Institute for Newspaper Management Studies. Second reference: Cox Institute.

Jekyll 4-H Center
On Jekyll Island.

J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Use the initials only in formal settings. The Tull School of Accounting is a department in the Terry College of Business. Second reference Tull School or accounting school.

Joe Brown Hall
Never Brown Hall or Joseph Brown Hall.

Josiah Meigs Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Now the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship.

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship
The highest teaching award available to UGA faculty, given annually. The “Josiah” may be omitted in all but the most formal settings. A recipient is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor (of Some Field). Second reference: Meigs Professorship, Meigs Professor.

Journalism and Mass Communication, Grady College of
Formally, the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. See the entry on colleges and schools.

journalism building
Use Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication only when referring to the academic unit. The building houses the Grady College but also contains classrooms, offices and facilities used by other units.

Judicial Programs, Office of
A department of student affairs, not part of the law school.

junior
Acceptable adjective and noun for that can be used interchangably for a third-year student (with 61-90 credit hours).

J.W. Fanning Building
Initials may be omitted in all but formal settings. Houses the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership; part of the Matthews Public Service Complex.

J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership
The initials of the formal name may be omitted in all but the most formal usages. Second reference: Fanning Institute.

Kehoe Cortona Center
Acceptable as a first reference for the John D. Kehoe Cortona Center, a UGA study-abroad center in Cortona, Italy.

Lamar Dodd Award
The annual Creative Research Award given by the UGA Research Foundation in recognition of faculty research in the sciences.

Lamar Dodd School of Art
Use full name on first reference. On second reference, art school.

land-grant (adj.), land grant (noun)
Hyphenate the adjective: UGA is a land-grant institution.

Larry Walker Room
The fourth-floor reception room in Rusk Hall.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for
Second reference: CLACS.

Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden

Latino Success and Achievement in Education, Center for
Within the College of Education. Second reference CLASE.

law library
See libraries.

law library annex

law school
Second reference both for the School of Law and for the building in which it is housed.

Law, School of
Second reference: law school. See the entry on colleges and schools.

Leadership Advancement, Institute for
Instructional, research and outreach unit of the Terry College of Business. Second reference: the institute; do not use “leadership institute” because of potential confusion with Fanning Institute for Leadership.

Leadership, Fanning Institute for
Use as first reference for the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership; include initials in formal settings. Second reference: Fanning Institute.

Learning and Performance Support Laboratory
A research unit of the College of Education focusing on the use of technology to support learning.

Learning Disabilities Center
Serves UGA students.

LeConte Hall

lectures
Put the full titles of lectures in quotation marks: The subject of his lecture is “The World of Ambrose Bierce.” Topics need no quotation marks: She will speak about the fiction of Ambrose Bierce. Capitalize lecture titles and lecture series titles, but not any preceding modifiers: She delivered the fourth annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture.

Legal Aid and Defender Clinic
Operated by the School of Law under contract with Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties; second reference: legal aid clinic or clinic.

Legion Field

Legion Pool

libraries
The university library program includes several separate libraries. The three major units (main, science and law) are housed in three separate buildings. Refer to the system and the administrative unit as the University Libraries or UGA Libraries; individual libraries are lower case.

life sciences building
This name is no longer in use; in 2004, the building was named the Davison Life Sciences Complex.

Lillian Smith Book Awards
Are given annually by the Southern Regional Council and the UGA Libraries.

Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts
Formal name of the indoor tennis courts; Lindsey Hopkins tennis building is acceptable on all references.

Lipscomb Hall

listserv
Do not use; instead use e-mail discussion group. Listserv is the commercial brand name of a particular software program designed for automating e-mail discussions; it is one of the most frequently used, but there are other such programs.

livestock instructional arena
At South Milledge Avenue and Whitehall Road.

livestock-poultry building

logo
The university logo has five forms, one of which should be used, without alteration, somewhere on every UGA publication, printed or digital.

Use of the fifth version is limited to business cards.

Digital logo files for use in university publications and on Web sites may be downloaded at uga.edu/identity. Information and regulations about the university’s identity program are also on that site. Questions should be directed to the publications department, (706) 542-8011.

Contact Jason Peevy, the campaign communications coordinaor, at (peevy@uga.edu) with questions about capital campaign logos.

For information about the licensing of merchandise bearing the logo, call the alumni relations office at (706) 542-2251; questions about the athletic emblems of the university should be directed to the athletic association at (706) 542-9039.

Lucy Cobb Institute
Historic complex of buildings on Milledge Avenue, originally a girls’ school; houses the Vinson Institute of Government.

Lumpkin House

Lustrat House
Pronunciation: LOO strah.