Editorial Guidelines

[ Reference standards following the AP Stylebook and UT System guidelines. ]

Specific departments and academic units are capitalized when referred to by their official names.

Examples:
Department of Biology, College of Liberal Arts, Office of the President, MBA Program, etc.

Lowercase examples:
biology department, the college, president’s office, the program, etc.

The ampersand (&) character is part of the official secondary logo for UTRGV colleges and departments and should always be used in secondary logos. However, the ampersand should not be used in place of "and" in written communications.

In matters of editorial style, the prevailing standards for university publications of a promotional nature shall be those of the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook and the UT System and UTRGV editorial style guide.

The following fonts are recommended to use in university marketing materials. These are the official fonts used on all UTRGV Marketing and Communications campaigns.

Red Hat Regular Font

Patua One Font