Category: Departments/Offices/Units
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
A research and outreach unit at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.
On Second Reference
SREL.
School of Art
Avoid; use the full, formal name, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, on first reference. The name is used for both the building and the academic unit, which is part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
On Second Reference
art school.
School of Music
Now named the Hugh Hodgson School of Music for its founder. The building that houses the academic unit also is the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Hodgson School of Music is acceptable on first reference for internal audiences.
On Second Reference
music school.
registrar’s office
Acceptable on references to the Office of the Registrar.
Physical Plant
Do not use. The unit, part of Finance and Administration, has been renamed the Facilities Management Division.
Office of Institutional Research
The Office of Institutional Research, the department’s official name, should be used on first reference.
The central mission of the Office of Institutional Research is the collection, organization and analysis of institutional and other data to support institutional management, operations, decision-making and planning functions.
On Second Reference
OIR or the office.
Office of Multicultural Services and Programs
Formerly the Office of Minority Services and Programs. Based in the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Multicultural Services and Programs supports 13 student organizations.
On Second Reference
the office.
Office of Service-Learning
A campus-wide office jointly supported by the Offices of the Vice President for Instruction and the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach.
OIR
Acceptable second reference for the Office of Institutional Research.