Official University Names
On first reference, the full name Samford University should be used. Subsequent references may be Samford or the university. The university should never be called "SU" in any official university documents or publications.
The official names of the eight academic units are
- Howard College of Arts and Sciences (first reference) or arts and sciences (second and subsequent references), but never just "Howard"
- School of the Arts or arts school (second and subsequent references)
- Brock School of Business or business school (second and subsequent references), but never just "Brock"
- Beeson Divinity School (first reference) or divinity school (second and subsequent references), but never just "Beeson"
- Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies or education school (second and subsequent references)
- Cumberland School of Law (first reference) or law school (second and subsequent references), but never just "Cumberland"
- Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing or nursing school (second and subsequent references)
- McWhorter School of Pharmacy (first reference) or pharmacy school (second reference), but never just "McWhorter"
Each should be preceded with the name of the university on first reference, as in
Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law
Metro Programs is a division of the Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies and also may be referred to as "Samford University’s evening degree program."