Google Group Naming Conventions

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Last updated: Jan 11, 2023 by Kelly Thomas
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By using the following conventions to name your Google Group, you can help people search and find groups related to their activities on campus. For consistency, we recommend that you use "CamelCase" in the Descriptive Identifier (see below for examples).

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Employees

Naming Convention

  • DEPT-Descriptive Identifier-Group

Example

  • Group name: OIT-D2L-Development-Group

  • Group email: oit-d2l-development-group@pdx.edu

Employee Projects

Naming Convention

  • PROJ-Descriptive Identifier-Group

Example

  • Group name: PROJ-CLAS-DeanSearch-Group                

  • Group email: proj-clas-deansearch-group@pdx.edu

Student Groups

Naming Convention

  • STU-Descriptive Identifier-Group

Example

  • Group name: STU-Geog321-Group

  • Group email: stu-geog321-group@pdx.edu

Courses (Automatically Generated)

Naming Convention

  • Course-Dept-Course#-sec-term-term-Group

Example

  • Group name: Course-BIO-101-001-201101-Group

  • Group email: course-BIO-101-001-201101-group@pdx.edu