Divisions, Departments, Offices, Organizations, Programs and Services

• Academic Departments and Schools
• Academic Programs
• Auxiliaries
• Colleges
• Divisions (including their Departments, Offices, Units and Programs)
• Events
• Services
• Special Programs and Centers
• Miscellaneous

CSU, UC and California Community Colleges

• CSU campuses
• UC campuses
• California Community Colleges

I. DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES, ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES

Academic Departments and Schools

• Accountancy, School of (link)
  
• Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (link)
• Aerospace Studies / Air Force ROTC (link)
• Africana Studies, Department of (link)
• American Indian Studies (link)
• Anthropology, Department of (link)
• Art, Design, and Art History, School of (link)
• Asia Pacific Studies, Department of (link)
• Astronomy, Department of (link)
• Athletics (link)
• Biology Department (link)
• Chemistry Department (link)
• Chicana/Chicano Studies, Department of (link)
• Child and Family Development (link)
• Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of (link)
• Classics & Humanities, Department of (link)
• Communication, School of (link)
• Computer Science, Department of (link)
• Counseling & School Psychology (link)
• Dance, School of Music and Dance (link)
• Economics, Department of (link)
• Educational Technology, Department of (link)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of (link)
• English and Comparative Literature, Department of (link)
• European Studies, Department of (link)
• Executive MBA Program (link)
• Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Department of (link)
• Finance Department (link)
• French and Francophone Studies (in the Department of European Studies) (link)
• Geography, Department of (link)
• Geological Sciences, Department of (link)
• German Studies (in the Department of European Studies) (link)
• Gerontology, Department of (link)
• History, Department of (link)
• Information and Decision Systems (link)
• International Business Program (link)
• International Programs, Office of  (link)
• Joint Doctoral Program in Engineering Science / Applied Mechanics (link)
• Italian Studies (in the Department of European Studies) (link)
• Latin American Studies, Center for (link)
• Liberal Studies (link)
• Linguistics and Oriental Languages, Department of (link)
• Management Department (link)
• Marketing Department (link)
• Mathematics and Statistics, Department of (link)
• Mechanical Engineering, Department of (link)
• Military Science / Army ROTC, Department of (link)
• Music and Dance, School of (link)
• Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) (link)
• Nursing, School of (link)
• Philosophy, Department of (link)
• Physics Department (link)
• Policy Studies in Language and Cross Cultural Education Department (link)
• Political Science, Department of (link)
• Psychology, Department of (link)
• Public Administration and Urban Studies, School of (link)
• Public Health, Graduate School of (link)
• Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Department of (link)
• Religious Studies, Department of (link)
• Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Department of (link)
• Russian Studies (in the Department of European Studies) (link)
• Social Work, School of (link)
• Sociology, Department of (link)
• Spanish and Portuguese, Department of (link)
• Special Education, Department of (link)
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, School of (link)
• Teacher Education, School of (link)
• Theatre, Television and Film, School of (link)
• Women's Studies, Department of (link)

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Academic Programs

• See Academic Program Information at http://www.sdsu.edu/academicprogs.html

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Auxiliaries

• Alumni Association (link)
  
• Associated Students of San Diego State University (link)
• Aztec Shops (link)
• The Campanile Foundation (link)
• SDSU Foundation (link)

Colleges

• College of Arts & Letters (link)
  
• College of Business Administration (link)
  
• College of Education (link)
  
• College of Engineering (link)
  
• College of Extended Studies (link)
  
• College of Health & Human Services (link)
  
• College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts (link)
  
• College of Sciences (link)
• Division of Undergraduate Studies (See Academic Affairs.)
• Office of Graduate and Research Affairs (See Academic Affairs.)

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Divisions
   (including their Departments, Offices, Units and Programs)

• Academic Affairs
• Business and Financial Affairs (not "Business Affairs").
• Student Affairs
• University Advancement

Events

• Commencement (link)
• Convocation or All University Convocation (for Faculty and Staff) (link)
• Counselor Conference
• Disability Awareness Day (link)
• Explore SDSU! (formerly "Future Aztecs Day") (link)
• Family Weekend (link)
• First Contact (link)
• Future Aztecs Day (Don't use; new name is "Explore SDSU!")
• GradFest (link)
• Leadership Institute Conference (link)
• Monty Awards
• Move-in Day
• New Student and Family Convocation (link)
• New Student Orientation (link)
• Parent Orientation
• Preview Day (link)
• Quest for the Best Vice Presidential Service Awards and Banquet
• SDSU Month (link)
• Spring Fiesta
• Student Life Orientation (link)
• Summer Bridge (link)
• Welcome Week (link)

Services

• AidLink (link)
• Baseline Access Training and Support (BATS) - computer training courses offered to students, faculty and staff by ITS (link)
  
