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The University of Calgary is a comprehen- on the south campus adjacent to the sive research university that, in its short 38 - Foothills Hospital. The Kananaskis Field year history, has grown to take its place Stations in Kananaskis Valley and the among the finest institutions in Canada. Rothney Astrophysical Observatory near Combining the best of long-established Priddis, south of the city represent satellite university traditions with the City of Calgary’s institutes of the university. Development of vibrant energy and diversity, the university the university’s west campus is currently aims to provide a research and scholarly taking place, site of the new Alberta foundation for students eager to acquire the Children’s Hospital. knowledge and skills essential for a success- The University of Calgary features some of ful personal and professional life. the finest athletic facilities in the country, The name Calgary comes from Calgary Our 213-hectare campus is a beautiful and featuring Canada’s only covered Bay on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. dynamic setting for scholars in 16 faculties, speedskating oval and home to the fastest 53 departments and more than 30 research ice in the world. The Oval also houses the institutes and centres. Our 1,900 full-time Canadian Sport Institute, a high-performance Research and Education equivalent teaching and research faculty are training centre and two Olympic-sized rinks As one of Canada’s top ten research actively engaged in research and scholar- where the reigning women’s gold medal universities, innovation, discovery and ship. With over 2,500 full-time equivalent hockey team trains. There are also tennis learning are at the heart of all that we do. support staff, the university is Calgary’s courts, a triple gymnasium, the city’s largest Our relentless pursuit of quality in our fourth largest employer. Nearly 26,000 full- racquet centre, an Olympic-size swimming teaching and research programs is guided time equivalent students, including 900 pool, weight rooms, jogging tracks and a by our mission to contribute to the well being international students from 87 countries, are huge indoor climbing wall. Nearby is the of the people of Alberta, Canada and the enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and home of UofC Dinos football team, McMahon world. The university belongs to 17 Net- professional degree programs. The Stadium. works of Centres of Excellence, an innova- university recently graduated its 100,000th tive national approach to research and alumni. Smoking Reduction and Scent- development designed to develop Canada’s Free Initiatives economy and improve the quality of life for On January 1, 2003, the University of Calgary Canadians. About 75 chairs and professor- Facilities adopted a revised Smoking Reduction Policy ships in such areas as American studies, The main campus features 20 academic aimed at providing a safe and healthy schizophrenia, project management, cancer buildings with the recent addition of the environment for all staff, faculty, students, and and intelligent manufacturing attract Calgary Centre for Innovation Technology visitors. As a champion of health and renowned scholars and leading researchers (CCIT) Ð many of which are interconnected wellness, the University believes that a to the U of C. There are now over 30 by enclosed walkways. The MacEwan reduction in smoking on campus is beneficial endowed chairs supported jointly by Student Centre and newly refurbished to all. See the Smoking Reduction website government and industry. Revenues from addition of MacEwan Hall represent a for details Ð www.ucalgary.ca/smoking sponsored research (including deferred tremendous hub of activity at the university. revenue) have more than doubled in the last The Scent Free Awareness Campaign “We There is also a museum and arts gallery, four five years to $170 million. Research brings Share the Air” asks for your support in limiting performance theatres, a childcare centre and significant benefits provincially, nationally or eliminating the use of scented personal residences for single students and students and internationally, and is the foundation of care products whenever possible. Please see with families. Alberta’s economic and social vitality. It is our website www.ucalgary.ca/scentfree for core to the university’s teaching and Additionally the university recently acquired information about the health effects related to research mandate. Our vision, with the help the Imperial Oil Research Centre in the scented personal care products and alterna- of our stakeholders and partners, is to University Research Park just north of the tives that you can choose. achieve a place among the top five research main campus. The medical school is located universities in Canada by 2010.

