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{{Infobox university , name = University of Calgary , image = University of Calgary coat of arms without motto scroll.svg , image_size = 150px , caption =
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, former_name = Normal School (1905–1913)
Calgary Normal School (1913–1945)
Calgary Branch of the Faculty of Education of the University of Alberta (1945–1958)
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, endowment = {{CAD, 1.176 billion (2023) , chancellor = Jon Cornish{{cite web , url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/chancellorandsenate/chancellor , title=Chancellor , access-date=2022-09-02 , president = Ed McCauley , provost = Sandra Davidson{{cite web , url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/about/our-organization/executive-leadership-team , title=Executive leadership team , access-date=2022-09-02 , students = 38,175{{cite web , url="University of Calgary - Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA)"/> https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/university.of.calgary.office.of.institutional.analysis/viz/Factbook-SummaryALL/TableofContents , undergrad = 30,400 , postgrad = 7,776 , city =
Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...
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, CWUAA , faculty = 1,848 {{Factbook-SummaryALL by University of Calgary - Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA), url=https://oia.ucalgary.ca/system/files/2014-2015fb_6_1-summary.pdf , title=All Staff Groups Summary (2011 to 2014) , access-date=2015-06-29 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041959/https://oia.ucalgary.ca/system/files/2014-2015fb_6_1-summary.pdf , archive-date=2016-03-04 , administrative_staff = 3,116 The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public
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located in
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, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the
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, founded in 1908, prior to being instituted into a separate, autonomous university in 1966. It is composed of 14 faculties and over 85 research institutes and centres. The main campus is located in the northwest quadrant of the city near the Bow River and a smaller south campus is located in the city centre. The main campus houses most of the research facilities and works with provincial and federal research and regulatory agencies, several of which are housed next to the campus such as the
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. The main campus covers approximately {{Convert, 200, ha. A member of the U15, the University of Calgary is also one of Canada's top research universities (based on the number of Canada Research Chairs). The university has a sponsored research revenue of $380.4 million, with total revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. The university maintains close ties to the petroleum and geoscience industry through the Department of
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and the Schulich School of Engineering.{{Explain, date=August 2019, reason=What exactly is the relationship between these industries and the university? The university also maintains several other departments and faculties, including the Cumming School of Medicine, the Faculty of Arts, the School of Public Policy, the
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, and the Haskayne School of Business.{{cite web, url=http://talkcalgary.com/bestfirms.html , title=Calgary's Top 50 Employers. 2010 , publisher=Talkcalgary.com , date=2000-08-13 , access-date=2011-03-10{{cite web, url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2019, title=Graduate Employability Ranking 2019, access-date=10 March 2019, work=QS Top Universities, publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited, year=2018 Notable former students include Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper,
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co-founder Garrett Camp, astronaut Robert Thirsk, and Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson.{{Cite web, url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/ucgy/groups/Marketing/University-Fact-Sheet.pdf, title=Our University, publisher=University of Calgary, access-date=April 11, 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010005244/https://www.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/ucgy/groups/Marketing/University-Fact-Sheet.pdf, archive-date=October 10, 2017 The university has produced over 170,000 alumni who reside in 152 countries.


History

The University of Calgary was established in 1966, but its roots date back more than half a century earlier to the establishment of the Normal School in
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in 1905. The Alberta Normal School was established in Calgary to train primary and secondary school teachers in the new province. The Calgary Normal School was absorbed by the
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's Faculty of Education in 1945, and operated as a part of its Calgary branch campus, a satellite campus of the University of Alberta.{{cite web, url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/archives/2015/about-historical-highlights.html, title=University of Calgary: Historical Highlights, publisher=University of Calgary, year=2015, access-date=12 April 2019 Operating from the west wing of the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art, the Calgary University Committee was formed 1946, in an effort to lobby for separate permanent facilities for the branch campus. In July 1957, the University of Alberta signed a one dollar lease with the City of Calgary, for {{convert, 121.4, hectare, acre, round=5 of land. In 1958, the University of Alberta changed the name of the branch campus to the "University of Alberta in Calgary," and unveiled plans for new permanent facilities on the leased land. The new campus opened its first permanent facilities in October 1960, the Arts and Education Building (presently the Administration Building), and the Science and Engineering Building (presently Science A). In May 1965, the satellite campus was granted academic and financial autonomy from the University of Alberta. In the following year, in April 1966, the institution was formally made into an independent university, with the passage of the ''Universities Act'' by the
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. The university was modelled on the American state university (similar to the University of Alberta), with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modelled on the provincial
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Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was a link between the bodies to perform institutional leadership.{{cite web , url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/about/our-story/facts-and-figures , title=Facts and figures – UCalgary by the numbers, publisher=University of Calgary , access-date=April 11, 2019 In the early 20th century, professional education expanded beyond
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. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. The university's first president, Herbert Stoker Armstrong, held a strong belief that "although the university is accountable to the society that supports it, the university must insist on playing a leadership role in intellectual matters if it is to be worthy of the name." During the late 1960s, the University of Calgary's campus expanded dramatically with new buildings for engineering and science, the opening of the new University
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in Calgary Hall and, in 1971, the launch of the program in
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. In addition, the
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(originally known as The Banff School of Fine Arts) affiliated with the University of Calgary in 1966. The University of Calgary played a central role in facilitating and hosting Canada's first winter olympic games, the XV Olympic Winter Games in 1988.


