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NOVA Style GuideThe AP Stylebook is the official standard the NOVA website. The NOVA Style Guide serves asa customized supplement to AP. All content published on NOVA’s website must adhere to thesereferences. (The NOVA home page and Events Calendar are exceptions.)Capitalization of Campus: When used with a specific location the term “campus” is a formaldesignation and should be uppercase.Example: Alexandria CampusCapitalization of College: When Used Alone: Always lowercase “college” unless it is part of aproper noun.Examples: he is going to college | the College is open | Northern Virginia Community CollegeCapitalization of Words in Headlines and Headings: All words should be uppercase except: a,an, and, as, at, but, by, for, if, in, of, on, or, the, toCase Style: When referencing these college services use the following case style – NOVA alluppercase, one word:NOVAaccessNOVACardNOVAConnectNOVATrakeNOVAeMEETINGName of College: Never use “NVCC” when referring to the college; use “NOVA” or “NorthernVirginia Community College”Commas in a Series: Do not put a comma before the conjunction in a simple series.Dates spell out days of the week, abbreviate monthsEmail no dashEMPLID all uppercase, it’s considered a reference not an actual word Updated: 07.11.12

Faculty & Staff Web Pages categories to include:Name (hyperlink to their personal NOVA website if they have one) | Discipline | Phone | Email* Group people by DisciplineFAQ not FAQs, an abbreviation for Frequently Asked Questions (the “s” at the end is implied)home page two words, not onePeople’s Names do not use titles in front of names, except for Dr. and do not use middle initialsPDF all uppercase, an abbreviation for Portable Document Format. A file format that allows a document to be shared among several types ofSpacing computers without losing its formatting.Student ID Example: Faculty Handbook (PDF) File requires Adobe Reader to open. use single spaces after punctuation. The practice of using two spaces after punctuation was a technique used when text was written on a typewriter. Computers have made the use of two spaces unnecessary. use in place of the term EMPLIDTelephone Number use periods between the numbers, not dashes Example: 703.323.3000Time Reference use noon and midnight, not 12 noon, 12:00 p.m. or 12:00 a.m. Do not use “o’clock.” Lowercase and use periods with a.m. and p.m. Use a single dash between times. Example: HOURS Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Friday: Noon - 5:00 p.m. Updated: 07.11.12

Wait List two wordsWeb uppercase, short for World Wide Web website one word, all lowercase NOVA Style GuideThe AP Stylebook is the official standard the NOVA website. The NOVA Style Guide serves asa customized supplement to AP. All content published on NOVA’s website must adhere to thesereferences. (The NOVA home page and Events Calendar are exceptions.)Capitalization of Campus: When used with a specific location the term “campus” is a formaldesignation and should be uppercase.Example: Alexandria CampusCapitalization of College: When Used Alone: Always lowercase “college” unless it is part of aproper noun.Examples: he is going to college | the College is open | Northern Virginia Community CollegeCapitalization of Words in Headlines and Headings: All words should be uppercase except: a,an, and, as, at, but, by, for, if, in, of, on, or, the, toCase Style: When referencing these college services use the following case style – NOVA alluppercase, one word:NOVAaccessNOVACardNOVAConnectNOVATrakeNOVAeMEETINGName of College: Never use “NVCC” when referring to the college; use “NOVA” or “NorthernVirginia Community College”Commas in a Series: Do not put a comma before the conjunction in a simple series.Dates spell out days of the week, abbreviate months Updated: 07.11.12

Email no dashEMPLID all uppercase, it’s considered a reference not an actual wordFaculty & Staff Web Pages categories to include:Name (hyperlink to their personal NOVA website if they have one) | Discipline | Phone | Email* Group people by DisciplineFAQ not FAQs, an abbreviation for Frequently Asked Questions (the “s” at the end is implied)home page two words, not onePeople’s Names do not use titles in front of names, except for Dr. and do not use middle initialsPDF all uppercase, an abbreviation for Portable Document Format. A file format that allows a document to be shared among several types ofSpacing computers without losing its formatting.Student ID Example: Faculty Handbook (PDF) File requires Adobe Reader to open. use single spaces after punctuation. The practice of using two spaces after punctuation was a technique used when text was written on a typewriter. Computers have made the use of two spaces unnecessary. use in place of the term EMPLIDTelephone Number use periods between the numbers, not dashes Example: 703.323.3000 Updated: 07.11.12

Time Reference use noon and midnight, not 12 noon, 12:00 p.m. or 12:00 a.m. Do not use “o’clock.” Lowercase and use periods with a.m. and p.m. Use a single dash between times. Example: HOURS Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Friday: Noon - 5:00 p.m.Wait List two wordsWeb uppercase, short for World Wide Webwebsite one word, all lowercase NOVA Style GuideThe AP Stylebook is the official standard the NOVA website. The NOVA Style Guide serves asa customized supplement to AP. All content published on NOVA’s website must adhere to thesereferences. (The NOVA home page and Events Calendar are exceptions.)Capitalization of Campus: When used with a specific location the term “campus” is a formaldesignation and should be uppercase.Example: Alexandria CampusCapitalization of College: When Used Alone: Always lowercase “college” unless it is part of aproper noun.Examples: he is going to college | the College is open | Northern Virginia Community CollegeCapitalization of Words in Headlines and Headings: All words should be uppercase except: a,an, and, as, at, but, by, for, if, in, of, on, or, the, toCase Style: When referencing these college services use the following case style – NOVA alluppercase, one word:NOVAaccessNOVACardNOVAConnectNOVATrak Updated: 07.11.12

eNOVAeMEETINGName of College: Never use “NVCC” when referring to the college; use “NOVA” or “NorthernVirginia Community College”Commas in a Series: Do not put a comma before the conjunction in a simple series.Dates spell out days of the week, abbreviate monthsEmail no dashEMPLID all uppercase, it’s considered a reference not an actual wordFaculty & Staff Web Pages categories to include:Name (hyperlink to their personal NOVA website if they have one) | Discipline | Phone | Email* Group people by DisciplineFAQ not FAQs, an abbreviation for Frequently Asked Questions (the “s” at the end is implied)home page two words, not onePeople’s Names do not use titles in front of names, except for Dr. and do not use middle initialsPDF all uppercase, an abbreviation for Portable Document Format. A fileSpacing format that allows a document to be shared among several types of computers without losing its formatting. Example: Faculty Handbook (PDF) File requires Adobe Reader to open. use single spaces after punctuation. The practice of using two spaces after punctuation was a technique used when text was written on a Updated: 07.11.12

Student ID typewriter. Computers have made the use of two spaces unnecessary. use in place of the term EMPLIDTelephone Number use periods between the numbers, not dashes Example: 703.323.3000Time Reference use noon and midnight, not 12 noon, 12:00 p.m. or 12:00 a.m. Do not use “o’clock.” Lowercase and use periods with a.m. and p.m. Use a single dash between times. Example: HOURS Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Friday: Noon - 5:00 p.m.Wait List two wordsWeb uppercase, short for World Wide Webwebsite one word, all lowercase Updated: 07.11.12