University Style Guide

Preferred over the term rush when referring to the fraternity and sorority community.

On second reference, Board of Regents, Kansas regents, regents or board.

An administrative and academic building on the Edwards Campus. The address is 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park.

Officially Victor and Helen Regnier Hall, a building on the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. Pronounced reh-NEER.

For faculty members who are also clergy, the academic title supersedes. If relevant, note in the story that the faculty member is clergy.

A new unit formed after the merger of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Graduate School.

KU has residence halls, not dormitories. On first reference McCollum Hall; on second reference, McCollum.

Corbin and Gertrude Sellards Pearson halls are often referred to in conjunction as GSP-Corbin Hall.

• Corbin Hall


• Ellsworth Hall


• Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall; on second reference GSP or GSP-Corbin


• Hashinger Hall


• Lewis Hall


• McCollum Hall


• Naismith Hall (privately owned)


• Oliver Hall


• Templin Hall

Rhodes scholarships are funded by the Rhodes Trust and selected in the United States by state and district committees.

Women's s cholarship hall named for the late Dennis Rieger. Pronounced REE-ger.

Don't use room before a number and building name when context makes clear that the reference is to a room number: The speech is at 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, in 4019 Wescoe Hall.

Preferred term is recruitment when referring to the fraternity and sorority community.