21st century

In May 2001, the University of Calgary tartan was accredited in a ceremony presided over by the president of the Scottish Tartans Society, and the director of the Register of All Publicly Known Tartans. The accreditation ceremony for the university's tartan was the first to take place in Canada. Use of the black, red, and gold tartan is limited to formal ceremonies, convocations, and a small number of items sold by the university. The tartan is also used by the university's pipe band. The school was the target of a ransomware attack in 2016. The university paid a $20,000 ransom to the cyber criminals. The FBI charged the alleged Iranian hackers in 2018. On January 4, 2018, 21-year-old Connor Neurauter was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation, and had to register as a sex offender in Kamloops, B.C. It was then revealed that Neurauter would not serve his sentence until May 2018, in order to allow him to finish his semester at the University of Calgary. On January 6, the University of Calgary said that they were "reviewing the situation" and he had been advised to not be on campus the week of January 8. On January 9, a petition on change.org was started and as of January 12, had obtained over 65,000 signatures calling for the University of Calgary to expel him. The University of Calgary released a statement on January 11 stating they had no plans to expel Neurauter, but saying he had been advised to stay off campus for the remainder of the semester and that he would be escorted off campus if he appeared. The university received criticism for its decision to not expel Neurauter and its handling of the case in light of its new sexual assault policy. The decision to have Neurauter's sentence delayed in order for him to attend has also received criticism.


West Campus Development Project

In 2007, the University of Calgary, in partnership with the City of Calgary, began work on the West Campus Development Project through the West Campus Development Trust. As the lead developer for University District, the trust will oversee the development of the lands adjacent to the main campus, formerly known as the West Campus lands. The primary goal of the trust is to manage the transforming of previously unused University lands, with the ultimate aim to generate a financial return on investment for the university's academic mission. Once completed, University District, situated between the university and Shaganappi Trail, will be a mixed-use, 200-acre community consisting of residential, office, retail and park spaces. As of 2021, a number of condominium and commercial buildings had been completed, with commercial development anchored by a major grocery store.


MacKimmie Complex Redevelopment Project

The MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Redevelopment Project is an ongoing multi-phase project to enhance the university's administrative and academic environments. The completed project will include the construction of new classrooms, centralized student services, student study space, and expanded academic research space. The new block also serves as the home for the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking. Initial funding for project design and planning was announced in April 2016 by the Government of
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. On March 23, 2017, an additional amount of $262.8M was announced by the Government to be allocated over the next four years for the MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Building Redevelopment.


Administration

The governance of the University of Calgary is conducted through a board of governors and a senate. The role of the board of governors and the senate is governed under the ''Post Secondary Learning Act'', a provincial act of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The board of governors is responsible for the university's conduct, management, and control of the university and its property, revenues, business, and other affairs. Members of the board of governors include the chancellor of the university, the university president, two alumni nominated by the alumni association, a member of the university senate, nine members of the general public, as well as three students, and three staff members nominated by their respective associations. The University Senate acts as an outreach body between the university and the wider community. The university's senate is made up of 62 members of the alumni association, academic staff, the student body, and the general public, as identified by the ''Post-Secondary Learning Act''. Members of the senate include various members of the university community, including the university president, the chief academic officer of student affairs, academic staff, as well a one undergraduate and graduate student appointed by their respective student association. In addition to members of the university community, the senate also includes nine members of the general public, appointed by the Alberta Minister of Advanced Education. In relation to its mandate, the university senate is also the governing body that authorizes issuance of honorary degrees.{{cite web, url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/senate/files/senate/5a.-chancellor-role-and-responsibilities-final-approved-by-the-bg-sept-16-2017.pdf, title=The University of Calgary Chancellor Role and Responsibilities, date=17 September 2017, access-date=29 April 2019, publisher=University of Calgary, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129194108/https://www.ucalgary.ca/senate/files/senate/5a.-chancellor-role-and-responsibilities-final-approved-by-the-bg-sept-16-2017.pdf, archive-date=29 January 2019 The university senate is chaired by the university chancellor. In addition to chairing the senate, the chancellor also presides over all degree-conferring ceremonies, and acts as the ambassador for the university. The university's support staff are represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, organized as Local 052 University of Calgary chapter. In October 2008, the University of Calgary was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc. Later that month, the university was also named one of Alberta's Top Employers.


Academics

The university offers 250 programs in
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awarding bachelors, masters, and
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( PhD) degrees. The University of Calgary has developed a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus has an area of {{Convert, 200, ha, acres and hosts 14 faculties, 55 departments and 85 research institutes and centre (see Canadian university scientific research organizations). The university is accredited through Alberta's Post-Secondary Learning Act and is considered a "comprehensive academic and research university" (CARU).{{Cite web , url=https://www.alberta.ca/types-publicly-funded-post-secondary-institutions.aspx , title=Types of publicly-funded institutions, publisher=Government of Alberta , access-date=March 28, 2019 , website=Alberta.ca CARUs offer a range of academic and professional programs, which generally lead to undergraduate and graduate level credentials, and have a strong research focus.


