Chapter 2 of the Writing Style Guide
Capitalize official names.
— “Students will meet at 6 p.m. for a candlelight vigil on the lawn outside the Havener Center.”
— “Toomey Hall houses Missouri S&T’s mechanical and aerospace engineering programs.”
| Campus building name | Alternative name(s) |
|---|---|
| 610 W. 10th St. | |
| 1100 W. 10th St. | |
| Allgood-Bailey Stadium | Missouri S&T Football Stadium |
| Altman Hall | |
| James E. Bertelsmeyer Hall | Bertelsmeyer Hall |
| Buehler Hall | |
| Bureau of Mines Building | |
| Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall | Civil Engineering Building, CE Building, CE, Butler-Carlton Hall, CE Hall |
| Campus Housing and Dining Services | |
| Campus Support Facility — building to be razed in May 2022 | CSF |
| Castleman Hall | |
| Centennial Hall | |
| Chancellor’s Residence | |
| Computer Science Building | CS Building |
| Curtis Laws Wilson Library | Missouri S&T Library |
| Custodial and Landscape Services Building | |
| Dangerous Materials Storage Facility | |
| EcoVillage | |
| Emerson Hall | Electrical Engineering Building, EE Building, EECH |
| Engineering Management Building | |
| Engineering Research Laboratory | ERL |
| Experimental Mine Facility | Experimental Mine |
| Farrar Hall | |
| Fitness Center | |
| Fulton Hall | |
| Gale Bullman Building | Gale Bullman Building, Bullman Building, Bullman Auditorium |
| General Services Building | |
| Harris Hall | |
| Hasselmann Alumni House | |
| Havener Center | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Building | H-SS, H-SS Building |
| Interdisciplinary Engineering Building | IDE Building |
| Kummer Student Design Center | Student Design Center |
| McNutt Hall | |
| Miner Dome Indoor Practice Facility | Miner Dome |
| Missouri S&T Child Development Center | Child Development Center |
| Missouri S&T Baseball Field | |
| Missouri S&T Nuclear Reactor | The Reactor, MSTR |
| Missouri S&T Observatory | observatory |
| Norwood Hall | |
| Parker Hall | |
| Physics Building | |
| Pine Building | |
| Power Plant | |
| Quadrangle | Quad |
| Residential Commons | |
| Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center | rock mechanics, RMERC |
| Rolla Building | |
| Schrenk Hall | |
| Solar Village | |
| Straumanis-James Hall | |
| Student Health Complex | student heath |
| Student Recreation Center | rec center |
| Technology Development Center | |
| Temporary Storage Facility A | |
| Thomas Jefferson Residence Hall | TJ Hall |
| University Commons |
Capitalize official names of campus landmarks.
— “Students will gather at the Puck for a candlelight vigil.”
— “The flowers are in full bloom at the Thomas Memorial Garden.”
| Landmark names | Alternative name(s) |
|---|---|
| E3 Commons | |
| EcoVillage | |
| Innovation Park | |
| Millennium Arch | |
| Missouri S&T Stonehenge | Stonehenge |
| Jack Carney Puck and Plaza | Puck, Carney Puck and Plaza |
| Missouri S&T Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian Bridge |
| Smart Bridge | |
| St. Pat’s Statue | St. Pat |
| Solar Village | |
| Thomas Memorial Garden | |
| Missouri S&T Walking Trail | walking trail |
General tips that serve as a basis for our writing style guide
Capitalization, formatting and abbreviation guidelines for academic programs and titles
Capitalization and abbreviations campus buildings and landmarks
Guidelines, terminology and abbreviations for the Kummer Institute Foundation
Common misspellings, incorrect abbreviations, and proper use of terms
When and how to write the formal university name and other forms
Writing language involving age, race, sex, disabilities and religion
Tips for writing effective and engaging headlines for publications and websites