College & University Names

• Use current reference books to find the correct spellings and names of colleges and universities. The most current edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc., is the guide most often used by the Office of Communications and Marketing.

• The correct name of Wright State's branch campus is the Wright State University-Lake Campus.

• Wright State University was established in 1964 and achieved full university status in 1967.

• Wittenberg College became Wittenberg University in September 1959.

• When referring to a person's alma mater, the college/university should be listed according to the school's name at the time the student graduated.
  
  

  Jane Deaux graduated from Wittenberg College in 1955. Her son, John Deaux, graduated from Wittenberg University in 1976.

• The Ohio State University and The Johns Hopkins University should appear with the The.

• Antioch University refers to the entire institution and the programs it offers. Antioch College refers to the physical college located in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
  
  

  The writers' workshop is only one of many summer programs offered by Antioch University.
  Antioch College is located at 795 Livermore Street in Yellow Springs, Ohio.