• Calgary Normal Highlights in the History of the University of Calgary School (formerly • Alberta becomes a province. The Alberta Normal • Calgary College 1922 School) relocates onto Alberta Normal School for training is created. teachers is established in Calgary. 1910 the Institute of 1905 Technology and Art campus (now SAIT). • Calgary College opens its doors • Premier A. C. Rutherford names as a private post secondary Edmonton as the site of the institution. It has no degree- 1906 University of Alberta (U of A). 1912 granting status. 1945 • The Normal School becomes a southern • A provincial commission • Strathcona (now a part of Edmonton) is named as extension of the U of recommends against giving the site of the provincial university. Enraged, A Faculty of Calgary College degree-granting Calgarians conduct an unsuccessful battle to have 1914 Education. 1907 status. the university relocated to Calgary. 626

With that goal in mind, the university offers 3. By taking courses where the language quality undergraduate education that is Make Your Degree More of instruction is a language other than characterized by the synthesis of research, English. (Call 220-4000 for a list of such teaching and learning. We mean to enhance International courses offered in French.) the undergraduate learners’ experience by The University of Calgary is committed to 4. By including several of the following using a student-centred focus that maxi- preparing its students for life in an increas- courses in a degree program. Please mizes opportunities to provide a distinctive ingly global economy and society. An note that some of the following courses learning experience that fully integrates the International Component will be part of every have prerequisites or other registration features of a research university. The undergraduate student’s degree program at restrictions. The courses can be taken university is broadening opportunities for the University when the current curriculum as part of a major field or minor or students to take inquiry-based courses that changes are finished, and are already a among the degree options: lead to greater critical thinking skills, requirement of many programs. An Interna- increased exposure to research methods tional Component will provide students with African Studies 301, 400, 501 and greater access to leading edge scholars. an understanding of international relation- Anthropology 203, 213, 303, 317, 319, Our efforts have raised our global profile, ships and issues with a particular view to the 321, 323, 327, 331, 335, 337, 341, 355, enhanced the quality of our undergraduate benefits and challenges of interaction of 363, 367, 371, 375, 379, 383, 385, 387, and graduate programs, promoted innova- peoples, cultures and environments around 399, 405, 419, 421, 427, 435, 465, 473, tion and excellence in scholarly activity and the globe. It provides opportunities to 477, 481, 535, 541, 563 provided significant returns and tangible develop an awareness of international, Applied Psychology 323 multicultural or aboriginal perspectives. benefits to our community and economy. Archaeology 205, 303, 305, 307, 325, All students are encouraged to enrich the 341, 343, 345, 347, 351, 353, 355, 357, international component in their program in 395, 399, 401, 409, 419, 421, 423, 427, Governance one or more of the following ways: 431, 433, 511, 513, 553 The University of Calgary has two governing 1. By participating in a term-abroad, field Architectural Studies 457 school, credit travel study, or student bodies: Art History 311, 319, 321, 323, 325, 357, exchange experience in another country. 359, 365, 367, 369 The Board of Governors is the corporate Students should contact their faculty or body charged with the management and the International Student Centre for Astronomy 301 control of the University, its property, information or visit the ISC Web site. Biology 307, 451 revenue, business and affairs. (www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/students/ISC) Botany 309 The General Faculties Council is primarily 2. By including in their program a major or Canadian Studies 309, 311, 313, 315, responsible for the academic affairs of the minor that focuses on international, 333, 351, 353, 361, 415 University. aboriginal, or multicultural issues: Central and East European Studies 307, Each faculty has a Faculty Council African Studies empowered to determine the faculty’s 313 Anthropology programs of study and to authorize the Chinese 205, 207, 229, 301, 303, 311, granting of degrees. Central and East European Studies 313, 317, 331, 333, 355, 421, 431, 461 The Students’ Union and the Graduate Chinese Comparative Literature 201, 203, 301, Students’ Association provide for the Development Studies 303, 307, 399, 405, 517 administration of the affairs of students and Dance 574 the promotion of their general welfare. East Asian Studies Dance Education 481 Note: The Universities Act is expected to be French replaced by the Post-Secondary Learning Geography Development Studies 201, 375, 485, 501, 591 Act sometime in 2004. Please refer to the German University Secretariat website for current Dutch 317 International Relations information: East Asia 300, 500 Italian East Asian Studies 317, 319, 321, 403 http://www.ucalgary.ca:/secretariat Japanese Economics 321, 327, 337, 423, 425, Latin American Studies 491, 527, 537 Northern Planning and Development English 385, 392, 450, 462, 492, 507, Studies 511, 513 Russian Film 301 Spanish Finance 461

