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Use the letters below to find the word or phrase you are looking for:

major typically lowercase. See http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudy/majors for complete listing. Ex:
She is a marketing major.

master’s degree Note apostrophe S

McKinley Avenue Main north-south street running through campus.

MBA No periods; master of business administration on first reference.

Mid-American Conference On second reference and in headlines, MAC is acceptable. Ball
State joined in 1973. Home office is in Cleveland. www.mac-sports.com

midterm One word, no hyphen.

Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association On second reference and in headlines, MIVA is acceptable. Ball State men’s volleyball team is a member of the Midwest 10 Volleyball Conference, a division of MIVA. www.miva-vball.org

Miller College of Business The only named college within Ball State University. Named after
businessman Wallace T. Miller Jr. Miller College and business college acceptable on second
reference. Don’t use MCOB. www.bsu.edu/business

Museum of Art, David Owsley Opened in 1935, the museum occupies the Fine Arts Building. In 2011, the museum was named for longtime benefactor David Owsley, the son of Alvin and Lucy Ball Owsley and the grandson of Frank C. Ball, one of the five original Ball brothers. Owsley Museum is acceptable on second reference. www.bsu.edu/artmuseum

music technology program Formerly music engineering technology.