C
Cabinet
Capitalize when using complete title.
• The President's Cabinet makes
important administrative
decisions.
Lowercase cabinet when used alone.
• Abby Van Vlerah is attending a cabinet meeting.
Camp Mack
Camp Mack or Camp Alexander Mack
Campus Store
Not bookstore
Campuses
• The Fort Wayne campus is located at 10627 Diebold Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845
• The North Manchester campus is located at 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester, IN 46962
campuswide
One word, no hyphen
Carl W. Burt Memorial Field
Burt Memorial Field is acceptable as first reference when referring to the facility north of Spartan Stadium.
Calvin Ulrey Hall
Calvin Ulrey is acceptable on second reference.
Candidate accreditation status
Capitalize Candidate.
Career Services and Professional Development
Catalog
Capitalize and italicize when referring to the Manchester University Catalog. The University
Catalog or the Catalog are also acceptable.
century
Lowercase and spell out numbers less than 10.
• The first century, the 20th century.
Change of Course Days
chapel
See Petersime Chapel.
Chime
Capitalize when referring to the Manchester Chime.
• The Chime plays, “By the Kenapocomoco” every morning. Do not use chimes or bells in place
of Chime.
Chinworth Center
Chinworth Center or Lockie and Augustus Chinworth Center are both acceptable on first reference. Chinworth is acceptable on second reference.
church
Capitalize as part of a formal name or when referring to the denomination. Lowercase when referring to a building or the church vs. state.
• Church of the Brethren
• The Church's position on peace and service ...
• The church down the street ...
Church of the Brethren
Do not use CoB. The denomination is accepted as second reference.
Clark Computer Center
Do not capitalize if the formal name is not used.
• The computer center ..
class
Capitalize when referring to a particular graduating class.
• He is a graduate of the Class of 1990.
class rank
• Use the terms first-year student, sophomore, junior and senior for undergraduates.
• P1, P2, P3 and P4 students are enrolled in the College of Pharmacy, Natural & Health Sciences. When writing for non-pharmacy audiences say, “Elizabeth is a second-year pharmacy student” rather than
“Elizabeth is a P2.”
• The Master of Athletic Training and Master of Science in Pharmacogenomics are graduate programs.
• Pharmacy is a professional program, not a graduate program.
cocurriculum
Do not hyphenate.
coeducational
Do not hyphenate.
coed
Do not hyphenate.
colleagues
Use when referring to both faculty and staff at MU.
Colleges
Four colleges comprise Manchester University:
• College of Arts & Humanities
• College of Business
- See Gilbert College of Business
• College of Education & Social Sciences
• College of Pharmacy, Natural & Health Sciences
- The Manchester University Pharmacy Programs are part of this college and housed on the Fort Wayne campus.
- There is not a College of Pharmacy. Do not abbreviate college names.
Commencement
Capitalize when referring to Manchester University’s Commencement ceremony.
communication studies
Do not add an s to communication when referring to the Manchester academic major.
committee names
Capitalize names of specific committees.
• Staff Organizational Committee
composition titles
Italicize titles of books, magazines, periodicals, newspapers, movies, television shows, plays, works of art and comprehensive musical works, such as operas and albums.
• Students interested in journalism should join either the Aurora or Oak Leaves.
• Bill Eberly wrote The Story of the Natural Sciences at Manchester College.
• The A Cappella Choir performed Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Do not italicize the Bible and books that are primarily reference materials, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, etc.
• Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Encyclopedia Britannica, North Manchester Telephone Directory
Place quotation marks around chapter titles, articles, speeches
and songs.
• The Story of the Natural Sciences at Manchester College includes a chapter titled “The Doctors Among Us.”
• Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech “The Future of Integration” at Manchester in 1968.
• The Chime rang out a rousing rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
convocation
See Values, Ideas and the Arts.
Cordier Auditorium
Cordier lobby
course titles
Capitalize when designating a specific course.
• Several courses, including Structure of the English Language, will be offered next semester.
• Dr. Smith teaches the Pharmaceutical Skills course.
coursework
CPA
Acceptable on first reference for certified public accountant.
cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude
No italics. See foreign words.
curriculum vitae
No italics. Plural is curricula vitae.