• Citizens form the • Radio broadcasts and ads on top of milk cartons are Calgary University designed to encourage enrollment at the Calgary Branch of 1946 Committee. 1951 the University of Alberta. • The Calgary University Committee urges an expansion of • The Calgary Branch of the U of A offers the first two the Calgary Branch of the U of A and succeeds. First years of years of a Bachelor of Education degree. A. L. Doucette the BA and BSc are offered. is appointed the first director. Land is set aside in 1947 Houndsfield Heights for an eventual university. • The timetable for the fall term includes folk dancing • First year of 1953BComm is offered. and tumbling on Saturday. 1958 • Land in Houndsfield Heights is exchanged for the • Sod-turning for the present campus. The present campus site. • The name changes to Department of Public • The Board of Governors at the U of A sells all land University of Alberta in 1950 1957 Works begins levelling south of 24th Avenue because the Calgary Branch of Calgary (UAC). the land. the University of Alberta would never grow large By now the first years of the enough to use it. BSc (Eng) and BPE are offered. 627

French 209, 211, 213, 215, 217, 235, Religious Studies 201, 203, 207, 209, The shield consists of two parts, the upper 237, 315, 317, 323, 333, 339, 343, 349, 211, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221, 305, 313, part (the chief) separated from the lower (the 359, 399, 415, 439, 449, 459, 479, 499, 319, 323, 325, 327, 329, 339, 341, 347, base) by an arched line symbolizing the 503, 505, 507, 515, 539, 549, 557, 559, 353, 381, 401, 403, 423, 441, 443 Chinook arch. The ground colour of the chief 597, 599 Romance Studies 299, 399 is scarlet, commemorating the North West General Studies 300, 359, 401 Mounted Police under whose influence Russian 201, 203, 209, 301, 303, 311, Western Canada was settled. Upon this Geography 201, 203, 213, 321, 329, 317, 331, 333, 355, 361, 363, 397, 401, colour is a pair of open books bound in gold. 365, 367, 371, 377, 379, 383, 387, 389, 403, 451, 461, 463, 497, 541, 551, 561 Between the books is a white rose, symbolic 391, 425, 429, 451, 463, 590, 592 Slavic 355 of Alberta. The ground colour of the base is Geophysics 375 Sociology 305, 307, 375, 467, 481, 487 gold, indicative of golden sunshine or golden grain. Upon this is a black bull’s head with German 200, 202, 204, 221, 223, 302, South Asian Studies 315, 415 305, 315, 317, 331, 333, 349, 353, 357, red horns and crossed staves bearing red 359, 369, 397, 401, 403, 451, 469, 497, Spanish 201, 203, 299, 301, 303, 321, flags, reminiscent of the family crest of Lt. 551, 561, 591, 599 323, 405, 407, 421, 423, 433, 441, 471, Col. J.F. Macleod, the NWMP officer who 473, 475, 481, 499, 505, 555, 557, 565, founded Fort Calgary. Greek 201, 203, 301, 303, 401, 413, 571, 583, 593, 597, 599 525, 551 Below the shield, printed on an escroll, is the Strategy and Global Management 571, university’s motto, “Mo shuile togam suas” Greek and Roman Studies 205, 209, 573, 575 (translated as “I will lift up my eyes”), 305, 315, 321, 325, 327, 355, 357, 431, rendered in Gaelic uncial letters. The scroll is 455, 457, 551 In addition to the credit opportunities listed above, University of Calgary students can white; the draped ends are red. They were Hindi 205 participate in a wide variety of non-credit granted to U of C in 1966 by Lord Lyon King History 201, 205, 207, 209, 303, 307, activities that contribute to the international of Arms at Edinburgh. 309, 311, 315, 317, 331, 333, 345, 361, dimension of university experience. Contact the 365, 367, 387, 389, 391, 401, 403, 405, International Student Centre for suggestions. 407, 411, 413, 415, 417, 421, 427, 445, Tartan 447, 457, 461, 463, 465, 467, 469, 471, The university has an official tartan that 473, 487, 491, 499, 503, 513, 515, 517, Trademark incorporates the U of C’s official colours of 529, 543, 553, 565, 569, 583 The University has one official mark Ð the red, black and gold in its design. It was International Relations 501, 597 Coat of Arms. It can be used in its three designed by Jim Odell, a U of C Education Italian 201, 203, 301, 309, 401, 405, colour or black and white format. The Coat of and Fine Arts graduate, and accredited in a 407, 409, 499, 501 Arms must ALWAYS appear with the ceremony presided over by Duncan Paisley University of Calgary word mark Ð either of Westerlea, President of the Scottish Japanese 205, 207, 301, 303, 317, 331, Tartans Society and director of the Register 333, 341, 461 horizontally or vertically. It is trademarked and protected by copyright. Details of how of All Publicly Known Tartans. Kinesiology 455, 487 the University Coat of Arms should be used Whenever appropriate to the design, the Latin 201, 203, 205, 207, 301, 303, 333, can be found at www.ucalgary.ca/uofcimage/ official U of C tartan should be used. 401, 413, 433, 453, 525, 551 Latin American Studies 201, 203, 301, 303, 401, 501 Official Colours The Mace Linguistics 531 The university has three official colours that Certain formal occasions Management Studies 571 appear in the Coat of Arms. involve the use of special regalia, the significance of Marketing 467 Red PMS 485; Gold PMS 116 and Black. which is now symbolic but Native Languages 205, 207 most of which has practical Northern Planning and Development origins. In early times the Studies 401, 405, 407, 411, 500 Coat of Arms mace was used first as a weapon to protect and second Political Science 283, 323, 359, 361, 363, The Coat of Arms consists of a as a symbol of authority. 365, 369, 371, 375, 377, 381, 383, 385, shield, an escroll containing the 387, 389, 391, 423, 435, 437, 461, 463, motto and the wordmark in either The mace carried into Convocation is a 465, 467, 469, 471, 473, 475, 479, 485, a horizontal (with the wordmark symbol of the authority of the Chancellor. It 489, 493, 561, 567, 569, 577, 579, 581, to the right of the crest) or represents the Crown and the authority 583 vertical (with the wordmark vested in the Chancellor to grant degrees. It below the crest) format. is always carried in front of the Chancellor at

