Policies for

Name Badges and Tags

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Faculty, Staff and Student Employees

Name badges indicate your official affiliation with Mizzou and must follow content policy.

Orders may be placed through a licensed vendor or the Printing Services Storefront hosted by Modern Litho.

Three badge designs with the Stacked MU mark on the left.

Content Policy

ContentDescriptionExample
First and last nameFirst and last name is required. Truman Tiger
Degree Abbreviations and/or
Academic Certifications
Degree abbreviations should follow the MU Style Guide.

If space permits, include periods.
PhD or Ph.D.
Position and/or Department InformationInclude title, department name, unit name or program name.

Do not include “Department of,” “Division of” or “Office of.”

Abbreviate when possible: “Asst.,” “Assoc.,” “Coord.”
Associate Professor
College of Engineering

Name Badge Examples

Nine name badges with various names, titles and units that meet content guidelines.

Events and Temporary Badges

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

These may be made in-office using Avery Name Badge Inserts 5390 or 5392 and the premade templates, directions below.

Temporary name badge layout with two examples that include a name, event/conference information and unit.

Content Policy

ContentDescriptionExample
First and last nameFirst and last name.
May take up two lines.
Truman Tiger
Position and/or Event InformationInclude title, department name, unit name or event name.Mascot Conference,
Event Staff

Avery Templates

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

Step 1: Go to Avery Design and Print and create a free account.

Step 2: Download Avery template to your computer.
*This file can only be opened in Avery Design and Print.

Step 3: Upload the Avery template you downloaded to your computer.

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.

Three badge designs: gold, black and white backgrounds with tiger stripes.

Content Policy

ContentDescriptionExample
First and last nameFirst and/or last name.Truman Tiger
Student org nameOrg name must appear as registered in MU Engage.
Do not use acronyms of your org name.
3D Printing Club
Required university tagUniversity tagline should be included in text: “at the University of Missouri” or “at Mizzou.”at the University of Missouri

Example Name Badges

Six name badges with various names, student orgs and text "at the University of Missouri" that meet content guidelines.