{"id":1025,"date":"2024-06-06T15:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/brandguide\/?page_id=1025"},"modified":"2025-10-14T22:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:03:04","slug":"writing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/brandguide\/writing-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1025_a82f5b-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1025_a82f5b-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1025_a82f5b-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1025_a82f5b-1c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1025_a82f5b-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1025_a82f5b-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1025_a82f5b-1c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1025_15fe09-4d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong>A&amp;M SYSTEM REFERENCES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c63059-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c63059-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c63059-00\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c63059-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c63059-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c63059-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c63059-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c63059-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c63059-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_c63059-00 has--font-size wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c63059-00\"><strong>Referencing the A&amp;M System<\/strong><br>When referencing The Texas A&amp;M University System, use \u201cThe Texas A&amp;M University System\u201d on first reference (with a capital \u201cT\u201d in \u201cthe\u201d) and \u201cA&amp;M System\u201d or \u201cTexas A&amp;M System\u201d on second reference. Do not put a space between the letters and the ampersand (i.e., A &amp; M).<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_a753eb-b7\">Correct:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Texas A&amp;M University System<br><em>Second reference<\/em>: A&amp;M System or Texas A&amp;M System<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_99a4a4-2f\">Incorrect:&nbsp; TAMUS or TAMU System<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_f2a347-38\">Exception: TAMUS is allowed in digital applications such as website URLs and social media for hashtags (i.e. #TAMUS) and account names (i.e. @TAMUSystem).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_77c391-44, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_77c391-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_77c391-44\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_77c391-44 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_77c391-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_77c391-44\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_77c391-44 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_77c391-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_77c391-44\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_77c391-44 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_77c391-44\">To prevent confusion in publications for external audiences, always use \u201cA&amp;M System\u201d or \u201cTexas A&amp;M System\u201d on second reference, not just \u201csystem\u201d alone.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_4d56d0-17\">In publications for internal audiences, the word \u201csystem\u201d can be used alone on second reference. Lowercase \u201csystem\u201d unless beginning a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A&amp;M System employees involved in the project were elated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They were proud that so many system members could pull together on a single project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_c1e297-ee\"><strong>Website Address<\/strong><br>The website address for the A&amp;M System should always be listed as \u201ctamus.edu\u201d or \u201cwww.tamus.edu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_6f3108-07\"><strong>Suggested \u201cAbout the A&amp;M System\u201d boilerplate<\/strong><br>The following is a boilerplate that can be used in whole or in part and added to the end of news releases or other documents:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7cd8c5-cd\"><strong><strong>About The Texas A&amp;M University System<\/strong><\/strong><br>The Texas A&amp;M University System is one of the largest and most impactful higher education systems in the country, with an annual budget of $8.1 billion. Its statewide network includes 12 universities, a comprehensive health science center, eight state agencies, Texas A&amp;M\u2013Fort Worth and the Texas A&amp;M\u2013RELLIS. The Texas A&amp;M System serves approximately 175,000 students and reaches millions more through service, research and outreach programs each year. With nearly $1.6 billion in annual research expenditures, the A&amp;M System fuels innovation, supports communities and drives Texas\u2019 economy forward.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_75e28c-c5\"><b>Communicating A&amp;M System affiliation<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A&amp;M <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">System institutions without the A&amp;M affiliation in their name should add the phrase \u201ca member of The Texas A&amp;M University System\u201d to their stationery, business cards and other external publications.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All A&amp;M System universities, agencies and health science center institutions should be referred to as \u201cmembers\u201d of the system, not parts or components.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All universities, agencies or health science center institutions should reference their affiliation with the A&amp;M System in text in the following manner: \u201cTarleton State University, a member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, . . .\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_7f05c6-5c\"><b>Referencing A&amp;M System administration<\/b><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are correct references for the A&amp;M System Board of Regents:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board of Regents<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Texas A&amp;M University System Board of Regents<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board of Regents of The Texas A&amp;M University System<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the A&amp;M System Board of Regents (on second reference)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas A&amp;M System Board of Regents (on second reference)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b30318-cf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lowercase \u201cboard\u201d and \u201cregents\u201d if used separately.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Texas A&amp;M University System Board of Regents today approved new degree programs at three A&amp;M System universities.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its regularly scheduled meeting, the board discussed the importance of collaboration between A&amp;M System universities and agencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_278445-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_278445-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_278445-65\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_278445-65 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_278445-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_278445-65\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_278445-65 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_278445-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_278445-65\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_278445-65 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_278445-65\"><b>Referencing specific members of the Board of Regents<\/b><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regent <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first name last name<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regent Kelley Sullivan Georgiades said the new program would be beneficial.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chairman Robert Albritton called the meeting to order.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2edb66-1b\"><strong>Referencing A&amp;M System executive officers and offices<br><\/strong>The offices in the A&amp;M System building in College Station should be referred to as \u201cSystem Offices.\u201d (These offices were formerly called the \u201cSystem Administrative and General Offices\u201d or \u201cSAGO.\u201d) \u201cSystem Offices\u201d takes a plural verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The System Offices provide support for the members of the A&amp;M System.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_b32687-8d\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uppercase a title when it comes before a name, but lowercase a title when it comes after a name.