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Referencing the FIU Style Guide when creating content

February 29, 2024 | By Danilo Santos

The FIU Style Guide is the university’s official term reference for all FIU websites and communicators. The style guide helps create consistent, easy-to-read and grammatically correct content that reflects our brand and voice.

The FIU style guide adheres to and expands upon the Associated Press Stylebook (AP style), the standard writing and editing resource for newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide.

Using the Style Guide

Treat the FIU Style Guide like an FIU dictionary. Refer to it when you’re unsure about an FIU term's spelling or correct punctuation. 

Topics are covered in the style guide for one of the following reasons:

  • It is not addressed in the AP Stylebook.
  • FIU's style around the subject differs from the standard AP style.
  • The topic arises frequently and has specific resonance for readers of FIU's materials.

Just as the AP regularly updates its stylebook, we make changes to meet the needs of our writers and readers. If a topic is not addressed in the style guide, defer to the AP stylebook. If you still have a question about a topic or term, please email Alexandra Pecharich, director of news communications in the Division of Strategic Communications, Government and External Affairs.

It's in the Style Guide

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The style guide addresses several FIU topics and terminologies, such as academic degrees and titles, building names and abbreviations, to list a few examples.

Start using the style guide

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Danilo Santos is a web content strategist and copywriter in the Office of Digital Communications. Before joining FIU, he worked as a communications and media relations professional and taught English and other subjects at the high school level.

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