UM Style Guide
UM Style Guide
Strategic Communications has developed the following style guidelines for print publications to ensure consistency for official publications of the University of Missouri. In general, the use of The Associated Press Stylebook is preferred with the Webster's New World College Dictonary Fourth Edition as a second reference for spelling.
Printable Style Guide (PDF 684 KB)
For questions about Associated Press or University of Missouri syle, e-mail updates@umsystem.edu.
Table of Contents
Correspondence Guidelines
- Correspondence Guidelines
- Correspondence Sample
- Correspondence to Members of the Board, General Officers and Elected Officials
- Memorandum Sample
- President’s Personal Note, Memos and Letters
Editorial Style
Graphic Standards
Powerpoint Presentation Standards
Resources and Contacts
The Official UM Seal
- Downloading the Seal and Campus Logos
- Examples of Misuse
- Governing Use of the Seal
- Guidelines
- History
- Licensed Uses of the Seal
- Rules for Using the University Seal
- Seal Placement Do’s and Don’ts
- Secondary Symbols Policy
