Miscellany
Advisor, adviser
We use the term advisor.
Alumnus, Alumni, Alumnae
Used as follows:
- alumna: a female graduate;
- alumnus: a male graduate;
- alumnae: more than one female graduate;
- alumni: more than one male graduate, but also used to refer to a group of male and female graduates
Areas of Study
The general areas of academic study should be referred to in the following manner:
- arts, humanities, and social sciences;
- business and economics;
- computing;
- engineering;
- forestry and environmental science;
- natural and physical sciences;
- technology
When used in text, refer to the Editorial Guide for wording and punctuation.
Bookstore
It is the Campus Bookstore.
Building list (with building numbers and abbreviations)
| 1 | Administration Building (Ad Building) |
| 4 | ROTC Building (ROTC) |
| 5 | Academic Office Building |
| 7 | Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC) |
| 8 | Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building (Dow) |
| 9 | Alumni House (Alumni) |
| 10 | Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts (Rozsa) |
| 11 | Walker Arts and Humanities Center (Walker) |
| 12 | Minerals and Materials Engineering Building (M&M Building) |
| 13 | Hamar House Counseling Center (Hamar) |
| 14 | Grover C. Dillman Hall (Dillman) |
| 15 | Fisher Hall (Fisher) |
| 16 | Widmaier House |
| 17 | J. R. Van Pelt Library and John and Ruanne Opie Library (Van Pelt and Opie Library) |
| 18 | U. J. Noblet Forestry Building (Noblet) |
| 19 | Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building (Chem Sci) |
| 20 | R. L. Smith ME-EM Building (MEEM) |
| 24 | Student Development Complex (SDC) |
| 25 | Sherman Field Press Box |
| 28 | Kanwal and Ann Rekhi Hall (Rekhi) |
| 30 | Little Huskies Child Development Center (Little Huskies) |
| 31 | Douglass Houghton Hall (DHH) |
| 32 | Daniell Heights Apartments |
| 34 | Memorial Union Building (MUB) |
| 37 | Wadsworth Hall (Wads) |
| 38 | West McNair Hall |
| 40 | East McNair Hall |
| 41 | Central Heating Plant |
| 42 | Facilities Management Storage |
| 43 | Lakeside Laboratory |
| 44 | Storage-Service |
| 50 | Gates Tennis Center (Gates) |
| 84 | Harold Meese Center (Meese) |
| 95 | Advanced Technology Development Complex (ATDC) |
Other Buildings
- Fire Hall, Houghton
- Ford Forest and Ford Center, Alberta
- IMP Storage, Houghton
- Keweenaw Research Center, Houghton County Memorial Airport (KRC)
- Citizen's Bank Building, Hancock
- UPPCO Building, Houghton
Also:
Ice Arena
It is the John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena or the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
Mont Ripley
It is Mont, not Mount. If you must abbreviate, Mt. is allowed.
Classes
Michigan Tech refers to students as first-year, sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate students.
Class of 1976, or Class of '76.
Course work
Two words.
Equal opportunity statement
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.
It should appear on all publications going off campus.
Glenn D. Mroz
On first reference, refer to the president with his middle initial.
Glenn D. Mroz
Honors, Honors Program
It is referred to as the Honors Institute.
Inclusive language
Michigan Tech advocates using inclusive language in all instances. This includes gender-neutral language.
Preferred terms include gender, parent/guardian, partner/spouse, and child.
Also: spokesperson, chairperson, etc.
Honors, Honors Program
It is referred to as the Honors Institute.
Internet, web
Internet is capitalized; net is not. Similarly, web is not.
Mission Statement
Our mission statement is—
We prepare students to create the future.
Ombud
This is the new title.
Residence Hall
This is the preferred name for Wadsworth, McNair, and Douglass Houghton Halls, not dorm or dormitory.
Theater/Theatre
The correct spellings follow:
McArdle Theatre
Student Theatre Association
Theatre and Entertainment Technology (BS degree)
Technical Theater (minor)
Theater Arts (minor)
Vision Statement
Michigan Tech will grow as a premier research university of international stature, delivering education, new knowledge, and innovation for the needs of our technological world.
Web Page
Two words.
Website
One word, not capitalized.