• Career Services (link)
• Instructional Technology Services (ITS) (link)
• Library (See entry below under "Places.")
• Montezuma Publishing (link)
• Red/Black Shuttle (link)
• Red ID (see SDSUcard)
• RegLine (619-594-7800) (link)
• ROHAN Academic Computing (link)
• SDSUcard: SDSUcard is the name of the actual ID card itself and of the department that issues the card. “Red ID number” refers to the number on the SDSUcard that replaces the social security number. (Say, “Red ID Number,” not just “Red ID.”)
• SDSU WebPortal (WebPortal is one word; "e-services" is no longer used) (link)
• WebLine (link)

Special Programs and Centers

• American Language Institute (ALI)  (link)
• Aztec Parents Association (APA) (no apostrophe); also Parents Association or Parent Progams (link)
• Coastal and Marine Institute (CMI) (link)
• Center for Community Based Service-Learning (CCBSL) (link)
• Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education (CRMSE)(link)
• Center for Teaching and Learning (link)
• China Institute at San Diego State University, The (link)
• Computational Science Research Center (link)
• Cross-Cultural Center (link)
• CSU's Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) (link)
• Education Center on Computational Science & Engineering (EC/CSE) (link)
• Elderhostel (link)
• Faculty-Student Mentoring Program (link)
• Fraternity & Sorority Life, Center for   (link)
• Freshman Leadership Connection (FLC)  (link)
• Honors Council (link)
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Three Departments (link)
• International Business Exchanges and Multiple-Degree Programs (IBEMP) (formerly Mexus) (link)
• International Educational Leadership Programs (link)
• Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias (link)
• Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) (link)
• Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies (link)
• Living/Learning Center (LLC) (link)
• Mortar Board (link)
• Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory (PERL) (link)
• Preprofessional Health Advising Center (link)
• Sciences Computing and Electronics Center (SCEC) (link)
• SDSU Ambassadors (link)
• SDSU Conference Center (link)
• Social Science Research Lab (link)
• Soil Ecology Restoration Group (SERG)  (link)
• Student Athlete Support Services (link)
• Thomas B. Day Freshman Success Programs (FSP) (link)
• University Honors Program (UHP) (link)
  

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Miscellaneous

• Red ID (see Services, above)
• San Diego State University Senate (link)
• SDSUcard (see Services, above)
• Student Organizations and Activities
  • SDSU fraternities and sororities

II. PLACES (BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES)

Capitalization Notes:

• Capitalize each word in "San Diego State University." Do not capitalize "the university" when the word stands alone (even when it refers to San Diego State University):
  • Not: "Yes, I currently attend the University."
  • But:
    
    • "Yes, I currently attend San Diego State University."
    • "Yes, I currently attend the university."
      
• Capitalize full names of buildings when the whole proper name is used: Adams Humanities; Malcolm A. Love Library (but "the library").
• Capitalize the word "room" when referring to a specific room, e.g., SSW-Room 1602.
  
  

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• Aztec Center - SDSU's student union, which contains the A.S. Government and Business Office, Council Chambers, the Cross-Cultural Center, the Government Affairs Office and Meeting Services. Meeting facilities include Montezuma Hall, Casa Real, and the Backdoor. Aztec Center is also home to USE Credit Union, STA Travel, SDSU Card Office, Postal Annex, Aztec Center Ticket Office, Starbucks at Peiffer Lounge and Aztec Bowling & Games. The Aztec Center Food Court features Steak Escape, Sbarro's, Daphne's Greek Cafe, Louie's, and the Convenience Store at Aztec Center. (link)
  
• Aztec Recreation Center (ARC) - SDSU's fitness and recreation center run and operated by Associated Students. (link)
  
• Aztec Shops, Ltd. -- parent organization of the SDSU Bookstore and oversees the dining establishments on campus. (link)
  
• Aztrack, now called "The Sports Deck" a soccer/track facility that sits atop Parking Structure 5 on the west side of campus. (Do not use the term "Aztrack.")
  
• Bookstore (Use "SDSU Bookstore.")(link)
  
• Campus Store (Use "SDSU Bookstore.")(link)
• Cholula Community Center (not Cholula "Hall").
• Chapultepec Hall (link)
  
• Cox Arena or Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl (link)
  
• Cuicacalli Suites (link)
  
• Dining Room, The (at Cuicacalli Suites) (link)
  
• dormitories/dorms (See residence halls.)
  
