Editing University of Calgary (section)

==History==
[[File:McDougall School Calgary.jpg|thumb|The [[McDougall Centre]] was built in 1907 for use by the Calgary Normal School. The school merged with the [[University of Alberta]] Calgary branch in 1945, the predecessor of the University of Calgary.]]
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 [[Calgary]] in 1905. The Alberta Normal School was established in Calgary to train primary and secondary school teachers in the new province.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library1.ucalgary.ca/uploaded_files/subject_documents/Archives/roadexhibit/1905.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711081112/http://library1.ucalgary.ca/uploaded_files/subject_documents/Archives/roadexhibit/1905.htm |archive-date=2012-07-11 |title=University of Calgary, The Road to Autonomy: 1905 |publisher=Library1.ucalgary.ca |date=1905-02-01 |access-date=2011-03-10 }}</ref> The Calgary Normal School was absorbed by the [[University of Alberta]]'s Faculty of Education in 1945, and operated as a part of its Calgary branch campus, a [[satellite campus]] of the University of Alberta.<ref name=HH>{{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}}</ref> Operating from the west wing of the [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|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 [[Peppercorn (legal)|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 [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]].<ref name=HH/> 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 [[University of Toronto]] 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.<ref name="CanEncycl">{{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}}</ref>

In the early 20th century, professional education expanded beyond [[theology]], [[law]] and [[medicine]]. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced.<ref name="CanEncycl" /> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/president/about/former_presidents |title=University of Calgary Former Presidents |publisher=Ucalgary.ca |date=2001-09-01 |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211115424/http://www.ucalgary.ca/president/about/former_presidents |archive-date=2011-02-11 }}</ref>

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 [[Theatre]] in Calgary Hall and, in 1971, the launch of the program in [[architecture]]. In addition, the [[Banff Centre]] (originally known as The Banff School of Fine Arts) affiliated with the University of Calgary in 1966.<ref name="CanEncycl" />
[[File:Dutch speedskating Olympic team 1988.jpg|thumb|The Dutch speed skating team at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]]. Olympic speed skating events were held at the university's [[Olympic Oval]].]]
The University of Calgary played a central role in facilitating and hosting Canada's first winter olympic games, the [[1988 Winter Olympics|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 [[Scottish Tartans Society|Register of All Publicly Known Tartans]]. The accreditation ceremony for the university's tartan was the first to take place in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/brand/logos-and-marks|title=Logos and Marks|publisher=University of Calgary|year=2019|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323164458/https://www.ucalgary.ca/brand/logos-and-marks|archive-date=23 March 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 June 2016 |title=University of Calgary paid $20K in ransomware attack |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/university-calgary-ransomware-cyberattack-1.3620979 }}</ref>  The FBI charged the alleged Iranian hackers in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 November 2018 |title=FBI charges men in 2016 ransomware attack on University of Calgary |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/samsam-ransomware-attack-university-calgary-1.4924568}}</ref>

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|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/three-months-jail-exchanging-nude-photos-teen-girl-threatening-share/|title=Three months in jail for man who obtained nude photos of teen girl, threatened to share them – Kamloops This Week|last=Petruk|first=Tim|date=2018-01-04|work=Kamloops This Week|access-date=2018-01-13|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150315/https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/three-months-jail-exchanging-nude-photos-teen-girl-threatening-share/|archive-date=2018-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2018/01/09/university-of-calgary-reviewing-situation-as-judge-grants-sex-offender-a-semester-of-freedom.html|title=University of Calgary 'reviewing situation' as judge grants sex offender a semester of freedom {{!}} Metro Calgary|work=metronews.ca|access-date=2018-01-13|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113065843/http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2018/01/09/university-of-calgary-reviewing-situation-as-judge-grants-sex-offender-a-semester-of-freedom.html|archive-date=2018-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/no-grounds-to-expel-student-guilty-of-sexual-interference-university-of-calgary-says/article37573149/|title=No grounds to expel student guilty of sexual interference, University of Calgary says|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref>

====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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcdt.ca/masterplan/vision/|title=Development Objectives » West Campus Development Trust|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421014334/http://www.wcdt.ca/masterplan/vision/|archive-date=2019-04-21}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2016-07-15/construction-begins-west-campus-lands|title=Construction begins on west campus lands|date=2016-07-15|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502032956/https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2016-07-15/construction-begins-west-campus-lands|archive-date=2019-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myuniversitydistrict.ca/about/university-of-calgary-properties-group/|title=West Campus Development Trust|website=University District}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ucalgary.ca/campusforward/mackimmie|title=MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Building Redevelopment Project &#124; Campus Forward &#124; University of Calgary|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323003617/https://www.ucalgary.ca/campusforward/mackimmie|archive-date=2019-03-23}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/campusforward/mackimmie/faculty-and-staff|title=MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Building Redevelopment Project: Information for faculty and staff &#124; Campus Forward &#124; University of Calgary|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323151719/https://www.ucalgary.ca/campusforward/mackimmie/faculty-and-staff|archive-date=2019-03-23}}</ref>

Initial funding for project design and planning was announced in April 2016 by the Government of [[Alberta]]. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Mackimmie-Block-and-Tower-Redevelopment/1958|title=Mackimmie Block and Tower Redevelopment|first=Government of|last=Alberta|website=majorprojects.alberta.ca}}</ref>