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Core Organization Name
- Full Reference (first mention):
University of Iowa Dance Marathon - Second or Familiar Reference:
UI Dance Marathon - Continuous Mentions (abbreviation):
UIDM
Use the full reference the first time in any formal document, then use the second reference or abbreviation as appropriate for the audience and context.
Programs & Affiliated Entities
Dancing in Our Hearts
- Second or Familiar Reference: DIH
- Continuous Mentions: Dancing in Our Hearts
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
- Second or Familiar Reference: UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital
- Continuous Mentions: UISFCH
Dance Marathon Alumni Group
- Second or Familiar Reference: Dance Marathon Alumni Group
- Continuous Mentions: DMAG
Children’s Miracle Network
- Use full name consistently. No abbreviation is commonly used in UIDM context unless otherwise noted.
Titles and Leadership Structure
[Committee] Director
Use for leadership of high-level committees. Capitalize Director and the committee name.
Examples:
- Finance Director
- Campus Relations Director
- Hospital Director
[Subcommittee] Chair
Use for heads of subcommittees within committees. Capitalize Chair and subcommittee name.
Examples:
- Fundraising Chair
- Marketing Chair
- Morale Chair
- Hospital Liaison Co-Chair (if two leads)
[Subcommittee] Committee Member
Use for general members of each subcommittee.
Examples:
- Logistics Committee Member
- Sustainability Committee Member
Committee and Subcommittee Lists (For Titles)
Committee Director Titles
- Campus Relations
- Creative
- Development
- Event
- Family Liaison
- Finance
- Hospital
- Hospitality
- Inclusion & Opportunity
- Operations
- Public Relations
- Recruitment & Retention
- Sponsorship
Chair and Committee Member Subcommittees
- Analytics
- Campus Relations
- Canning
- Catering
- Community Relations
- Creative
- Dancer Relations
- Development
- Empowerment
- Entertainment
- Event
- Executive
- Faculty and Staff
- Family Liaison
- Family Programming
- Family Representative
- Finance
- FSL (Fraternity and Sorority Life)
- Fundraising
- Gala
- Graphic Design
- Hospital Liaison
- Hospitality
- Inclusion & Opportunity
- Lime
- Logistics
- Marathon
- Marketing
- Merchandise
- Mini
- Morale
- Multimedia
- Operations
- Public Relations
- Recruitment & Retention
- Sponsorship
- Stewardship
- Sustainability
- Volunteer
Use "Co-Chair" when there are two leads (e.g., Hospital Co-Chair, Mini DM Co-Chair).
Formatting Best Practices
- Use full name on first mention in formal materials.
- Use second reference or abbreviation in subsequent mentions.
- Avoid acronyms in external or public-facing materials unless previously defined.
- Capitalize official titles when used with names or in place of names (e.g., Marketing Chair Samantha Taylor).