{"id":103,"date":"2015-01-06T22:33:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T22:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/print-standards\/?p=103"},"modified":"2015-01-19T23:15:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T23:15:56","slug":"capitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/print-standards\/2015\/01\/06\/capitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With some exceptions, the University follows Canadian Press (CP) Style. CP rules state that the following should be capitalized: proper names, the names of departments and agencies of the national and provincial governments, trade names, association names, companies, clubs, religions, languages, nations, races, places and addresses.<\/p>\n<p>In general, capitalize U of L job titles that come before a name, Faculties (i.e. Faculty of Education \u2013 not faculty member), Schools, programs (Master of Science in Management program) and offices (University Advancement).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Only capitalize official and full names and titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U of L (not UofL, or The UofL)<\/li>\n<li>University of Lethbridge (vs. university students)<\/li>\n<li>Faculty of Management (vs. a major in management)<\/li>\n<li>School of Health Sciences (vs. health sciences courses)<\/li>\n<li>Department of Anthropology (vs. the department\u2019s offices or anthropology courses)<\/li>\n<li>Board of Directors<\/li>\n<li>Anderson Hall<\/li>\n<li>1st Choice Savings Centre<\/li>\n<li>University of Lethbridge Library<\/li>\n<li>Education 2500 (2000-level education course)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a02. Language and ethnicity should be capitalized.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Example: He speaks Japanese, and now he wants to learn French.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a03. Titles before names should be capitalized.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Example:University of Lethbridge President and Vice Chancellor Dr. Mike Mahon \u2026<br \/>\nExecutive Director, Sport and Recreation Services, Sandy Slavin\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a04. Titles after names do not need to be capitalized (except Chair)<\/strong><br \/>\nExamples: <em>Dr. Mike Mahon, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Lethbridge\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sandy Slavin, executive director of Sport and Recreation Services\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Gordon Jong, Chair of the Board of Governors\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Capitalize job titles that precede a name<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Example: U of L President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mike Mahon, Chancellor Dr. Shirley McClellan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Capitalize honours and awards<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Example: University of Lethbridge Faculty Book Awards, NSERC Industrial<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Postgraduate A Scholarship<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Government agencies and departments should be capitalized<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Example: National Energy Board, Advanced Education and Technology<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With some exceptions, the University follows Canadian Press (CP) Style. CP rules state that the following should be capitalized: proper names, the names of departments and agencies of the national and provincial governments, trade names, association names, companies, clubs, religions, languages, nations, races, places and addresses. 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