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(See Appendix C
for formal titles of academic units and Appendix
E for formal titles of facilities.)
Capitalize north, south, east, west, etc. when referring
to regions. Lowercase when referring to compass directions.
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“Go two blocks south.”
“That’s what I like about the South and the Midwest.”
“Boston is on the East Coast.”
“I like the east coast of the lake for fishing.”
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Registered trademarks must be capitalized or replaced
with generic terms:
| Baggies (plastic bags) |
Band-Aid (bandage) |
| Books on Tape (audiotape) |
Coca-Cola, Coke (soft drink, cola) |
| Drano (drain opener) |
Dumpster (trash container) |
| Freon (refrigerant) |
Frisbee (plastic flying disc) |
| Grand Marnier (liqueur) |
Jacuzzi (whirlpool bath) |
| Jeep (all-terrain vehicle) |
Jell-O (gelatin) |
| Kleenex (tissues) |
Laundromat (self-service laundry) |
| Mace (tear gas) |
Ping-Pong (table tennis) |
| Plexiglas (acrylic plastic) |
Rollerblade (in-line skate) |
| Styrofoam (plastic foam) |
Xerox (photocopy) |
Capitalize only proper nouns for schools, departments,
fields of study, majors, minors, and programs. Use the undergraduate
bulletin as the reference for proper names on the Danforth Campus and the
online medical bulletin for the Medical Campus.
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The Olin Business School is sponsoring ...
Olin is sponsoring ...
The business school is sponsoring ...
The Department of Philosophy is sponsoring
...
The philosophy department is sponsoring ...
The University is sponsoring ...
The Board of Trustees is sponsoring ...
The Board is sponsoring ...
The College of Art is sponsoring ...
Art is sponsoring ...
The Washington University Medical Center is
located ...
The Medical Center is located ...
The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
is located ...
The Skandalaris Center is located ...
The Program in Occupational Therapy is located
...
The program is located ... |
Capitalize on second reference:
| the University |
the School |
| the College |
the Board |
| the National Council |
the Center, the Medical Center |
Lowercase on second reference:
| the department |
the program |
| the committee |
the division |
Capitalize the common noun elements of proper names
in plural uses:
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Missouri and Mississippi Rivers
Lakes Erie and Ontario |
National Council
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On first reference, use the official title:
Architecture National Council
Art National Council
Arts & Sciences National Council
George Warren Brown School of Social Work National Council
International Advisory Council for Asia
Library National Council
National Council for the Undergraduate Experience
Olin School of Business National Council
School of Engineering & Applied Science National Council
School of Law National Council
School of Medicine National Council
On later references: National Council is acceptable.
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Washington University’s Board of Trustees is capitalized;
boards of other organizations are lowercased.
Professional titles are capitalized only when preceding
the name. Use lowercase when used without a name or when succeeding a
name:
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Department Chair Arvidson ...
He is chair of the department.
Chancellor Wrighton ...
Former Chancellors Tolman and Eliot ...
Professor Konig ...
He is a professor of history.
Professors Bernstein, Davis, and Izenberg ...
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Annual Fund
Danforth Campus, Medical Campus, North Campus, West Campus, Danforth
and Medical Campuses
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