• The 80-acre research park is designated. 1960 1962 Campus patrol arrives. 1965 • The new campus opens with two new buildings, Full degree study is • On May 1 UAC is granted academic and financial Arts and Science A. McMahon Stadium opens. M. G. offered. autonomy. The residence complex, Calgary Hall (now Taylor is appointed principal. Craigie Hall), Science B and the Meteorological Station • April 1, Gauntlet editor Alan Arthur launches the are completed. The Faculty of Engineering and the • Students begin a Division of Continuing Education are founded. first Bermuda Shorts Day by writing on a chalkboard drive for autonomy “Wear shorts tomorrow.” The major events are a huge 1963 from the University • The Universities Act passes, marble tournament and a game called squamish. of Alberta. creating The University of 1966 Calgary. F. C. Manning is appointed as 1961 • The name changes to • H. S. Armstrong is appointed the first Chair of the Board of University of Alberta, Calgary. 1964 President. Name changes to Governors. The first physical education University of Alberta at Calgary. The Senate and School of Social building opens. The football Dinos begin to play. Welfare are established. 628

Convocation. One interesting tradition in the pursued on campus. Included amongst use of maces is that if the real authority (the Conference and Special these are the political development of Queen) was present in person, the mace Western Canada and post-secondary would be inverted. Event Services education in Southern Alberta. Provides a wide range of services including Through its Information Management conferences, classroom-space booking, and Program (IMP) the Archives provides Campus Security organisation of meetings. This office also leadership in record-keeping literacy, and operates the Olympic Volunteer Centre Campus Security is dedicated to maintaining develops record-keeping rules that ensure which provides a large selection of meeting the creation, management and preservation the Campus as a safe and pleasant place to rooms in an off campus environment. live, work and study. Campus Security is of reliable records which are trustworthy as responsible for the security and protection of The Campus Ticket Centre (2nd Floor, evidence. The Information Management people on campus in addition to the MacEwan Student Centre) provides tickets Program also provides advice on and buildings and grounds. Close liaison is for events on and off campus along with develops electronic record-keeping strate- maintained with police and other security complete Ticket Master and Lottery Services. gies for the University of Calgary community. agencies in addition to City of Calgary The Postal Outlet provides a full range of The University Archives is located on the 12th emergency services. Officers are on duty 24 Canada Post retail services. (located in floor of the MacKimmie Library Tower. hours a day, year round, to respond to your MacEwan Student Centre, 1st floor) Research services are available Monday to security and emergency needs. Location: Olympic Volunteer Centre Friday, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Campus Security, in partnership with the Telephone: 220-7101 Students’ Union, provides a Safewalk service Telephone: 220-7271 to any location on campus including the LRT, E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ucalgary.ca/archives parking lots, bus zones and campus www.ucalgary.ca/specialevents housing. Campus Security can be contacted Image Centre from any of the “Help” phones locatedaround campus or by dialing 220-5333. The Image Centre is responsible for Information Resources providing comprehensive services for Campus Security operates a limited Lost and Information Resources combines the students and staff requiring the use of Found service for the University community. expertise and services of the University’s images in various forms. Services available The following items are stored: information providers Ð the University include access to the Media Library, the Slide Library, Photo/Imaging Unit, the ¥ Wallets and purses Archives, the Image Centre, the University Library, The Nickle Arts Museum, and the Digitization Centre and several media ¥ Keys University of Calgary Press Ð to assure preview areas. ¥ Items valued at $1000 or more provision of full access to the best recorded The Media Library is the central repository knowledge and creativity in a variety of for films/videos/CDs and DVDs on campus For urgent after hours lost and found formats and media. and includes more than 9,000 titles. inquiries, phone 220-8200. Bookable viewing rooms for individuals or The ID Card Office/Campus Security issues The University Archives groups are available for preview of any of the Campus Card and ID badges. The office The University Archives’ mission is to these titles. Slides from the Dept. of Greek is open Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30 with preserve and build the institutional, adminis- and Roman Studies and from the Faculty of extended hours (until 18:00) at the beginning trative, research and cultural heritage of the Environmental Design have been amalga- of the fall term. Please check their web site University of Calgary. In pursuit of this mated with the large Fine Arts collection in for extended hours of operation. To report a mission, the Archives is responsible for the this space. lost or stolen card, please phone 220-7290. management of two related programs. A walk-in service in the Photo/Imaging area Location: MacEwan Student Centre, Room The Archival Program ensures the includes: passport photos; digital portraits; 260 preservation of the academic, cultural and black and white custom photography and Telephone: 220-5333 research heritage of the University. Under printing. Lamination, plaquemounting, or shrinkwrapping can be expertly completed in Web site: www.ucalgary.ca/~security this program the Archives acquires and maintains all records of permanent value the area at a very reasonable cost. created and received by the various Digital imaging is available to members of governing bodies of the university and its the University community on a cost per job officials. In addition to the institutional basis. Scanning of paper, microfilm and records of the University of Calgary, the microfiche is available in this area. Archives aggressively acquires private records which pertain to areas of research Hours of Operation: 8:30-4:30, Monday to Friday, 9-4 Saturdays during term

