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IIT
Not I.I.T. Use Illinois Institute of Technology in the first reference, IIT in subsequent references. IIT is never preceded by “the.” IIT should precede the individual schools of the university, e.g., He attended IIT Stuart School of Business (note absence of possessive). Illinois Institute of Technology and its logo should be used prominently on covers of brochures and in advertising headlines.
IIT Research Institute
Not Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute. In first reference use IIT Research Institute (IITRI) and IITRI thereafter. The name of the main IITRI facility is The Tower, not IITRI Tower, as it was previously called.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Never preceded by “the.”
in-laws
Always hyphenate in all uses, e.g., brother-in-law, mother-in-law. Plural is brothers-in-law.
institute
Illinois Institute of Technology should always be referred to as a university, or as an institution, never as an institute. Lowercase institute and center when generally referring to IIT’s research groups or as a second reference.
Institute of Business and Interprofessional Studies
Institute for Science, Law, and Technology
If making more than one reference, use Institute for Science, Law, and Technology in the first, and ISLAT thereafter. There is no ampersand.
Institute of Design
If making more than one reference, use IIT Institute of Design (ID) in the first, and ID thereafter. ID is located downtown (River North Campus), though it is administratively part of IIT.
Institute of Psychology
If making more than one reference, use IIT Institute of Psychology in the first, and the institute thereafter.
International Center
Not International Cultural Center.
Internet
Always capitalize; similarly the Web.
IPRO
Noted as Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) program; IPRO on second reference. The word interprofessional is used to describe the academic aims of IIT, although not all academic projects are officially IPRO projects.
Jr. and Sr.
Do not use a comma to offset this suffix, e.g., Bob Smith Jr. The same rule applies to II, III, etc., but not to M.D. or Ph.D.
landmark
Use the word to describe only buildings or sites that have been officially declared landmarks. S. R. Crown Hall has been designated a landmark; the official designation should be capitalized, e.g., National Historic Landmark.
lecture series
Capitalize the name of a lecture series and place it in quotes.
line breaks
In printed publications, avoid more than two subsequent lines that end (break) with hyphens. When two lines break at an em dash, the em dash should appear on the previous line. Avoid auto-hyphenation in narrow columns.
Main Campus
Always capitalize.
marketplace
master plan
Lowercase in all uses unless part of a proper name, e.g., Main Campus Master Plan.
McCormick Student Village
One of IIT’s residence hall complexes.
McCormick Tribune Campus Center, The
Capitalize the formal name. Lowercase general references to the campus center, as in Rem Koolhaas designed IIT’s campus center. Note the use of “The” with a capital in the formal title. Do not use “The” when the formal name is preceded by an adjective, e.g., the new McCormick Tribune Campus Center.
M.D. and Ph.D.
Avoid using in running copy [see doctor, Dr.]. Generally, Ph.D. is only used when designating a degree as part of alumni affiliation. When used, however, commas should precede both M.D. and Ph.D., e.g., Fred Smith, Ph.D. is the department chair.
Midwest
Mid-South
Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is the full and preferred name in a first reference, though Mies van der Rohe are both acceptable. Use Mies for subsequent references. Possessive is Mies’.
Modernist, Modernism
Always capitalize. Lowercase modern.
Moffett Campus
Always capitalize.
movies
Italicize names of movies.
names
Use a person’s first and last name in the first use. In subsequent uses, use last name only, e.g., Martin Jischke is the past president of Purdue University; Jischke is an IIT alumnus. When two individuals with the same last name appear in articles of most publications, use the first names on second references. In some publications, students’ first names may be used where appropriate or to evoke emotion.
nicknames
Appear in quotations within the birth name, e.g., M. A. “Al” Self. In some cases, primarily lists of names, parentheses can be used in place of quotations.
noon
Do not put a 12 in front of it. See time of day.
numerals
Spell out whole numbers below 10. Use figures for 10 and above. Place a comma in four-digit numbers such as 1,243 (exception: SAT scores). Use numerals but not zeroes for large numbers, e.g., 4 trillion. In a series containing numbers of 10 or above, use numerals for all amounts, e.g., There were 4 students, 10 faculty, and 3 staff. Use numerals with percent for all numbers (humanities) or % (sciences), e.g., 8 percent or 8%. For uses not covered by these guidelines, follow The Chicago Manual of Style.
The same rules apply to ordinals, e.g., eighth or 124th.
Office of Admission
No “s” on the official title of this office. More generically, one can say the Undergraduate Office of Admission.
online
Do not hyphenate.
part-time, full-time
Hyphenate when used as an adjective.
percent
Spell out in copy. In charts, graphs, and tables, and when referring to scientific data, the % sign is acceptable.
periodicals
Italicize names of periodicals.
Ph.D.
Plural is Ph.D.s. Generally Ph.D. is not used unless designating a degree as part of alumni affiliation. When referring to a medical doctor, use only Dr.; see the doctor entry for usage. Do not use Dr. to indicate a Ph.D. who is not a physician.
phone numbers, punctuation
Preferred IIT style for phone numbers in body copy follows the example 312.567.3104.
postal abbreviations
Use two-letter postal abbreviations only for mailing addresses on postal correspondence. [see state abbreviations]
postscript
In IIT Magazine, postscript copy (generally, Web urls, contact information, etc.) should be italicized.
possessives
Use the possessive’s for words ending in s, e.g., James’s, not James’.
premier, premiere
Premier is an adjective to describe something of importance or size, or a noun for the head of a government. Premiere is a noun to describe something first in order.
professional societies
Capitalize in all uses.
professor
Capitalize when used as a formal title before a full name. Lowercase when used after a name. Do not abbreviate. Avoid using the title on second references.
Quotation marks
Closing double and single quotation marks always follow a comma and period (even though that may seem counterintuitive). They precede a colon and semicolon. Do not confuse a single quote with a final apostrophe, which always precedes the period or comma. Television and radio shows are capitalized and placed in quotations, as are book chapters, lectures, journal articles, papers, dissertations, and theses. Make sure that the quotation marks are in fact quotations and not the symbol for inches. See smart/“curly” quotes for proper keying.
residence halls
Never refer to residence halls as dormitories.
Rice Campus
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus in formal and first references, Rice Campus in casual and subsequent references.
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