NAMES Include an individual ' s full name on first mention, then use only the last name on subsequent mentions.
• Actress Jane Doe has had a long and fruitful career. Doe doesn ' t plan to stop.
Capitalize a title before a person’ s name, but not when it follows their name or stands without a name.
• I heard Pope Francis gave his blessing.
• Francis, pope and head of the Catholic Church, was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
• I was excited to meet the pope.
Do not combine titles or use them with abbreviations indicating academic or professional degrees.
• Incorrect: Senator Doctor John Smith, Ph. D. is not a real person. Abbreviate Senior, Junior, Second, or Third following a full name.
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was crucial to the Civil Rights Movement.
• King George III lived in England.
Graduates should be referred to as " alum "( singular) or " alumni "( plural). Do not use gendered language, such as " alumnus "( singular masculine), " alumna "( singular feminine), or " alumnae "( plural feminine).
• He is an EFSC alum.
• Those women are EFSC alumni.
WEBSITES / URLS
A website refers to a collection of web pages; these terms should not be used interchangeably. In print, if you cannot use a QR code, use the shortest, simplest version of a URL possible. Contact the Office of Collegewide Communications for more information or help with a shorter URL.
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