Editing University of Calgary (section)

===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>