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Style Guide for Saint Joseph's College

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References to Alumni

• In College publications, use boldface type for the initial reference to alumni, including the class year at the end of their last name and the full maiden name (enclosed in parentheses) for alumnae.
  
  For example:
  For more information about Homecoming, please contact Karey (Klott) Engels '97.
  
  
• When mentioning married alumni, the husband's name is listed first, with his class year following his first name, and the wife's name is mentioned last, with her class year following her last name. The word "and" should not appear in boldface type.
  
  For example:
  
  • Bill '89 and Teresa (Scanlon) Massoels '89 have three children and reside in Rensselaer, Indiana.
  
  
  
• In external formal documents and correspondence, as well as information prepared for the media, the relation of the alumnus/a to the College should be written out; the name should not appear in boldface type.

  For example:
  Maureen Egan, a 1990 graduate of Saint Joseph's College, has joined the College's Office of Institutional Advancement and Marketing.

• Titles and the full name of an individual should be used on first reference and only the last name should be used on all subsequent references, unless a title is needed to distinguish between two individuals with the same last name.

  Notes:

  • Neither Reverend nor Rev. is a title but considered part of a person's name. If the individual holds a doctoral degree, refer to him or her as "the Rev. Dr." Otherwise, use "the Rev."
  • When designations like "II" or "III" appear at the end of a name, a comma is not used to separate the two. (However, if "Jr." or "Sr." is used, a comma would be used.)

  
  For example:

  • Dr. Ernest Mills III began his tenure at Saint Joseph's College on July 9, 2001. Mills loves being a Puma.

• Capitalize all titles, regardless of where they appear.
  
  
• Identify holders of endowed chair positions.
  
  
• Members of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood are always to be identified with the suffix "C.PP.S." after their last name, with a comma separating the last name and the suffix.

  Note:
  

  • There is no period after the first "P."

  
  
  For example:
  

  • The Rev. Dr. Timothy McFarland, C.PP.S. '78 is an Associate Professor of Religion at Saint Joseph's College.

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Arts and Science Auditorium
Robinson Memorial Library

Alumni Football Field
Hanson Recreation Center
Fitness Center (upper level)
Gil Hodges Memorial Baseball Field
Lake Banet
Joseph L. Minielli Memorial Soccer Field
Raleigh Hall
Puma Club Room
Rueth-Fitzgibbon Baseball Facility
Richard F. Scharf Alumni Fieldhouse
Softball Field
Tennis Courts
Class of 1960 Michael J. Vallone Track and Field Complex

Core 240
Core Computer Laboratory
Core Foyer
Core Plaza
Courtney Auditorium
Shen Auditorium

Chapel
Chapel Basement
Cup O'Joe
East Oratory
Gaspar Center
Ray Ziegman Board of Trustees Room

Ballroom
Cafeteria
Campus Ministry Office
Career Development Center
Core XI
Core XI (outer area)
Halleck Undergraduate Bistro (HUB)
North Lounge
South Lounge

Aquinas Hall
Bennett Hall
Gallagher Hall
Halas Hall
Justin Hall
Merlini Hall
Noll Hall
Residential Suites
Schwietermann Hall
   Community Dining Room
   Ray Ziegman Board of Trustees Room
Seifert Hall

Drexel Hall
Dwenger Hall
Intramural Field/Residential Quad
Lourdes Grotto
Reflecting Pond
Saint Joseph the Educator and Jesus Statue
Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary
United States Post Office

For example:

• (SJC) Saint Joseph's College will hold an alumni/admissions reception in South Bend, Indiana.
  
  
• (AP) St. Joseph's College will hold an alumni/admissions reception in South Bend, Ind.