Faculties

The University of Calgary's faculties are: {{col div * Cumming School of Medicine * Faculty of Arts * School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) * Faculty of Graduate Studies * Faculty of Kinesiology *
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* Faculty of Nursing * Faculty of Science * Faculty of Social Work * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine * Haskayne School of Business * Schulich School of Engineering * Werklund School of Education {{col div end


Libraries and Cultural Resources

Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) includes eight libraries, two art galleries, Archives and Special Collections, the University of Calgary Copyright Office, Research Data Centre and the University of Calgary Press. MacKimmie library was the first library to open at the University of Calgary in 1966. Since then, five different library branches have been opened in order to provide students with a greater amount of literary choice in many subjects. In addition, the University of Calgary has the first library system in North America to contain a video game library. Over 3.7 million printed volumes combined with online access to more than 300,000 full-text electronic journals and more than 800 electronic databases are available at the university. As of 2012, the library system is the eighth largest, by the number of volumes held, in Canada. In 2011–2012 the university library was rated 43rd in North America for Total Library Expenditures by the
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Branch libraries

The library system at the University of Calgary has eight library locations in total: * Taylor Family Digital Library – contains the greatest share of the library system's printed volumes, as well as rare special items like a gaming collection. In 2011 The Taylor Family Digital Library replaced, as the university's primary facility, the MacKimmie Library, which is no longer used as a library. ** Data Library ** Canadian Architectural Archives ** Fine Arts and Visual Resources * High Density Library – located at the university's Spy Hill Campus, serves as a climate-controlled repository for lesser-used materials, which may be called-back for use as required. * Business Library * Doucette Education Library * Bennett Jones Law Library *Health Sciences Library *Gallagher Library (Sciences and Engineering) * The Military Museums Library and Archives


Taylor Family Digital Library

The Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) is a convergence of libraries, historical archives, arts museum, scholarly publishing, and student academic support services. The TFDL was officially launched on October 20, 2011. The TFDL allows the full re-engineering of the university's library system, creating more and better space for teaching and learning resources, while moving the majority of the University of Calgary's growing collection off campus to a high-density library. In addition, The TFDL offers books and online resources, a large Learning Commons with café, workrooms, film and audio rooms, editing and recording suites, multimedia labs, quiet study areas, and seminar and consultation space for academic growth. Don and Ruth Taylor (couple), longtime supporters of the University of Calgary, donated $25 million in December, 2006 to help build the new digital library. In recognition of the gift, the board of governors of the university named the library the Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL). In addition, the gift will also be used to create the Taylor Quadrangle, a green space in the centre of campus adjacent to the TFDL. The Taylor Family Digital Library is home to the Nickle Galleries, formerly known as the Nickle Arts Museum, which features exhibits of contemporary art, as well as rugs, textiles, and numismatic items from its collections. Many events are also held there, ranging from tours to recorded talks.


Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning

In celebration of the university's 50th anniversary, the University of Calgary launched the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning (TITL), which was built on the site of the former Nickle Arts Museum. The building was constructed as a two-storey, 4,000 m2 environmentally sustainable building to accommodate the increasing the needs of the university. It features advanced teaching technology tools, mock classrooms, a simulation centre for teaching, public lecture space, and multipurpose facilities. The TITL provides education and teaching workshops and events for teachers and students to attend and further refine their educational goals. The institute also confers several awards and grants, including the University of Calgary Teaching Award and the PURE Awards for undergraduate research.


Innovate Calgary

The University of Calgary announced in 2010 the creation of a dedicated university-based incubator to provide working space and laboratory access for university spin-offs. The resulting incubator, known as Innovate Calgary, is based out of the 170,000-square-foot Alastair Ross Technology Centre located within the innovation research park. The research park is adjacent to the primary main campus and is open to any university-linked entrepreneurs. Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF) donated over $8.5M to help provide programs and support for university linked startups. In addition to providing startup programs and services, Innovate Calgary also operates as the tech transfer office for the university by providing Intellectual property (IP) support and services. Innovate Calgary has an informal partnership with Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) to identify and support regional startups with demonstrated potential.