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chancellor Glenn Hegar<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glenn Hegar, chancellor of the A&amp;M System<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_d25a4f-14\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uppercase names of offices.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Office of the Chancellor<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"A&amp;M-System-Members-References\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong>A&amp;M SYSTEM MEMBERS REFERENCES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When listing other universities, agencies and the health science center, always use the institution\u2019s complete name on first reference and its preferred acronym or abbreviation on second reference.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 878px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p><strong>Institution<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p><strong>Preferred Abbreviation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>East Texas A&amp;M University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>East Texas A&amp;M<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Prairie View A&amp;M University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>PVAMU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Tarleton State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Tarleton State<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M International University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>TAMIU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0Texas A&amp;M University at Galveston<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M at Galveston<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M at Qatar<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0Texas A&amp;M University Health Science Center<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Health<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University-Central Texas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>A&amp;M-Central Texas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University-Kingsville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>TAMUK<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University-San Antonio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>A&amp;M-San Antonio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University-Texarkana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>A&amp;M-Texarkana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 32px;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University-Victoria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 32px;\">\n<p class=\"p1\">A&amp;M-Victoria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>West Texas A&amp;M University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>WTAMU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>AgriLife Extension<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>AgriLife Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 35px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Engineering Experiment Station<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 35px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>TEES<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Engineering Extension Service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>TEEX<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Forest Service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Forest Service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Transportation Institute<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>TTI<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>TVMDL<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 66.5285%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>Texas Division of Emergency Management<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6425%; height: 33px;\">\n<p>TDEM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M-Fort Worth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>A&amp;M-Fort Worth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>Texas A&amp;M-RELLIS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>A&amp;M-RELLIS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 66.5285%;\">\n<p>RELLIS Academic Alliance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 32px; width: 32.6425%;\">\n<p>Academic Alliance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"A&amp;M-System-News\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong>A&amp;M SYSTEM NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_879cb7-37\">The Office of Marketing &amp; Communications maintains an online newsroom for A&amp;M System News, which can be <a href=\"https:\/\/news.tamus.edu\/\">accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Email-Signature\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong>EMAIL SIGNATURE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_1e47a4-04\">When promoting The Texas A&amp;M University System brand, consistency is important, whether in print or electronic communications. For emails, the background should remain white, with no colored backgrounds or graphics\/photos added. Additionally, other than your email signature, there should be no other copy on your outgoing emails (e.g., quotes, additional graphics\/photos, taglines, personal information, etc.).<br><br>When using an email signature, use one of the following options. The primary option contains your full information. The secondary option contains your contact information and physical address, and the third option can be used for departmental email or for mobile devices.<br><br><strong>DO NOT use images in email signatures.<\/strong>\u00a0<br><br><strong>Note: You aren&#8217;t required to include your cell phone number or fax number. These examples are to show placement only.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Primary\"><strong>Primary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_2acf38-5c\"><strong>Full Name<\/strong> | <strong>Title <\/strong><em>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 12 pt Arial Bold, black (Note: use one space before and after divider)<br><\/em>Office Name \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 <em>12 pt Arial, black<\/em><br><br>Mail Stop | College Station, TX 77840-7896<br>Tel. 123.456.7890 | Fax 234.567.8901<br><br><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; color:#500000;\"> The Texas A&amp;M University System<\/span> \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<em>12 pt Times New Roman, small caps (if small caps is unavailable, please use sentence case) in web maroon (RBG is 80, 0, 0)&nbsp;<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Secondary\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong>SECONDARY (with physical address)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_884be5-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_884be5-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_884be5-64\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-auto, auto);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_884be5-64 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_884be5-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_884be5-64\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_884be5-64 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1025_884be5-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_884be5-64\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1025_884be5-64 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1025_884be5-64\"><strong>Full Name<\/strong> | <strong>Title <\/strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 <em>12 pt Arial Bold, black (Note: use one space before and after divider)<br><\/em>Office Name \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 <em>12 pt Arial, black<\/em><br><br>Mail Stop | College Station, TX 77840-7896<br>Tel. 123.456.7890 | Fax 234.567.8901<br><br>Moore\/Connally Building<br>301 Tarrow<br>College Station, TX 77840-7896<br><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(80,0,0);\"><br><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; color:#500000;\"> The Texas A&amp;M University System<\/span><\/span>&nbsp; \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<em>12 pt Times New Roman, small caps (if small caps is unavailable, please use sentence case) in web maroon (RBG is 80, 0, 0)&nbsp;<\/em><br><br><strong>Reminder: DO NOT use images in email signatures.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A&amp;M SYSTEM REFERENCES Referencing the A&amp;M SystemWhen referencing The Texas A&amp;M University System, use \u201cThe Texas A&amp;M University System\u201d on first reference (with a capital \u201cT\u201d in \u201cthe\u201d) and \u201cA&amp;M System\u201d or \u201cTexas A&amp;M System\u201d on second reference. Do not put a space between the letters and the ampersand (i.e., A &amp; M). 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