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office, academic

• See academic units.

on campus, on-campus (adj.)

• The phrase “on campus” includes a verb and a noun.
• The term “on-campus” is a compound adjective that modifies a noun <Ensemble participation is an on-campus activity. Students who live on campus have shorter commutes.>.

online

• In reference to computers, note compound word and lack of hyphen. (AP)

organizations

• Capitalize complete names of organizations and clubs.
• Only capitalize the word “organization” or “club” when it is used as part of a complete name <Mudslingers is a student organization in the College of the Arts. The Austell/South Cobb Rotary Club established a scholarship for COTA students.>.

orchestral works

• Capitalize, but do not italicize or enclose in quotation marks, descriptive titles of orchestral works, including named movements <Bach’s Suite No. 1 in G Major>.
• Use quotation marks for nonmusical terms in the title <Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass>.
• Do not capitalize the name of the instrument unless it is part of the work’s title <Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor>. (AP)

Orient (noun), Oriental (adj.)

• Use only in a historical or geographical sense <Oriental rug; Oriental cuisine>. (AP)
• See also Asian.

Oxford comma

• Also known as a serial comma, an Oxford comma comes before “and” or “or” in a list.
• AP style does not include the use of the Oxford comma <The College of the Arts has several departments, including theatre and performance studies, visual arts and music.>.