• Faculty-Staff Club (link)
• Gateway Center
• International House or I-House (link)
  
• Library (link)
  If you're referring to the older, 5-story building housing most of the stacks, this is the Malcolm A. Love Library (or "the library"). If you're referring to the glass domed area, which includes general reference and the Reserve Book Room, this is the Library Addition. The corridor linking the first floor of the Library Addition to the first floor of Malcolm A. Love Library, this is the Donor Hall (informally known as "the zig zag hallway"). If you're referring to the library as an institution on this campus, it's Library and Information Access. The Web site for Library and Information Access is called the Infodome.
• Living/Learning Center (Maya & Olmeca Halls comprise the LLC.)
  
• Lipinsky Hospitality Center
• Malcolm A. Love Library (See Library.)
  
• Maya Hall (See Living/Learning Center.)
  
• Mission Bay Aquatic Center (link)
  
• Montezuma Hall
• Mount Laguna Observatory (link)
  
• Olmeca Hall (See Living/Learning Center.)
  
• Open Air Theatre (OAT) (Not "Theater.")
  
• Piedra del Sol Apartments (link)
  
• residence halls (do not capitalize the "r"; never "dormitories" or "dorms"): Chapultepec, Cuicacalli, Maya Hall, Montezuma Hall, Olmeca Hall, Piedra del Sol, University Towers, Villa Alvarado Apartments, Zura Hall
  
• SDSU Bookstore (link)
• SDSU Conference Center (link)
  
• San Diego State University, or San Diego State or SDSU
  
• Smith Field
  
• Sports Deck, The (formerly "Aztrack").
• Tenochca Hall (link)
  
• theater/theatre (Use "theatre" when referring to the department and its productions.)
  
• Tony Gwynn Stadium
  
• Tula Community Center (Not Tula "Hall.")
  
• University or university, when to capitalize (See Capitalization Notes, above.)
  
• University House
  
• University Towers Residence Hall (formerly "El Conquistador"). (link)
  
• Villa Alvarado Apartments (link)
  
• Zura Hall (link)

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III. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) CAMPUSES; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC) CAMPUSES; CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

California State University (CSU) campuses.

Supply complete names for first reference. A shortened version may be used thereafter.

• California Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime or CMA) (link)
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) (link)
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) (link)
• California State University, Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield or CSUB) (link)
• California State University, Channel Islands (CSU Channel Islands or CSUCI) (link)
• California State University, Chico (CSU, Chico or Chico State) (link)
• California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSU Dominguez Hills or CSUDH) (link)
• California State University, Fresno (CSU Fresno or Fresno State) (link)
• California State University, Fullerton (CSU Fullerton or Cal State Fullerton) (link)
• California State University, Hayward (CSU Hayward or Cal State Hayward or CSUH) (link)
• California State University, Long Beach (CSU Long Beach or Long Beach State or CSULB) (link)
• California State University, Los Angeles (CSU Los Angeles or Cal State L.A. or CSULA) (link)
• California State University, Monterey Bay (CSU Monterey Bay or CSUMB) (link)
• California State University, Northridge (CSU Northridge or Cal State Northridge or CSUN) (link)
• California State University, Sacramento (CSU Sacramento or CSUS or "Sac State") (link)
• California State University, San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB) (link)
• California State University, San Marcos (Cal State San Marcos or CSUSM) (link)
• California State University, Stanislaus (CSU Stanislaus) (link)
• Humboldt State University (Humboldt State or Humboldt or HSU) (link)
• San Diego State University (San Diego State or SDSU) (link)
• San Francisco State University (San Francisco State or SF State or SFSU) (link)
• San Jose State University (San Jose State or SJSU) (link)
• Sonoma State University (Sonoma State or SSU) (link)

University of California (UC) Campuses

The following forms are acceptable:

• University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley or UCB or CAL) (link)
  
• University of California, Davis (UC Davis or UCD) (link)
  
• University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine or UCI) (link)
  
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (link)
  
• University of California, Merced (UC Merced) (link)
  
• University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside or UCR) (link)
  
• University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or UCSD) (link)
  
• University of California, San Francisco (UC San Francisco or UCSF) (link)
  
• University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) (link)
  
• University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) (link)

Do not use "at" between the main elements (The University of California at San Diego). Instead, use this style (note the comma after Santa Cruz):

The University of California, Santa Cruz, opened in 1965.

Abbreviations do not take commas or periods:

UC, UCSF
UC Santa Barbara

Use shortened forms only after the full name of the campus has been given. Never use "SC" or "LA" as an abbreviation.

California Community Colleges

IV. MAIL, PHONE, WEB

Address:
For addresses on envelopes, there is no comma between the city name and postal code and zip code:

(Department or office)
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego CA 92182-(4-digit extension)

Example:

Office of Admissions
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego CA 92182-7455

Campus Mail Codes: last 4 digits (Refer to the SDSU Telephone Directory or Eudora Directory for specific office mail codes.)