Rankings and reputation

{{Canadian university rankings , UniName = University of Calgary , ARWU_W = 151–200 , ARWU_CAN = 6–8 , QS_W = =198 , QS_N = 11 , QS_GEUR = 131–140 , THES_W = 201–250 , THES_N = 9–10 , USNWR_GU = =206 , USNWR_N = 8 , MAC_med = 10 , MAC_rep = 11 The University of Calgary has ranked in a number of post-secondary rankings. The 2024 ''
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'' ranked the university 182 in the world, and eighth in Canada. In the 2022 ''
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'' rankings, the university ranked 151–200 in the world and 7–8 in Canada. The 2023 ''
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'' ranked the university 201–250 in the world, and 8–10 in Canada. In the 2022–23 '' U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking'', the university ranked 175th in the world, and seventh in Canada. '' Maclean's'' placed Calgary ninth in its 2023 Canadian medical-doctoral universities rankings. The university was ranked in spite of having opted out — along with several other universities in Canada — of participating in ''Maclean's'' graduate survey since 2006. The university's research performance has been noted in several bibliometric university rankings, which uses citation analysis to evaluates the impact a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked the university 132nd in the world, and seventh in Canada. The University Ranking by Academic Performance 2018–19 rankings placed the university 139th in the world, and seventh in Canada. Along with academic and research-based rankings, the university has also been ranked by publications that evaluate the employment prospects of its graduates. In ''QS's'' 2022 graduate employability ranking, the university ranked 131–140 in the world, and seventh in Canada.


Affiliations and partnerships

In 2022, the university formed an international university alliance with the
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in Scotland, United Kingdom and Curtin University in Perth, Australia to address global challenges together. The alliance provides joint research centres, collaborative academic programs, industry linkage, and student and staff mobility exchanges. Calgary is also a member of the U15, a group of prominent research universities within Canada.


Campuses


Main Campus

The university grounds lie about {{convert, 10, km, mi northwest of
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, and immediately south of the neighbourhood of Varsity. The University of Calgary campus occupies {{convert, 213, ha, acre, lk=in or {{convert, 2.13, km2, sqmi, abbr=on, an area larger than Calgary's entire downtown. The campus is bounded by Crowchild Trail, 32 Avenue NW, Shaganappi Trail NW, and 24 Avenue N.W.. The architecture is defined by a combination of Brutalist and Postmodern buildings spread across campus, most of them built between 1960 and 1980. In 2016, the campus finished repurposing and renovating the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex situated within the Schulich School of Engineering. In 2017, the university has recently started on rehabilitating the aging MacKimmie Complex. The main campus is connected to Calgary's C-Train light-rail system at University Station. A large
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is built in the centre of the main campus, and is home to several specially commissioned sculptures. In addition, a
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surrounded by benches and an open field is available. The park contains old oak trees which were specially transplanted to the location when the university was opened. Together, they form a considerable amount of tree canopies which add a more natural feeling to the campus.


West Campus

In 1995, the Province of Alberta gave the University of Calgary a large tract of land west of the Main Campus with the understanding it would be used in the future to advance the university's mission, vision, values and priorities. About a third of the size of downtown Calgary, the land overlooks the Bow River valley and covers {{convert, 80, ha, acre, 0 east of Shaganappi Trail between 16th Avenue (TransCanada Highway) and 32 Avenue N.W. The western campus lies on mostly hilly terrain, near the Bow River. It is adjacent to the main campus of the university, and is home to the Alberta Children's Hospital and Child Development Centre. With the recent boost in annual funding, the university has begun a development plan in order to make better use of the remaining space. Dubbed the University District, the area is to include a mixture of residential and commercial development. Part of the West Campus was leased for the new Alberta Children's Hospital and a new Ronald McDonald House. Currently, the campus is only halfway developed and is considered building room for the future. From this location, it is possible to see the entire university and also
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.{{cite web, url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/map/, title=University of Calgary Campus Maps, date=2010-07-06, publisher=Ucalgary.ca, access-date=2011-03-10


Health Sciences Campus

The University of Calgary Board of Governors chose to launch a medical school in the late 1960s, with the first tangible building to house this endeavor being the Health Sciences Building, which opened in 1972. The Health Sciences Building shared a site with the Foothills Medical Centre some distance south of the Main Campus. This site became known as the Health Sciences Campus, with subsequent additions being the Heritage Medical Building (opened 1987), the Health Research Innovation Centre and the Teaching, Research and Wellness building. The Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases is also housed there, and after an interruption of several years and in light of the
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reopened in November 2020 its Biosafety level 3 laboratory.{{cite news , last1=Johnston , first1=Kelly , title=UCalgary facility to further research into COVID-19 vaccine and treatments , url=https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-facility-further-research-covid-19-vaccine-and-treatments , publisher=University of Calgary , date=3 November 2020 The university received a $427,785 grant from the
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to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence and competence in communication and uptake among health professionals in training.


Downtown Campus

On September 13, 2010, the University of Calgary opened its new downtown campus located at 8th Avenue and 8th Street S.W.. The building houses classes including Continuing Education, and energy & environment, as well as classes offered by the Haskayne School of Business and the School of Public Policy. It also houses administrative offices for the Development and Alumni Engagement division and the main office of the University of Calgary Alumni association; beginning in 2020, however, most of these personnel were relocated to the Main Campus. It also includes a conference centre. At one point it also included a branch of the university library, but this was decommissioned and converted into additional student study space in 2016. The University of Alberta currently houses its MSc Physical Therapy – Calgary program in this building.


