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The following list includes style conventions used when writing about �鶹��ѡ and not covered in The Associated Press Stylebook.

Geneva campus — acceptable to use when referring to Kent State’s facility in Geneva, Switzerland. Note the lowercase for campus.

Giving Tuesday — use this form with a space between the words.

Golden Flashes — the official name of the �鶹��ѡathletic teams, both men’s and women’s teams. For subsequent references, Flashes is acceptable. Lady Flashes is unacceptable. In nonsporting content, a student is a Golden Flash; as a group, we are the Golden Flashes community.

GPA — acceptable in all references as grade-point average. GPA should be set in all caps without periods. Express all GPAs as the schools and colleges submit them (e.g., 2.0, 2.00).

GPS — use Graduation Planning System on first reference.

healthcare — use this form in medical contexts and for programs and course names in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design).

Helpdesk — use this form.

Honors College — always capitalize honors when referring to the �鶹��ѡ college; however, use lowercase when referring to honors courses or honors students.

Honors Week — always capitalize when referring to the �鶹��ѡ event; no apostrophe.

Hub — use this form (note: not in all caps) for the Kent Student Center Hub and the Design Innovation (DI) Hub.

ID — see �鶹��ѡID number (Banner ID)

IdeaBase — use this form.

in-residence — hyphenate such constructions as professional-in-residences, poet-in-residence, ensemble-in-residence, etc., when used as a noun or adjective.

instructional areas — see under names of.

Intercollegiate Athletics — the official nickname of all teams that represent �鶹��ѡintercollegiate 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 �鶹��ѡathletics only. Special permission to use the athletics logos, nicknames and caricature by internal university entities may be granted by contacting Intercollegiate Athletics at 330-672-5974. Requests by external entities for trademark licensing of �鶹��ѡathletic imagery should be directed to the licensing coordinator, Office of General Counsel, at 330-672-2982.

Kent — see under names of, university.

Kent Broadcast Center — use this for the name of the building that formerly housed WKSU. The Kent Broadcast Center now houses TeleProductions, offices for Ideastream Public Media and classroom space.

Kent Campus — see under names of, campuses.

KentLINK — use this form.

�鶹��ѡ— see under names of, university.

�鶹��ѡID number  — use this form.

�鶹��ѡ Alumni Association — use �鶹��ѡ Alumni Association on first reference; alumni association or the association for subsequent references.

�鶹��ѡ Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award — use this wording for first reference; Distinguished Teaching Award thereafter.

�鶹��ѡ Bookstore — use this form on first reference; the bookstore for subsequent references.

�鶹��ѡ Florence Center — use this form when referring to Kent State’s facility in Florence, Italy.

�鶹��ѡ Hotel and Conference Center — use �鶹��ѡ Hotel and Conference Center on first reference; hotel on subsequent references.

�鶹��ѡ Museum — use �鶹��ѡ Museum on first reference; the museum for subsequent references; not fashion museum.

�鶹��ѡ Sculpture Walk — use �鶹��ѡ Sculpture Walk on first reference; University Sculpture Walk for subsequent references.

�鶹��ѡ Twinsburg Academic Center — use �鶹��ѡ Twinsburg Academic Center on first reference; Twinsburg Academic Center on subsequent references.

Kent Student Center — use this form; do not use �鶹��ѡStudent Center.

Kiva — not KIVA.

KSU — see under names of, university.

KSU Kickoff — use this form; replaces Welcome Weekend.

KSU Navigate — use this form.

KSUview — use this form.

Kupita/Transiciones — no diacritical marks.

LaunchNET Kent State — use this form. Formerly LaunchPad.

Lefton Esplanade — use this form; esplanade on subsequent references; use Lester A. Lefton Esplanade only if the context requires a historical explanation of the name.

Library — see University Library.

licenses — see under names of.

Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences Building — use this form to refer to the building that houses the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

Liquid Crystal Institute — see Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

Living-Learning Communities — use this form.