• General Faculty Council is • W. A. Cochrane is renamed General Faculties named President. 1967 Council. First students are • The first convocation is held March 29. The 1974 1970 admitted to the Faculty of first recipient of a degree, Doctor of The Medicine. University of Calgary, is Lester B. Pearson. Faculties of Business and Fine Arts are • Faculty of Law is established. 1975 established. • A. W. R. Carrothers 1971 is named President. • Faculty of Environmental Design is established. • Faculty of Arts and Science is School of Nursing is Four-year degree programs begin. divided into the University 1969 established. College and the Faculties of • Dinnies Den opens as the first pub on campus. 1976 More buildings open: Science, Social Sciences, and Social Sciences, • Students’ Union takes over management of Humanities. Day Care Centre Mathematical Sciences MacEwan Hall. opens. Arctic Institute of North and Physical Plant. America is relocated here. 629

Location: MacKimmie Library Block, Lower language local histories. Educational units through the Faculty of Communication and Level (under Registrar’s Office) for K-12 students can also be found on the Culture and taught through the museum. E-mail: [email protected] site. The Museum Shop offers a wide selection of UC Press offices are located in the base- unique giftware, unusual cards, stationery University Library ment of the MacKimmie Library Block. Usual and elegant jewellery plus Calgary’s finest business hours are 8:30 am to noon and selection of art publications. Located on the Please see the Student Services section of 1:00 to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. main floor of the museum, admission to the this Calendar for information on the library. shop is free. Admission to the Nickle is free Telephone: 220-7578 at all times for students, $1 for children and University Press Fax: 282-0085 seniors, $2 for adults, and free to all every Tuesday. University of Calgary Press (UC Press) was E-mail: [email protected] established in 1981 and since then has developed an active publishing program. It Web: www.uofcpress.com Telephone: 220-7234 publishes up to thirty new books each year, Fax: 282-4742 eleven scholarly journals — both print and The Nickle Arts Museum E-mail: [email protected] electronic — and three yearly University of Calgary calendars, including the undergradu- The Nickle Arts Museum is an outstanding Web: www.ucalgary.ca/~nickle ate, graduate, and medicine calendars. centre for learning, academic research and UC Press primarily publishes scholarly and discovery. Located on the west campus next non-fiction trade works with particular focus to MacEwan Hall, The Nickle Arts Museum Red Deer Press on the Heartland of the Continent: the offers a full program of exhibitions and On July 1, 2000, Red Deer Press moved to geographic region spanning the Canadian events addressing contemporary and the University of Calgary campus as an and American Wests including the North, the historical art, numismatics, as well as affiliate to the University. For over twenty-five mountain regions and the Great Plains; compelling social and cultural topics. years, Red Deer Press has published literary innovative and experimental works that Arguably one of the finest exhibition spaces fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, children’s challenge both established form and content, in Western Canada, the museum was illustrated books, young adult fiction, teen especially in art and architecture; and works bequeathed to the University by the late fiction, and adult trade titles. The Red Deer of international interest with particular Calgary oilman Samuel C. Nickle. The Press mandate is to develop books by, about emphasis on Latin America and Africa. subsequent donation of his son, Dr. Carl or of interest to Canadians with special Within these focused interest areas, UC Nickle, created the base of the museum’s emphasis on the West. exceptional numismatic collection. Press publishes several series: Art in Profile Since its reorganization in 1981, the Press (Canadian Art), Latin American and Carib- The museum promotes aesthetic sensibility has grown from a single-title-per-year bean, Open Spaces (Literature), Parks and and visual literacy through provocative, publishing program to one producing 16Ð20 Heritage, Africa: Missing Voices, Northern temporary exhibitions. Our programmes original titles annually plus approximately Lights (Northern scholarship) and Legacies centre on contemporary Canadian art, but 10Ð12 reprints. The Press publishes books Shared (concentrating on memoirs, diaries, also extend to historic and international art, under nine imprints: Discovery Books etc. from the West). UC Press welcomes numismatics, aesthetics, archaeology, (illustrated natural history titles for youth and manuscript submissions both from the ethnology and history. The Nickle Arts adults); Prairie Garden Books (garden University of Calgary faculty and from Museum is home to three outstanding design and development books for prairie scholars and writers outside the University public collections. Throughout the past two gardeners); History Along the Highway community. decades, the permanent collection of art has Books (regional popular history books for Electronic publications are the focus of the grown to be one of the finest representations travelers); Roundup Books (fiction, nonfic- digital arm of the press . The Alberta of Western