School of Public Policy

The School of Public Policy is an institute at the University of Calgary and was founded in 2008 and now based out of the Downtown Campus. The school is devoted to public policy research and education, and is led by economist Dr. Jack Mintz who is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law. It is home to over 60 faculty and fellows. The school is organized into three policy areas: Economic and Social Policy, Energy and Environmental Policy, and International Policy. Since 2012 the school has offered a graduate degree program, the Master of Public Policy. The degree is structured as a 12-month program involving two semesters of classroom-based learning and one semester of project work. Other degree programs offered include a joint Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Policy and a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy.


Spy Hill Campus

The university also operates a satellite campus in the far northwest corner of Calgary on 85 Street N.W. The campus is home to the university's new Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and the High-Density Library, a climate-controlled warehouse for books and other printed material for which there is no longer storage room at the main library.


Qatar Campus

In 2007, the University of Calgary established a campus in
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, Qatar, the University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ), which currently focuses upon nursing education. The University of Calgary in Qatar offers a flexible, innovative, Bachelor of
Nursing Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...
(BN) degree to prepare students for the opportunities and challenges of a rewarding nursing career. Throughout the program, students are provided with a theoretical base and supervised clinical experience in a variety of nursing practice settings. The University of Calgary in Qatar offers two routes towards a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree: *A Regular Track program for high school – Qatar transfer students (BNRT) *A Post-Diploma program for students with an acceptable Nursing diploma (PDBN) The University of Calgary in Qatar also offers a Diploma of Nursing program that launched in September 2012. In addition, several graduate programs are expected to be phased in. Currently the University of Calgary in Qatar campus offers a Master of Nursing program which is sponsored by the Hamad Medical Corporation with focuses in Nursing Leadership and Oncology.


Facilities

The university is home to MacEwan Hall Ballroom, a concert venue holding 1000 people. The Ballroom is also used for conferences, dinners, and political debates, including the 2006 Alberta PC leadership debate. The university also has the Rozsa Centre, a theatre and concert hall on the southwest side of campus, off 24th Ave NW. The Rozsa Centre has a Bach organ built by Jürgen and Hendrik Ahrend. The Rozsa Centre hosts wind ensembles, choirs, and other fine arts. Musical competitions are held at every year and can host up to 384 people. The University Theatre, beside the Rozsa Centre, is designed for drama and dance with seating for 505 people. The Olympic Oval ice arena was site of the 1988
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, the fastest ice in the world. It has a 400 m track oval as well as a short track and two ice hockey rinks. The campus also has the Jack Simpson Gymnasium, consisting of three gymnasiums with bleachers that cover the outer two courts capable of seating 2,700 people. The university campus also covers the McMahon Stadium, which is home to the Dinos Football Team and the
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. Many other sport facilities are also located at the University of Calgary. These include among others: * University of Calgary Aquatic Centre: Contains an Olympic sized
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with a deep end diving tank featuring two sparging units for a bubble machine which was used for springboard and platform divers, kayakers and general ocean simulated swims. *Fitness Studios *Dance Studio *Weight Room: Equipment includes universal, free weights, global, hydra gym, nautilus. *Climbing Walls *Fitness and Lifestyle Centre: The physical facility offers members {{convert, 3750, m2, sqft, 0, abbr=on of space with fitness equipment.


Athletics

The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in the
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, a division of
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, and in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. They were known as the "Dinosaurs" but usually referred to as the "Dinos" until 1999, when the name was officially shortened. Some of its venues are the Jack Simpson Gymnasium (basketball, volleyball), McMahon Stadium (football, soccer), Olympic Oval (speed skating), Hawkings Field (field hockey), University of Calgary Aquatic Centre (swimming, often shortened to Aquatic Centre) and a 200 m Running Track (cross-country and track & field practice). The Dinos compete in 14 varsity sports:
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, cross-country,
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,
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, ringette, Women's rugby,
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,
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,
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, and
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. The Dinos also have club teams: Men's Baseball, Men's Rugby as well as Men's and Women's Rowing. The men's hockey team plays at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, while the women's hockey team's schedule is split between Bauer Arena and Olympic Oval. In rare cases of scheduling conflicts, both teams have used the Max Bell Centre for games. The University of Calgary has been associated with the Olympics since 1972 when enrolled student and swimming team coach Ralph Hutton competed in Munich. Four years later, in 1976, the 10-year-old athletic department sent three athletes to Montreal. Since then, 42 Dinos athletes have competed at both the summer and winter Games, bringing home 11 medals, and UC hosted the athletes' village and speed skating events at the XV Olympic Winter Games in 1988.{{Citation needed, date=October 2010 The football team plays home matches at McMahon Stadium, home of CFL's
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. It has won the Vanier Cup on five occasions, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1995 and 2019. In recent years, the team played in the Vanier Cup in 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2019.


