The third edition of the campus Style Guide was created based on the needs and suggestions of the campus community and includes answers to some common questions about usage and punctuation. The Style Guide is intended to be used as a reference for specific words and phrases, not as a substitute for The Associated Press Stylebook or the American Heritage Dictionary, the standard style references used for college publications. Since we are an academic institution we have a responsibility to follow proper rules and to maintain consistency throughout our array of publications.
If you have questions that are not addressed here, if you find an error or if you have a suggestion for clearer usage, please contact editorial services at ext. 1289 or writers@dickinson.edu.
Dickinson College Style Guide (in Adobe pdf format)