Canadian art of the twentieth tion, and poetry thematically based in the Heritage Digitization Project (AHDP) century. The museum houses a major North American ranching west); Writing West provides people from all over the world with numismatics collection, including over (poetry from the four western provinces); immediate access to many Alberta historical 16,000 items with a concentration on the Northern Lights Books for Children (illus- resources such as local histories, folklore, Greek, Roman and Byzantine items. The trated books); Northern Lights Young Novels early newspapers, art, and retrospective textile collection is the largest in any (juvenile and young adult fiction); and legal material. This work-in-progress can be Canadian Museum consisting maily of Sirrocco Books (teen fiction for 14Ð20 year- viewed athttp://ourfutureourpast.ca. Our oriental tribal rugs. These collections and olds). In 2004, Red Deer Press added a Roots/Nos Racine: Canada’s Local Histories exhibitions are available to scholars for science fiction imprint, Robert J. Sawyer Online is a pan-Canadian digital initiative led research and for visiting classes from all Books, edited by top science fiction writer by the digital Press. Check out http:// disciplines. Formal teaching at the Nickle is Robert J. Sawyer, the only Canadian to www.ourroots.ca to see an ever-growing focussed through the Museum and Heritage receive both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. collection of Canada’s French and English- Studies Program, a minor degree offered In addition, the Press has three series in

• Norman E. Wagner is named • The University of Calgary is President. selected as the 1988 Olympic • The International 1978 • The Nickle Arts Museum opens. 1982 Games venue for the athletes’ 1986 Centre is established. village and speed-skating events. • The Canadian Institute of Resources Law is 1979 established. 1987• The University acquires the land 1984 under McMahon Stadium in a trade • A $17 million supercomputer is with the city for a piece of northeast acquired. campus to expand the Light Rail • The Office of Technology Transfer is Transit system. • The University College established. becomes the Faculty of • The footbridge spanning Crowchild 1981 Trail is relocated to the entrance of the General Studies. The • Calgary Hall is re-named Craigie University of Calgary Press Hall in memory of former Vice- University. It was originally designed is established. 1985 President (Academic) Peter Craigie. by Engineering Professor Bob Loov. 630

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• Total outside funding for • The University raises research reaches $60 million from more than $45 million in its 1988 government and private sources. • The Winter Olympics come to 1993 first national fund-raising campus. Murray Fraser is named 1990 campaign. Students commit President. Enrollment is frozen at $2.2 million to the Building approximately 16,000 full-time on the Vision campaign. undergraduate students. • The University celebrates its 1991 25th anniversary. 1989 1994 • The University of • The University of Calgary hosts the Calgary athletic teams win 1992 1994 Learned Societies Conference in five national champion- • NASA space shuttle June and welcomes a record 8,100 ships. Employment Equity Columbia blasts off carrying a delegates represen-ting 105 societies and program is adopted. University of Calgary science conferences from 24 countries. experiment. 631

Visiting Scholars Community. Details of all the courses are available through Safety Services website. The Visiting Scholars’ Housing Programme The University of Calgary offers location assistance to those scholars Safety Services website can be viewed at: Alumni Association www.ucalgary.ca/~ucsafety/ visiting the campus for a limited time period The mission of the University of Calgary and seeking accommodation on or off Alumni Association is to promote and foster campus. There are a number of fully the pride, loyalty and lifelong commitment of furnished apartments available through this Theatre Services alumni to the University. All graduates of the programme and those seeking accommoda- The University Theatre University of Calgary automatically become tions can search the database of available members of the Alumni Association, without listings. The University Theatre provides seating for fee, upon graduation. The Association is 505 persons, with performance facilities for governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, Telephone: (403) 220-3203 drama, music, dance, films, exhibitions and which includes graduates from a broad Website: www.ucalgary.ca/residence lectures. After academic needs are met, the range of program years and disciplines. Click on Visiting Scholars Accommodations University Theatre is available for a wide variety of community uses. The Alumni Association is represented on campus by the University’s Office of Alumni Relations. With the Alumni Relations office, Safety Services The Rozsa Centre the Alumni Association offers several Safety Services is a resource for all mem- The Rozsa Centre houses the 384-seat programs and services that benefit students bers of the University community for any Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, a music perform- — the alumni of the future. Support for safety related matter or concern at the ance and teaching facility for the Department student scholarships and bursaries, library University of Calgary. Safety Services is of Music and the Husky Oil Great Hall, a acquisitions, professorships and chairs, your liaison with the regulators and will conference facility for the International faculty-based enhancements, and other provide you with all the up to date informa- Centre. It also houses the Rozsa Recording institutional needs comes from the Annual tion you need to keep in compliance with the studio Ð a