Media


Newspaper

The university has two main newspapers, ''UToday'', and '' The Gauntlet''. ''UToday'' is the online source for news about the University of Calgary, published by the department of University Relations in collaboration with the university's 14 faculties. Created in September 2008, ''UToday'' reports on research discoveries at the university, major events and milestones, campus happenings and personalities, and opportunities to get involved in learning or activities. It is published every weekday throughout the year. ''UToday''{{'s readers include students, faculty, staff, alumni, news media, donors, community leaders and partners, and residents at large. ''The Gauntlet'' is the University of Calgary's monthly magazine publication, covering the campus and the Calgary community. First published in 1960 as a weekly student newspaper before its transition into a monthly magazine in 2017, it is primarily focused towards undergraduates. The university also prints ''Libin Life'', which is published by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta.


Radio

CJSW is the university's campus radio station, broadcasting at 90.9 MHz FM. CJSW is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association and the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance in partnership with NUTV (the campus television station) and The Gauntlet (the campus newspaper). CJSW is a non-profit society maintained and operated by a group of four staff members and over 200 volunteers drawn from both the University of Calgary student body and the wider city of Calgary population. CJSW broadcasts music, spoken word and multicultural programming. In addition to the FM broadcast, the station can be heard at 106.9 MHz cable FM, and via Ogg Vorbis stream from its web site. Select shows are also available for
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download.


Television

NUTV is one of the oldest university-based television production societies in Canada. Established in 1983 and incorporated in 1991, NUTV is a campus-based non-profit organization. NUTV offers the opportunity to University of Calgary students and community members to explore the medium of television by learning the various stages of production. This includes reporting/interviewing; hosting; writing; camera operation; lighting; sound mixing; Final Cut Pro & Adobe Creative Suite editing; producing; and directing. NUTV is part of the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance, comprising print The Gauntlet, radio CJSW 90.9, and television (NUTV). The University of Calgary is unique in that it is the only Canadian university that houses three media operations on-campus.


Book publishing

The University of Calgary Press was founded in 1981 and to date has published over 400 titles. Special emphasis is placed on three areas: works concerning the geographic regions spanning the Canadian Northwest and the
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; innovative and experimental works that challenge the established canons, subjects and formats, with special interest in art and architecture; and internationally focused manuscripts with particular attention to Latin America, World Heritage Sites, international relations and public policy.


Residence

The University of Calgary offers a wide range of residences on campus as a significant proportion of undergraduate and graduate students reside on campus. Approximately 2500 to 3000 students and faculty members live on-campus each Academic year. * Rundle Hall and Kananaskis Hall – built in the early 1960s when the university relocated to its present campus. Currently houses first year undergraduate students who choose to live on campus. * Glacier and Olympus Hall - built prior to the 1988 Winter Olympics as the athletes'
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. These halls currently serve as residences for upper year students. Also built during this time period, Norquay, Brewster & Castle Halls have since been demolished. * Yamnuska Hall - opened in 2011 for sophomore students. The two and three-bedroom suites are designed to ensure that students experience residence life by sharing space, but also ensures that each student has a private room.{{cite web , url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/residence/yamnuska , title=Yamnuska Hall , publisher=Ucalgary.ca , access-date=2011-04-26 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502013558/http://www.ucalgary.ca/residence/yamnuska , archive-date=2011-05-02 Yamnuska Hall also houses one of campus' Starbucks, Domino's Pizza and Subway. * Aurora Hall – opened in 2015 for upper-year students and replaced the demolished Norquay, Brewster and Castle Halls. * Crowsnest Hall - opened in 2015 for professional and graduate students. * Varsity Courts – townhouses designed specifically for family housing. * Hotel Alma – the university's own hotel that features 96 rooms and amenities for guests. The University of Calgary names its Residence buildings after prominent mountain ranges in the area.


Student life


The Den and Black Lounge

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. Occupying two floors, with the Den located on the lower floor and the Black Lounge on the upper floor, in the warmer months of the year the second floor features a large outdoor patio. Once run by the University of Calgary, the Den was taken over by the Students' Union in 2000.


The Last Defence Lounge

The Last Defence Lounge (LDL) is a fully licensed restaurant operated by the Graduate Students' Association of the University of Calgary. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, staff and members of the public.{{cite web, url = http://www.lastdefencelounge.ca/, title = Last Defence Lounge, access-date = 2011-02-08, last = University of Calgary Graduate Students' Association, year = n.d.


Campus traditions

* Bermuda Shorts Day (BSD) was an annual end-of-term tradition for the University of Calgary, usually celebrated around the close of the winter semester every April. As the name suggests, students traditionally wore Bermuda shorts. Recent trends however have seen the rise of bright-neon and floral attire instead of the short formal trouser. The event was notorious for turning the campus, for one day only, into a giant festival of alcohol consumption and day-party concerts.{{Cite web, url=http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/students-celebrate-last-day-of-classes-with-day-of-service-1.1775856, title=Students celebrate last day of classes with day of service, last=Schmidt, first=Colleen, date=April 14, 2014, website=CTV News Calgary, access-date=2016-08-24 Bermuda Shorts Day has not been hosted since 2019, with the Student's Union citing the then-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and financial constraints, and the University of Calgary believing that celebrations, including the consumption of alcohol, contributed to an unprofessional environment. * UCalgaryStrong Festival is an annual end-of-term celebration at the University of Calgary, which has acted as an alternative to Bermuda Shorts Day following its discontinuation in 2019. It is described as "a safe and alcohol-free way for the entire community to enjoy the semester coming to an end," and often includes live music, games, and food selections.


