Golden Flashes — the official name of the Kent State athletic teams, both men’s and women’s teams. For subsequent references, Flashes is acceptable. Lady Flashes is unacceptable.
grade point average (GPA) — three separate words; no hyphens. GPA should be set in all caps without periods. Express all grade point averages as the schools and colleges submit them (e.g.2.0, 2.00).
Helpdesk — use this form.
Honors College — always capitalize when referring to this Kent State University college. However, use lowercase when referring to the honors program or honors students.
Honors Week — always capitalize when referring to the Kent State University event; no apostrophe.
ID — as in student ID; capitalize without periods.
institutes — see under names of, centers and institutes.
instructional areas — see under names of.
Intercollegiate Athletics — the official nickname of all teams that represent Kent State intercollegiate athletes in varsity competition is the “Golden Flashes.” The official mascot of Kent State’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 Kent State athletics only. Special permission to use the athletics logos, nicknames and caricature by internal university entities may be granted by contacting the sports information director for Intercollegiate Athletics at 330-672-2110. Requests by external entities for trademark licensing of Kent State athletic imagery should be directed to the licensing coordinator, Office of University Counsel, at 330-672-2982.
Kent— see under names of, university.
Kent/Blossom — use for the programs in art, music and theatre.
Kent Campus — see under names of, campuses.
KentLink — use this form.
Kent State — see under names of, university.
Kent State University Alumni Association — use Kent State University Alumni Association on first reference; alumni association or the association for subsequent references.
Kent State University Museum — use Kent State University Museum on first reference; the museum for subsequent references, not fashion museum.
Kiva — not KIVA.
KSU — see under names of, university.
LER — Liberal Education Requirements.
licenses — see under names of.
Li’l Sibs — use this form.
lists — in short lists or bulleted items, no numbering is required; however, when a list is required, use one of the following consistently.
1. A. a.
2. B. b.
3. C. c.
Liquid Crystal Institute™ — Use the mark (™) in all references; institute for subsequent references, not LCI.
MAC — see Mid-American Conference.
MAC Center — see Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
mail — contact Mail Services for information regarding folding and tabbing brochures and fliers, mailing classifications, labeling, insertions, and the proper use of zip codes, barcodes and indicias; see also address. Refer to the section on “Use of the Kent State Logo” in the Guide to Visual Standards for the proper way to incorporate the logo and format return address copy.
e-mail: mailservice@kent.edu
phone: 330-672-2164
fax: 330-672-2056
location: Administrative Services Building
major — see under names of.
Murphy-Mellis Field — use this form for the name of the field hockey facility.