Guidelines for

Name Tags & Badges

Order Name Badges

Name badges should be used to identify yourself and your affiliation with Mizzou in a manner consistent with identity and brand guidelines.

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Faculty, Staff, & Student Employees
Events/Temporary Student Workers & Volunteers
Student Organizations

Faculty, Staff & Student Employees

Badges are 3.25 inches wide and because of the small size, there are specific content guidelines to ensure your name badge meets production requirements. Review these guidelines before placing your order through the Printing Services Storefront hosted by Modern Litho or any licensed vendor.

Content Guidelines & Best Practices

Line 1 (approx. 17 characters including spaces)

Name can include first or first and last. When space permits, one credential may be included on line 1. If space does not allow or multiple credentials are included, they must be on line 2.

Line 2 (approx. 25 characters including spaces)

Credentials should be separated by commas and should not include periods. Example: PhD, not Ph.D.

Line 3 & 4 (approx. 25 characters including spaces per line)

Identifiers include title, department name, unit name or program name.

Best practices for identifiers:

    • Remove unnecessary words such as “Department of”, “Division of” or “Office of” before decreasing font size.
    • Abbreviate words before decreasing font size.
      • Assistant = Asst.
      • Associate = Assoc.
      • Coordinator = Coord.
Example Name Badges

Events and Temporary Student Workers/Volunteers

When you need an unofficial name badge for temporary event staff or student volunteers, use a vertical name badge.

These may be ordered through Printing Services or made in-office using Avery Name Badge Inserts 5390 or 5392 and the pre-made templates (directions below).

Graphic of the temporary vertical name badge for events, student workers and volunteers.

Content Guidelines & Best Practices

Line 1 & 2 (approx. 25 characters including spaces)

Name can include first or first and last. The name may be one or two lines.

Line 3 & 4 (approx. 25 characters including spaces per line)

Identifiers include title, event name, department name, unit name or program name.

Logo Options

Temporary name badges may use the horizontal University signature, Mizzou signature or stacked MU.


Using Avery Templates

The temporary name badges are available as templates for Avery Name Badge Inserts 5390 or 5392.

Step 1: Download templates to your computer.

Step 2: Go to https://www.avery.com/software/design-and-print/ and create a free account.

Step 3: Upload the individual Avery template files

Step 4: Insert information and print

Step 5: Assemble badges and distribute

Registered Student Organizations

Registered student organization name badges should be used in a professional setting to identify yourself and the student organization you are affiliated with. Because of the small size of badges, these content guidelines help ensure your badge meets production requirements. Name badges must be ordered through the Organization Resource Group (ORG).

Content Guidelines & Best Practices

Line 1 (approx. 17 characters including spaces)

Name can include first or first and last.

Line 2 & 3 (approx. 25 characters including spaces)

Registered Student Organization Name should appear as registered in MU Engage.
Do not use acronyms. If space allows, an acronym may be included in parenthesis at the end of the organization name.
Example: Mizzou Student Organization (MSO)

Remove the following verbiage from student org names:
University of Missouri (included in tagline), University of Missouri – Columbia, MU, Missouri

Line 4 (approx. 25 characters including spaces)

University tag line should be included in text: “at the University of Missouri”

Example Name Badges