Category: Departments/Offices/Units
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
marine programs
Second reference for School of Marine Programs.
libraries
The university library program includes several separate libraries. The three major units (Main, Science and Law) are housed in three separate buildings. Refer to the system and the administrative unit as the University Libraries or UGA Libraries; UGA Libraries takes as singular verb (ex. “UGA Libraries is hiring a new director”.)
Lamar Dodd School of Art
The Lamar Dodd School of Art is part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
Use the full name on first reference.
On Second Reference
the art school.
Office of Global Engagement
The Office of Global Engagement supports the university’s academic, research and outreach missions and strategic directions through the promotion of global learning experiences for students, the sponsorship and support of international students, scholars, faculty and staff, and the development of international research and instructional partnerships and collaborations.
International Student Life
The Office of International Student Life is a unit of student activities.
On Second Reference
the ISL office.
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Use the initials only in formal settings. The Tull School of Accounting is a department in the Terry College of Business.
On Second Reference
Tull School or the accounting school.
institutes
Capitalize on first and formal references.
On first reference in written publications for an external audience, preface the name of the institute or center with “the University of Georgia” unless the full university name has been used earlier.
Be wary of acronyms, initialisms or abbreviations that are regularly used within a given unit but are unfamiliar to wider audiences.
Visit the “More information” link below for a current list of UGA institutes.
On Second Reference
The name of the institute alone is acceptable but do not place the name before UGA in a sentence.
Institutional Diversity
Use the Office of Institutional Diversity on first reference.
On Second Reference
OID or the office.