Greek life

{{See also, Fraternities and sororities in Canada The Chi Gamma chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity was chartered at the University of Calgary on December 9, 1967, and is the oldest Greek organization on campus. As such, the chapter has been contributing to campus life for over five decades. Zeta Psi – Chi Gamma has several hundred alumni that continue to support both the active chapter as well as the University of Calgary. For over 40 years the Zete Haus has provided economical student housing and has been a focal point for Greek life, being the closest chapter house to campus at approximately 500 meters from MacEwan Hall. The Chi Gamma chapter reactivated in 2014 with 20 members, after having been deactivated in 2008 due to a lack of competitiveness on campus. The active and alumni chapters of Chi Gamma collectively celebrated their fiftieth anniversary on December 9, 2017. The Mu Lambda chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity was founded in 1981. The Mu Lambda chapter house is located on 24 Avenue NW, approximately one and a half kilometres from the University of Calgary. The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, also known as Fiji, is one of the three other fraternities present at the university. Founded in 1982, Phi Gamma Delta is the most recent Greek Fraternity to establish a chapter at the University of Calgary. The Fiji chapter house is located on 24 Avenue NW, approximately one kilometre from campus. Alpha Gamma Delta and
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are the two existing sororities at the U of C, having been established in 1983 and 1985 respectively. Together, they form the Panhellenic Association of Calgary and are part of the global Panhellenic community. The Omega Chi Chapter was formally initiated into the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity on March 12, 2005, becoming the 302nd active branch Chapters of Alpha Kappa Psi and the 14th in the Northwest Region.{{cite web, url=http://akpsi2.akpsi.org/about_akpsi/chapter_directory/directory.cfm, title=Alpha Kappa Psi Chapter Directory, access-date=2017-02-06, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826074713/http://akpsi2.akpsi.org/about_akpsi/chapter_directory/directory.cfm, archive-date=2011-08-26


Leadership on campus

In 2009, the University of Calgary's Office of the Student Experience (now the Student Success Centre) launched their own co-curricular record, the first of its kind in western Canadian universities. The co-curricular record is an official university document that can be coupled with a student's academic transcript, that recognizes out-of-classroom experiences that are still connected to the university. The Student Success Centre (SSC). The SSC offers programs and services to support students in creating: (1) Academic Success, (2) Personal Success, and (3) Career Success. The SSC offers Orientation Programs, Personalized Career Planning Sessions, Career and Life Workshops, Leadership Programs, the First-Year Experience Program, the Senior-Year Experience Program, Arts & Science Program Advising, Learning Support Services, and Writing Support Services. In April 2011, the University of Calgary launched the Scholars Academy Program: a program for students that excel beyond just mere academics. The University of Calgary also offers the President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership to five graduating students (undergraduate or graduate) that represent academic achievement in addition to extracurricular contributions to the university and community.


Scholarships and awards

The University of Calgary offers many scholarships, awards, and bursaries to students. A notable high school level scholarship is the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship which was introduced by the Government of Alberta in 1980. The Alexander Rutherford scholarship is to recognize and reward exceptional academic achievement at the senior
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level and to encourage students to continue their studies. To be considered for these scholarships, students must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who plan to enroll or are enrolled in a full-time post-secondary program of at least one semester in length. The university joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen
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members. Dependents of Canadian Forces personnel killed while serving in active military missions will have the support of the University of Calgary to complete
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degrees. The office of the chancellor and senate offers many scholarships, awards, and bursaries to University of Calgary students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and exceptional service to the internal and external community. In 2011, the University of Calgary joined the Schulich Leader Scholarship program. Through this initiative, each year the university awards one $80,000.00 scholarship to a student entering the Schulich School of Engineering and one $60,000.00 scholarship to a student entering a Science, Technology or Mathematics program at the University of Calgary. Top students in the Schulich School of Engineering are recognized as Schulich Scholars and are awarded prestigious Schulich Entrance Scholarships. The first cohort of Schulich Scholars graduated in 2010–2011. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Sciences Program are eligible for the O'Brien Centre Continuing Scholarship, which supports full-time students dedicated to extra-curricular involvement and the community on top of their academics. Graduate students are also eligible for the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships. Awards are available in thirds, two-thirds, or full increments, and are valued at $10,800 at the Master's level and $15,000 at the PhD level. These are provincially funded awards and are available to graduate students at some other Albertan post-secondary institutions. The university also offers student awards for academic and leadership excellence. The two biggest awards a student can receive are the President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership and the Arch Future Alumni Award.


