UI COM Style Guide
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  • Writing for the Web
    • Know Your Audience
    • Reduce Content
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      • Write in Plain Language
      • Write Content That is Design Agnostic
      • Structure Your Content
        • Use Headings Correctly
        • Formatting Lists
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        • Sizing Images
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        • Videos
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        • Linking a Phone number or Email
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  • College of Medicine Logos, Brand & Style
    • Write with the College Web Style
      • Voice and Tone
      • Terminology and Language
        • UI COM Name Usage
        • Names and titles
        • Departments
        • Degrees and programs
        • Academic year and fiscal year
        • Alumni
        • Abbreviations and acronyms
        • Other Terminology
        • Inclusive language
      • Capitalization
      • Phone & Fax Number Formatting
      • Time and Dates
      • Address & Building Numbers Formatting
      • Profiles
    • Color Palette
    • Typography
    • Logo Guidelines
  • Info for the Chicago Campus
    • Chicago Campus Name Usage
    • Chicago Department Names
    • Chicago Administrative Offices/Personnel Titles
    • UI Health
    • Homepage Guidelines
    • Creating a New Website
  • Info for the Peoria Campus
    • Peoria Campus Name Usage
    • Peoria Department Names
    • Peoria Administrative Offices/Personnel Titles
    • Peoria Terminology
  • Info for the Rockford Campus
    • Rockford Campus Name Usage
    • Rockford Department Names
    • Rockford Administrative Offices/Personnel Titles
    • Rockford Terminology
    • Affiliations
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  1. College of Medicine Logos, Brand & Style
  2. Write with the College Web Style
  3. Terminology and Language

UI COM Name Usage

College, university

Capitalize when part of a formal name. Lowercase when standing alone in subsequent references. You may also use an acronym on subsequent references. For example:

The College of Medicine was founded more than 145 years ago. The college is still one of the nation’s leading educators of physicians.

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford won an award because employees of the college nominated it for the Spirit of Medicine Award. UICOMR employs 200-plus people.

When writing the names of multiple colleges or universities, lowercase the common noun. For example:

The Graduate and Honors colleges are located on the east side of campus.

Do not hyphenate universitywide or campuswide.

UI COM Executive Office

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine

  • Illinois Medicine (in-text reference only)

  • SHORTENED: UI COM

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UI COM Chicago

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago

  • SHORTENED: UI COMC OR UIC

Do not use:

  • UIC College of Medicine

  • UIC Medicine

  • UIC School of Medicine

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UI COM at Peoria

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria

  • SHORTENED: UI COMP, UICOMP

Do not use:

  • The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine at Peoria

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria

  • UIC College of Medicine at Peoria

  • Peoria School of Medicine

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UI COM at Rockford

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford

  • SHORTENED: UI COMR, UICOMR

Do not use:

  • The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine at Rockford

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine - Rockford

  • UIC College of Medicine at Rockford

  • Rockford School of Medicine

UI COM at Urbana (Sunset May 2022)

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine Urbana

  • SHORTENED: UI COMUC

Do not use:

  • The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign

  • The University of Illinois College of Medicine – Urbana-Champaign

  • UIC College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign

  • UI School of Medicine

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