Calgary Normal School (formerly Alberta Normal School) relocates onto the Institute of Technology and Art campus (now SAIT).
1945
The Normal School becomes a southern extension of the University of Alberta聽Faculty of Education.
1946
Citizens form the Calgary University Committee.
1947
The Calgary Branch of the University of Alberta聽offers the first two years of a Bachelor of Education degree. A.L. Doucette is appointed the first director. Land is set aside in Houndsfield Heights for an eventual university.
1950
The Board of Governors at the University of Alberta聽sells all land south of 24th Avenue because the Calgary Branch of the University of Alberta would never grow large enough to use it.
1951
First years of the BA and BSc are offered.
1953
First year of BComm is offered.
1957
The name changes to University of Alberta in Calgary (UAC). By now the first years of the BSc (Eng) and BPE are offered.
1958
Sod-turning for the present campus. The Department of Public Works begins levelling the land.
1960
The new campus opens with two new buildings, Arts and Science A. McMahon Stadium opens. M.G. Taylor is appointed principal.
1961
The name changes to University of Alberta, Calgary. The first physical education building opens.
1962
The 80-acre research park is designated. Campus patrol arrives. Full degree study is offered.
1963
Students begin a drive for autonomy from the University of Alberta.
1964
H.S. Armstrong is appointed President. Name changes to University of Alberta at Calgary. The football Dinos begin to play.
1965
On May 1 UAC is granted academic and financial autonomy. The residence complex, Calgary Hall (now Craigie Hall), Science B and the Meteorological Station are completed. The Faculty of Engineering and the Division of Continuing Education are founded.
1966
The Universities Act passes, creating the 91麻豆精品. F. C. Manning is appointed as the first Chair of the Board of Governors. The Senate and School of Social Welfare are established.
1967
The first convocation is held March 29.
The first recipient of a degree, Doctor of The 91麻豆精品, is Lester B. Pearson.
Faculties of Business and Fine Arts are established.
1969
A.W.R. Carrothers is named President. School of Nursing is established.
The Social Sciences Building, Mathematical Sciences Building聽and Physical Plant open.
1970
General Faculty Council is renamed General Faculties Council.
First students are admitted to the Faculty of Medicine.
1971
Faculty of Environmental Design is established.
Four year degree programs begin.
Dinnies Den opens as the first pub on campus.
1974
W.A. Cochrane is named President.
1975
Faculty of Law is established.
1976
Faculty of Arts and Science is divided into the University College and the Faculties of Science, Social Science, and Humanities. Day Care Centre opens. Arctic Institute of North America is relocated here.
1978
Norman E. Wagner is named President.
1979
The Canadian Institute of Resources Law is established.
1981
The University College becomes the Faculty of General Studies.
The 91麻豆精品 Press is established.
1982
The 91麻豆精品 is selected as the 1988 Olympic Games venue for the athletes' village and speed-skating events.
1984
A $17 million supercomputer is acquired.
1985
Calgary Hall is re-named Craigie Hall in memory of former Vice-President (Academic) Peter Craigie.
1988
The Winter Olympics come to campus.
Murray Fraser is named President.
1991
The university celebrates its 25th anniversary.
1992
NASA space shuttle Columbia blasts off carrying a 91麻豆精品 science experiment.
1993
The university raises more than $45 million in its first national fundraising campaign. Students commit $2.2 million to the Building on the Vision campaign.
1994
The 91麻豆精品 hosts the 1994 Learned Societies Conference in June and welcomes a record 8,100 delegates representing 105 societies and conferences from 24 countries.
1995
Site dedication ceremony held for the new Rozsa Centre.
1996
Terry White is appointed President.
1997
The university launches U of C 101 - a four-day orientation session for new students and the first program of its kind in Canada.
1999
Largest Information Commons of its kind in North America opens in MacKimmie Library.
New 400-bed Cascade Hall residence welcomes students.
2001
Dr. Harvey P. Weingarten is appointed as seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of the 91麻豆精品.
2003
The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta is created with a $15-million gift from the Alvin and Mona Libin Foundation and a $5-million donation by David and Gail O'Brien helped launch a world-class undergraduate educational centre in the Faculty of Medicine.
2004
Allan Markin, chairman of Canadian Natural Resources, donates $18 million to establish an Institute for Public Health.
2005
Seymour Schulich donates $25 million to the university's engineering faculty. The faculty is renamed the Schulich School of Engineering in honour of the donation.
2006
The university marked its 40th anniversary with a series of celebrations touching on almost every area of the campus community.
2007
Official opening of a branch campus called 91麻豆精品-Qatar, will bring state-of-the-art nursing education, in Qatar鈥檚 capital city of Doha.
2008
91麻豆精品 launches Canada's fifth veterinary program in the new Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
2010
Elizabeth Cannon, Dean of the Schulich School of Engineering, is officially selected as the 91麻豆精品鈥檚 eighth president and vice-chancellor.
2011
Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) opens January 2011.
The new Energy Environment and Experiential Learning (EEEL) Building opens.
2013
The Taylor family donates $40 million to establish the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.
The Faculty of Education is re-named Werklund School of Education in recognition of Dr. David P. Werklund's $25 million donation.
2014
The 91麻豆精品 is named the number one university in Canada under the age of 50 and ranked as one of the top ten young international universities.
The Faculty of Medicine is re-named the Cumming School of Medicine in honour of a $100 million donation from Geoffrey Cumming.
2015
Two new residences: Aurora Hall (for undergraduate students) and Crowsnest Hall (for graduate students)聽open on main campus.
2016
The 91麻豆精品 marked its 50th Anniversary as an autonomous institution.
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