Order of the University of Calgary

The Order of the University of Calgary, developed in 1994 resulting from a suggestion brought forward from the university's senate, honours worthy recipients who have a record of exemplary and distinguished service to the university. Individuals who have been admitted into the order have included faculty, staff, students, alumni and volunteers. Young Aboriginal leaders such as Spencer Saurette have caused an increased awareness in Aboriginal heritage and traditions on campus. It is available to any member of the university community, those currently or formerly attached to the university and to those representing the university in the community. Candidates nominated for membership in the order may include, but are not limited to, current or former faculty, staff, students (graduate or undergraduate),
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and
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. The Order of the University of Calgary includes numerous personalities of note including the likes of Dr. Eldon R. Smith. As of November 2009, a total of 114 individuals had been admitted into the order.


Aboriginal

The University of Calgary recognizes Aboriginal students, and has instituted an Aboriginal Admissions Policy ection A.13and Aboriginal Student Access Program (ASAP) ection A.14 as dictated in the Undergraduate Admissions section of the annual calendar. Any student with Aboriginal ancestry (First Nations, Inuit, Metis) and legal status may apply and be considered under the policy. More information can be obtained online at the University of Calgary's website.


Notable people

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A number of individuals are associated with the University of Calgary, either as former alumni, or faculty. The university has also produced 14 Rhodes scholars. Notable alumni of the university include: *
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, OC, ( BSc 1977), Honorary LL.D., Inventor of the
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* Chip Wilson (Bachelor of Arts in economics, 1980), founder of Lululemon * Robert Thirsk ( BSc 1976),
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astronaut and NASA capsule communicator for the International Space Station program{{cite web, url=http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/astronauts/biothirsk.asp, title=Robert Thirsk bio – Government of Canada website, publisher=space.gc.ca, access-date=2017-02-06, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521063843/http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/astronauts/biothirsk.asp, archive-date=2008-05-21 * Linda Taylor (lawyer) B.A., LL.B., director of United Nations Office of Administration of Justice (OAJ) * Stephen Harper ( BA, MA, 1991), former
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and former leader of the Conservative Party *
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, B.A., Medieval Latin Scholar, Fellow of the
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* Imants Barušs, MSc, author, Member of New York Academy of Sciences * Hal Kvisle (1981), MBA, member of the Trilateral Commission * Klaus-Jurgen Bathe (MSc), pioneer of finite element analysis, professor at
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*
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LL.B., Toronto-based lawyer and political consultant, key strategist for the
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* Garrett Camp (B.S. Engineering), co-founded StumbleUpon and
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* Harvey Locke B.A., LL.B., internationally recognized conservationist lawyer * Sharon Carstairs, member of the
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* Theo de Raadt (BSc 1992), founder and leader of the
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and OpenSSH projects, worked with UC Berkeley and
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* Alan R. Hildebrand, associate professor of geoscience, discovered significance of Chicxulub Crater * Gary Kovacs ( BComm 1990, MBA 1999), CEO of the Mozilla Corporation * Naheed Nenshi ( BComm 1993), former mayor of Calgary,{{cite web, url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/stories/nenshi, publisher=ucalgary.ca, title=Congratulations alumnus and Mayor-elect, Naheed Nenshi | Alumni | University of Calgary (U of Calgary Alumni Stories), access-date=2017-02-06, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207120902/http://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/stories/nenshi, archive-date=2017-02-07 also educated at
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* Kenneth B. Storey ( BSc 1971), biologist and chemist noted for work on biochemical adaptation; fellow of the
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* W. Brett Wilson ( MBA 1985), chairman of FirstEnergy Capital Corp; ''Dragons' Den'' panellist * D. George Wyse ( MD 1974), cardiologist, professor emeritus of the university's Faculty of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, researcher on cardiac dysrhythmia, fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada


Arms

{{Infobox COA wide , image = University of Calgary coat of arms without motto scroll.svg , notes = Granted 13 April 1967{{cite web, url=https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1084&ShowAll=1 , title=The University of Calgary , date=12 November 2020 , publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority , access-date=27 August 2021 , escutcheon = Or a bull's head caboshed Sable accorné Gules between two flags Gules their staves Sable conjoined in base, on a chief enarched Gules a rose Argent barbed and seeded Vert between two open books Argent bound and edged Or. , motto = MO SHÙILE TOGAM SUAS{{cite web, url=https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1084&ShowAll=1 , title=The University of Calgary , date=12 November 2020 , publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority , access-date=27 August 2021


See also

*
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* Calgary Health Trust, a joint fundraising effort raising money for health care facilities{{cite web, url=http://www.thetrust.ca/ , title=Calgary Health Trust , publisher=Thetrust.ca , date=2011-01-03 , access-date=2011-03-10 * Calgary School, a group of academics and former students from the university * Centre for Military and Strategic Studies * Friends of Science, a climate change denial group partly funded by donations routed through a fund set up by a professor at the university * UC Solar Team * University of Calgary Students' Union


Notes

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References

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Further reading

* {{cite journal , last1=Rasporich , first1=A.W. , title=A community in search of a university: the University of Calgary's pre-history, 1912-66 , journal=Alberta History , date=Summer 2006 , volume=54 , issue=3 , pages=2–10 , issn=0316-1552 , id={{Gale, A148717022


External links

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