state-of-the-art digital audio Fund program, other donations from alumni, appropriate legislation. recording studio capable of producing and through alumni affinity programs such as professional quality recording masters. The group rates on home or auto insurance. As Safety Services provides the following Rozsa Centre is available for community well, students are employed as callers in the resources and services: Advice on safety booking through University Theatre Services. Annual Fund program, as degree framers at legislation, fire safety, radiation safety, convocation, and as database researchers. Biosafety, chemical safety, emergency Through Online Connections for Life response, safety training courses, hazardous The Reeve Theatre (www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/ materials disposal, Workplace Hazardous The Reeve Theatre is the Department of online_community.html), which includes an Materials Information System (WHMIS), Drama’s primary research and public online career mentor program, students are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), performance facility, a strategic site of offered valuable information from alumni occupational health and safety, odour experiential learning for both undergraduate working in various fields. A number of alumni response, chemical recycling, indoor air and graduate programs in Drama. displays on campus profile distinguished quality investigation, first aid kits, environmen- This facility is an experimental theatre alumni and highlight alumni activities of tal management, and accident investigation. laboratory, a unique concept combining the interest to students. At convocation, The Safety Services’ web site provides requirements of performance with responsi- graduands enjoy refreshments and snacks information on legislation, policies and bilities for experimental instruction in the courtesy of the Alumni Association, and they procedures, safety course dates, and dramatic arts. can have their degree parchments custom Occupational Health and Safety regulations, framed by U of C students in distinctive U of as well as other safety related information. Boris Roubakine Recital Hall C-crested frames, available exclusively Other resources available from Safety through the Alumni Relations office. The Boris Roubakine Recital Hall is a 200- Services include: safety bulletins; laboratory seat lecture theatre converted to provide The University, the Alumni Relations office, safety manuals; WHMIS handbooks; performance facilities for small music and the Alumni Association and its Board of environmental, health, and safety information recitals, film presentation, slide shows and Directors work collaboratively to develop a handbooks for faculty members, and similar events. It is available for both strong, interdependent partnership. The laboratory personnel; laboratory hazard academic and community use. Alumni Association Board of Directors cards; radiation safety and procedures includes the two Association representatives manuals,. Many other resources are also Web: http://www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/uts on the University Board of Governors available. (appointed by the provincial minister of Safety training courses are offered free of advanced education); two Association charge to all members of the University representatives to the General Faculties Council; two Association representatives to

• The University acquires the Higher Education Reserve • U of C signed a major agreement with Lands west of Campus. Malaysia’s Nilai College to allow students 2000 1997 to finish their degrees at the U of C. It is • Science professor Alan Hildebrand is 1995 • Site dedication ceremony held for the new Rozsa the biggest international agreement the U part of an international research team that Centre. of C has signed in its history. tracks down and recovers meteorites in northern B.C. The meteorites are • U of C cancer researchers receive discovered to be one of the most primitive international recognition after discover- solar system materials ever found. 1998 ing a naturally-occurring human virus 1996 that kills cancer in mice. • International researchers led by U of C • Construction of the Rosza archaeology professor William Glanzman Centre for International • Largest Information partially uncover a 3,000-year-old temple Understanding and Fine Arts Commons of its kind in North in Yemen that is linked with the legendary begins. America opens in MacKimmie Queen of Sheba. Experts believe the 1999 Library. temple could be as significant a discovery • Terry White is appointed U of as the ruins of Pompeii, the Pyramids of C President. • New 400-bed Cascade Hall residence welcomes students. Giza, or the Acropolis of Athens. 632 the University Senate; President of the Faculty Centres Century Network ¥ Bamfield Marine Station ¥ Students’ Union (or designate), and Presi- Calgary Society for Students with Learning dent of the Graduate Students’ Association Accord, Established 1999 ¥ Centre for Difficulties, 1979 ¥ Canadian Academic (or designate). The President and Vice- Environmental Design Research & Outreach, Centre in Italy, 1978 ¥ Canadian Arthritis President of the Alumni Association are also Established 1995 ¥ Centre for Family Network ¥ Canadian Bacterial Diseases members of the University Senate as Business Management & Entrepreneurship, Network ¥ Canadian Corporation for referenced in The Universities Act. As well, Established 2001 ¥ Centre for Gifted University Space Science, 1977 ¥ Canadian there is a representative of the Alumni Education, Established 1988 ¥ Centre for Energy Research Institute, Renewed 1993, Association appointed to each of the Information Security and Cryptography, Afflilated 1975 ¥ Canadian Genetic Diseases University’s Faculty Councils. Established 2002 ¥ Centre for Innovation Network ¥ Canadian Institute for Advanced