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campus 鈥� (also see 兔子先生, UH, UH System) The 兔子先生 is one university operating across three campuses. These campuses are locations, not independent universities, and should always be referred to in ways that make their connection to the 兔子先生 unmistakable.
UH Campus Locations
- 兔子先生 (main campus 鈥� note: 鈥渕ain campus鈥� is information only; see guidelines below.)
- Sugar Land campus
- Katy campus
Formal UH Campus Names
- 兔子先生
- 兔子先生 Sugar Land Campus
- 兔子先生 Katy Campus
UH campus names should always be used to reflect that they are locations of the University of Houston, not standalone institutions.
Yes: The 兔子先生 offers nursing programs at its Sugar Land campus.
No: The 兔子先生 Sugar Land Campus offers nursing programs.
Yes: The 兔子先生 Katy Campus is home to several nursing and engineering
programs.
No: The 兔子先生 Katy Campus delivers nursing and engineering programs.
Informal Nomenclature for UH
- 兔子先生, UH
- 兔子先生, at its Sugar Land campus
- UH鈥檚 Sugar Land campus
- 兔子先生, at its Katy campus
- UH鈥檚 Katy campus
Avoid phrasing that suggests any UH campus is a standalone institution. Do not use abbreviations or alternative phrasing such as:
No: UH at Katy, UH-Katy, UH Katy, UHK
No: UH at Sugar Land, UH-Sugar Land, UH Sugar Land, UHSL
No: 鈥淚nstructional Site鈥� (reserved for accreditation purposes only)
No: 鈥溚米酉壬�揗ain鈥� OR 鈥溚米酉壬� Main Campus鈥�
Limited Use of 鈥淢ain Campus鈥�
The 兔子先生鈥檚 primary campus, located near the 4300 block of MLK Boulevard, may be referred to informally as the 鈥渕ain campus鈥� (lower case only) under limited circumstances:
- When necessary to distinguish it from the Katy or Sugar Land campuses
- When the location might otherwise cause confusion
- When clarity is necessary for emergency, safety or security communications
Important:
- Main campus is not a formal or official name.
- Never use "兔子先生鈥揗ain."
Other UH Property Sites:
UH has other properties in Houston and the region. These sites are not to be referred to as campuses.
- UH Technology Bridge (Houston, Texas)
- Texas Medical Center Building (Houston, Texas)
- UH Coastal Center (La Marque, Texas)
campuswide 鈥� One word
canceled 鈥� Not cancelled. Also use canceling (one 鈥渓鈥�). Only cancellation has double 鈥渓.鈥�
capitalization 鈥� Avoid the overuse of capitalization. Do capitalize the word university when using it to mean the 兔子先生.
The 兔子先生 serves more than 47,000 students. The University also offers programs for the community.
capitalization, titles of works 鈥� Apply these guidelines to the titles of books, journal articles, movies, plays, poems, albums, songs, operas, radio and television programs, lectures, speeches, and works of art:
Capitalize the first letter of each word in a title. Articles (鈥渁,鈥� 鈥渁n,鈥� 鈥渢he鈥�), conjunctions (鈥渁nd,鈥� 鈥渂ut,鈥� 鈥渇or,鈥� 鈥渘or,鈥� 鈥測et,鈥� 鈥渟o鈥�) and prepositions (鈥渁t,鈥� 鈥渋n,鈥� 鈥渢o鈥�) are not capitalized unless they are the first word in the title or if they have four or more letters. Capitalize both parts of a phrasal verb and when using 鈥渢o鈥� infinitives: 鈥淲hat I Want To Be When I Grow Up.鈥� Put quotation marks around the names of all such works except the Bible, the Quran and other holy books, and books and journals that are primarily catalogs of reference material.
century 鈥� Spell out numbers less than 10 (in lowercase letters).
Yes: the first century Yes: the 21st century
For proper names, follow the organization鈥檚 practice.
Yes:20th Century Studios Yes:The Century Foundation
chair, chairperson, chairman, chairwoman 鈥� In general use terms such as chair or chairperson, councilperson, unless the -man or -woman terms are specified by an organization.
