Editorial Style Guidelines

Addresses
Listed below are the official college locations and telephone/fax numbers. External ads must contain the appropriate addresses, telephone and in some cases, fax number.

• The address of the college is:
   Quinebaug Valley Community College
   742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239
   (860) 412-7200 Fax: (860) 412-7222

• The address of the Center for Community and Professional Learning is:
   QVCC-The Center for Community and Professional Learning
   742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239
   (860) 412-7300 Fax: (860) 412-7333

• The address of the Willimantic College Campus is:
   Quinebaug Valley Community College
   729 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
  (860) 423-1824 Fax: (860) 423-4625

• The Colleges web address is:
   www.qvcc.commnet.edu

Capitalization
• The title of courses and workshops should be capitalized.
• If the word "program" is an integral part of the name, it should be capitalized.
• Majors are lower case: computer science, communication, etc.
• Language titles are always capitalized: English, French, etc.
• Capitalize " Board of Trustees", but not trustees, except before the name used in as a title.
• Do not capitalize "freshman, sophomore,"etc. when referring to individuals.
• Do not capitalize academic and honorary degrees: associate of fine arts, associate in applied science, etc.

Commas
• Use commas to separate elements in a series: The flag is red, white and blue.

Costs
• $5, not $5.00 (unless in tables aligned with figures that are not even amounts)

Dates
• It is February 10-13, not Feb. 10th to 13th
• When used only with the year the month is spelled out and no comma is used: November 2007
• Set off the year with commas when used with the exact date: Friday, September 20, 2007, in the   cafeteria.

Names
• On first reference, refer to individuals by their first and last names. On subsequent instances, use the last    name only.
• When identifying current students or alumni by their class years, the year is set off by an apostrophe    before the year followed by a comma: Jane Doe '07, spoke at our conference.
• The abbreviate "Jr." following a name is set off by commas: Leo A. Wood, Jr., is director of special    programs.
• Roman numerals in the same usage as above, are nor accompanied by commas: Leo A. Wood III '07

Professional Titles
• Titles that follow a person's name should be lower case: John Smith, director of admissions
• Title that precede a person's name are capitalized: Director of Admissions John Smith
• Do not use courtesy titles such as Mr., Mrs., Ms.

Pronouns
• Instead of using "his/her" change to "their as appropriate.

Numbers
• In general, spell out numbers one through nine
• Use figures for 10 and up
• Spell out numbers that start a sentence

Optional Spellings
• Advisor not adviser
• Percent not per cent
• Pre-register not preregister
• Catalog not catalogue