Studies, The, Established 2002 ¥ Centre for Research ¥ Canadian Institute for Photonics Telephone: (403) 220-4942 Military and Strategic Studies, Established Innovations ¥ Canadian Institute for Synchro- 1999 ¥ Centre for Research in the Fine Arts, Fax: (403) 282-7688 tron Radiation (CISR) ¥ Canadian Language Established 2002 ¥ Centre for Social Work and Literacy Research Network ¥ Canadian E-mail: [email protected] Research and Development, Established Mediterranean Institute, 1981 ¥ Canadian Web: www.ucalgary.ca/alumni 2000 ¥ Experimental Imaging Centre, Microelectronic Centre ¥ Canadian Plains Established 2002 ¥ Institute for Space Research Centre, 1974 ¥ Canadian Society Research, Established 1989 ¥ Integrated for the Study of Higher Education ¥ Canadian University Institutes and Research, Education & Practice Centre ¥ Stroke Network ¥ Canadian Water Network ¥ Language Research Centre, Established Centre for Frontier Engineering Research, Centres 2001 ¥ McCaig Centre for Joint Injury & 1974 ¥ Centre for Leadership and Learning ¥ Arthritis Research, Affiliated 1992 ¥ Julia Calgary Institute for the Humanities, Centre for Protein Innovation in Alberta ¥ McFarlane Diabetes Research Centre, Established 1976 ¥ Centre for Transportation Centre for Research Libraries ¥ Computer Established 1986 ¥ Seaman Family MR & Engineering Research (C-TEP) ¥ Energy Modelling Group, 1983 ¥ Environmental Research Centre, Established 2001 ¥ Centre (Established 2000 ¥ Environmental Science & Technology Alliance Canada, Southern Alberta Applied Nursing & Health Research Centre (originally KCER), 1996 ¥ Fields Institute for Research in Research Unit, Established 1998 ¥ Southern Established 1992 ¥ Institute for Gender Mathematical Sciences, 1992 ¥ Geomatics Alberta Cancer Research Centre, Estab- Research, Established 2000 ¥ Kananaskis for Informed Decision ¥ Insect Biotech lished 1985 ¥ Sport Technology Research Field Stations (originally KCER), Established Canada Inc. ¥ Institute for Research on Centre, Established 1998 ¥ Toxicology 1992 Public Policy ¥ Institute for Robotics and Centre ¥ UCMC Family Medicine Intelligent Systems ¥ Intelligent Sensing for Independent Institutes and Consortia Innovative Structures ¥ Inter-University Centres (Affiliated) Centre Dubrovnik, 1976 ¥ Mathematics of Alberta Gaming Research Institute, Estab- Information Technology and Complex Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Centre, lished 1999 ¥ Alberta Network for Proteomics Systems ¥ Microelectronic Devices, Circuits Affiliated 1976 ¥ Alberta Civil Liberties Innovation, Established 2001 ¥ Alberta and Systems (MICRONET) ¥ Netera Alliance, Research Centre, Affiliated 1997 ¥ Alberta Synchrotron Institute ¥ Consortium for 1993 ¥ Protein Engineering Network of Sulphur Research Ltd.,Affiliated 1964 Research in Elastic Wave Exploration Centres of Excellence ¥ Shastri Indo- (Renewed 1996) ¥ Arctic Institute of North Seismology (CREWES) ¥ Netera, Estab- Canadian Institute, 1968 ¥ Stem Cell America, Affiliated (Calgary) 1979 ¥ Cana- lished 2000 ¥ Pacific Institute for Mathemati- Genomics and Therapeutics Network ¥ dian Institute of Resources Law, Affiliated cal Sciences, Affiliated 1996 ¥ Prairie Centre Sustainable Forest Management Network ¥ 1979 (Renewed 1986) ¥ Canadian Research of Excellence on Immigration & Integration, TeleLearning Network Institute for Law and the Family, Affiliated Established 1995 ¥ Western Canadian 1991 ¥ Centre for New Venture Development Universities Marine Biological Society, Research Collaborations (CNVD), Affiliated 1997 (Renewed 2000) ¥ Established 1969 ¥ Western Universities Institute for Health Economics, Affiliated Telescope (WESTAR), 1979 C3.CA Association Inc. ¥ Imperial Oil 1996 ¥ Macleod Institute for Environmental Resources Limited, 1992 ¥ Syncrude Canada Analysis, Affiliated 1997 ¥ Miistakis Institute Designations Ltd., 1993 for the Rockies, Affiliated 2001 ¥ Telecommu- nications Research Laboratories (TRLabs), World Tourism Education and Research Affiliated 1988 ¥ Tomographic Imaging & Centre Designated 1989 Porous Media Laboratory (TIPM) ¥ Van Horne Institute for International Transporta- Institutional Memberships tion and Regulatory Affairs, Affiliated 1991 ¥ Alberta Microelectronic Centre ¥ Association Vocational and Rehabilitation Research of Canadian Universities for Northern Institute, The, Affiliated 1966 Studies, 1976 ¥ Automobile of the 21st 2001 2002 2003 • President Weingarten unveils “Raising our Sights”, a four-year • Dr. Harvey P. Weingarten is appointed as academic plan designed to propel the University of Calgary into • Ground for the new Alberta Children’s seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of the the upper echelon of Canadian universities by strategically Hospital was broken on the West Campus. University of Calgary. allocating resources towards four distinct areas of strength where the university can truly become an international leader. • The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of • Information and Communication Technol- Alberta was created with a $15-million gift ogy (ICT) Building opens. It features state-of- • The Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology (CCIT) officially from the Alvin and Mona Libin Foundation the-art teaching and Research labs. The opens. CCIT fosters multidisciplinary initiatives through teams and a $5-million donation by David and building is strategically located between the comprised of researchers, students and professors from such Gail O’Brien helped launch a world-class faculties of Science and Engineering, and faculties as engineering, science, medicine, kinesiology collaborat- undergraduate educational centre in the provides a link between the two. ing with colleagues from industry, government agencies and other Faculty of Medicine. universities to find solutions to problems facing society and industry in several key areas. 633