On first reference, when referring to a department, uppercase and use the official name on first reference; lowercase for shortened, subsequent references. Examples:

• First reference: The Department of Earth Sciences
• Subsequent references: the earth sciences department; the department; the earth sciences faculty.

Function words in department names

Words such as: of, and, the can be treated in titles and headlines as lowercase in this manner

• Office of Strategy Management 
• Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship 

Departmental Name Changes

To initiate a department name change, reference the department name change guide.