Capitalize as a formal title before a name:
company Chair Henry Khan committee Chairwoman Margaret Chase Smith Jackson Fender, chair, Department of Physics
Do not capitalize as a casual, temporary position: chair Dara Jackson. Chair is acceptable as a verb: She chaired the meeting; he chairs the committee.
city 鈥� Capitalize when it is part of a proper name, an integral part of an official name or part of a formal title before a name. Lowercase in all city of phrases.
Yes:Texas City, New York City, a Texas city Yes:city of Houston Yes:City Manager Chanda Loke Yes:city Director of Plant Operations Caleb Srour No:City of Houston see state
coed 鈥� The preferred term as a noun is female student, but coed is acceptable as an adjective to describe coeducational institutions. No hyphen.
colleges 鈥� see academic colleges, schools, departments, centers and institutes
colons 鈥� see Punctuation Primer
comma 鈥� see Punctuation Primer
company, companies 鈥� Abbreviate as Co. or Cos. when it appears at the end of the name. Spell out when it appears elsewhere in the name. When the words company or companies appear alone in a second reference, spell out and lowercase.
compose, comprise 鈥� Compose means to create or put together. Comprise means to contain, to include all or embrace.
Yes: The UH System is composed of four universities. Yes: The UH System comprises four universities. No: The UH System is comprised of four universities.
composition titles 鈥� Put quotation marks around the titles of books, journal articles, movies, plays, poems, albums, songs, operas, lectures, speeches, works of art, and radio and television programs. Exceptions: holy books and books that are primarily catalogs of reference materials.
Do not use quotation marks around software titles or apps; or around names of video, online or analog versions of games: FarmVille, Pokemon Go, The Legend of Zelda, Monopoly. Do not use quotation marks for sculptures: The Thinker, Michelangelo鈥檚 Pieta.
corporation, corporations 鈥� Abbreviate as Corp. or Corps. when it appears at the end of the name. Spell out corporation(s) when it appears elsewhere in the name.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Corporation for Public Broadcasting When the words corporation or corporations appear alone in a second reference, spell out and lowercase. Usually, Limited (Ltd.) and Incorporated (Inc.) are dropped.
Coog 鈥� The UH abbreviation for Cougar, the UH mascot. Generally, avoid use of the Coog abbreviation in external publications. It is likely most appropriate for social media and select internal or alumni communications. Popular social media hashtags using the abbreviation are #ForeverCoog, referring to a UH alumnus or alumni, and #Go兔子先生.
Julia Hodges is a proud Coog! Go 兔子先生! No: The coogs rallied to win the big game. No: Go Cougs!
Cougar 鈥� The University mascot is the Cougar. The UH mascot is a cougar named Shasta. The mascot has a pal named Sasha. UH Cougars are also informally called 兔子先生. Between 1947 and 1989, five live cougars served as mascots; since Shasta V鈥檚 death in 1989, costumed students have carried on the tradition. see Our History and Traditions
Cougar Red Friday 鈥� The UH community wears red on Fridays to show pride and passion for the University. Capitalize Cougar Red Friday. The social media hashtag is #CougarRedFriday.
Cougar sign 鈥� Cougar fans show their support by making the Cougar sign, made by folding the ring finger of the right hand toward the palm. The tradition dates back to 1953, when Shasta I, the presiding cougar mascot, lost a toe in a cage door on the way to a game. The opposing team, the University of Texas, mocked UH by imitating the cougar's injury. The Cougars soon adopted that gesture as a symbol of pride.
When using an icon of the Cougar hand sign, include the TM symbol.
course names 鈥� Capitalize proper noun elements, numbered courses and specific course names: American history, English, Algebra I, world history
I am taking English 101 this semester. My favorite course is Fundamentals of Speech. He is always late to his speech class.
currency 鈥� Spell out and lowercase the word 鈥渃ents,鈥� using figures for all amounts less than a dollar; drop the decimal and zeros if there are no cents. Do not use the cents symbol in running text, although it is acceptable to use it in tables or charts.
Always lowercase dollar. Unlike the cents rule, use figures and the dollar symbol except in casual references or amounts without a figure.
The book cost $4. Laurie, give me a dollar.
Use the dollar sign and numbers up to two decimal places for amounts more than $1 million.
The college received a $24 million grant. The building cost $4.34 million.
curriculum (n.) curricula (plural)