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This style guide is based primarily on the Associated Press Stylebook. Another resource for Alaska-specific questions is the AP Stylebook for Alaska.
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A
Alaskan
Use as a noun describing a person, not a place — never “Alaskan city,” for example.
alumni
Alumna is a female who has graduated from one of the three universities; alumnae is
plural for female graduates; alumnus is a male who has graduated from one of the three
universities; alumni is plural for male graduates and the term used when referring
to a group of men and women. Use alumnus when referring to a nongender-specific individual.
The gender-neutral forms alum and alums can be used in less formal contexts.
B
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents is a proper noun and must be capitalized when using the full
name: “The University of ƵBoard of Regents met on Wednesday”. Use regent or
regents to refer to the individual members. Titles for individual members should be
capitalized. “The motion was made by Regent Smith.” Use board to refer to the governing
body. Lowercase when used as a common noun – typically on second reference. “The board
met Wednesday”. Board takes a singular verb: “The board is meeting on the UAA campus”
and a singular pronoun: “The board met its budget goal”.
C
campus vs. college [UA system]
[Campuses] At UAF the community campuses are part of a consortium within the College
of Rural and Community Development (CRCD) with campus directors under the leadership
of the Vice Chancellor for Rural and Community Development. At UAS there are three
campuses, the main campus in Juneau and satellite campuses at Sitka and Ketchikan,
each with their own directors reporting directly to the chancellor. [Colleges] At
UAA each community college has its own director who reports directly to the chancellor.
At KPC there are two campuses and an extension site comprising the college. The PWSC
also has extension sites in Glenallen and Cordova in addition to