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The first student government was elected on October 8, 1971. Composed of two committees, one each from the Cromdale and Old Scona campuses, it was incorporated under the existing provincial legislation as a legal entity. A revised copy of the students’ union constitution was recorded in the Board of Governors meeting minutes from April 12, 1972 (appendix A).

The Students’ Association of MacEwan University (SAMU) is a non-profit organization working independently from MacEwan University, and is governed by elected student representatives. Students’ Council is the highest governing body within the Association. It is comprised of 14 Councillors, one Alberta College Campus delegate, and five Executive Committee members.

Formerly known as Media Production (197?-1983) and Media Services (1983-1994), IMD produced videos, slide-tape productions, photography and graphic design. Video productions included all campus events, instructional videos for programs such as Nursing, and some projects for external clients such as Alberta Children's Services. All events Dr. Grant MacEwan attended were recorded, and the production " J. W. Grant MacEwan Retrospective" was created in 1994, and updated every year until his death in 2000. It then became the "J. W. Grant MacEwan Memorial" which was first shown at his memorial service in June 2000.

Named for the former Lieutenant Governor and mayor of Calgary, Grant MacEwan Community College was established in Edmonton, Alberta in 1971. In 1999 it was renamed Grant MacEwan College, and on September 24, 2009 became Grant MacEwan University.

Dr. T.C. Buchanan, pastor of McDougall Methodist Church in Edmonton, founded the province's first post-secondary institution in 1903 on Methodist Mission land set aside for missionary and education purposes by Reverend George McDougall. Although originally named McDougall College in honour of this early missionary to the Edmonton area, the founders soon abandoned this designation in favour of Alberta College. The college's first classes assembled on October 5, 1903 in the space above the Johnstone Walker Store on Jasper Avenue. Within two months, the original 67 students, along with four teaching staff, moved to the Masonic Hall to continue their studies in Arts, Commerce and Music under the direction of the school's first principal, Reverend Dr. John H. Riddell. The Northwest Territory Council granted a charter to Alberta College in October 1904, at which time the school moved into a new building on 101st Street, on the grounds of McDougall Methodist Church. The institution continued to undergo a number of changes, including new campuses, buildings, and the transfer to the United Church in 1926. Enrollment continued to expand in the 1930s to the 1980s.

In 1991, the provincial government passed amendments to the Alberta College Act to continue college operations as a private college independent of the United Church. Work also began on a two-phase construction project for a new facility. In 2000, the Board transferred college assets to the province, and on July 1, 2002 the facility and the majority of its programming was transferred to Grant MacEwan College. The Alberta College Campus offered academic upgrading, English as a Second Language (ESL), and the Royal Conservatory of Music. It continued as a MacEwan University campus until 2020, when programming moved to Allard Hall located on City Centre Campus.

Part of Student Affairs, the Department of Athletics has existed at MacEwan since its early days and has encompassed a variety of club sports, recreational activities and interscholastic team sports. In 1974 MacEwan joined the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC). One year later, the Board of Governors approved the adoption of the “Griffin” as the college’s mascot. In 2013 MacEwan University became the 17th member of Canada West Universities Athletics Association as a probationary member, and in 2014 began competing in Canada West in basketball, cross country running, soccer and volleyball.

A Board of Governors organizational chart from 1971 lists Academic Support Departments, which consisted of the Mathematics & Science Department, Humanities Department, and the English Department. The 1984 –1986 academic calendar lists the Academic Services Division, and the 1990 – 1991 calendar notes a name change from Academic Services to the Division of Arts and Science. It is unclear when another name change occurred but the academic calendar from 2006 – 2007 indicates the Faculty of Arts and Science for the first time.

The Library Technician program opened September 1971 under the direction of Mrs. S. Subbarao with a class of 25 students on the Cromdale Campus. Marilyn Neuman (program head), Linton Delainey, and Leslie Aitken were the instructors starting in the 1972-1973 school year. Staff continued to change until Ann Curry arrived in 1975-1976 to take the position of Section Head. When she left in 1981-1982, Tony Fell, cataloguing instructor, became head of the program. In 1986, the Library Technician program became part of the Business Division and moved to the Seventh Street Plaza Campus. In the 1989-1990 school year, the program became the Library and Information Management program, and moved to City Centre Campus in 1993.

As computers became more prevalent in libraries, a major reorganization of the program occurred in 1997-1998, with a name change to Information Management and Library Technology in 1998-1999. Tony Fell became the curriculum coordinator with Alan Wesley as program chair. A further name change occurred in 2011-2012 to Library and Information Technology.

The Office of University Governance at MacEwan houses the operations of the Board of Governors and the General Faculties Council, and is responsible for the effective operation and administration of the university’s governance structure.

Born in the Kirkland Lake region of Ontario, Gerald (Gerry) Kelly received a Physical Education degree from McGill University and worked at several colleges in Quebec, Alberta, and England before becoming MacEwan University's second president in 1981. He served until 1996, and was instrumental in the creation of City Centre Campus on a former CN railyard. In 1996, he became the first installed president of Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C. He retired in 2002.

Dorothy Helen Gray was born in Brantford, Manitoba on May 28, 1941 and spent her early years in Calgary and Toronto. She received degrees from the University of Alberta, a BEd in 1966 and an MEd in 1990. In 1979, Dorothy became a faculty member of Grant MacEwan Community College. During her time at MacEwan she was the recipient of both the MacEwan Medallion and the Emeritus Award.

During her professional career as an English instructor and following her retirement, she was actively involved in volunteering with the Students' Association, MacEwan Day and Open House. Passionate about local history, she maintained a close connection with Dr. J. W. Grant MacEwan and his family.

Following her death in February 6, 2012 at the Edmonton General Hospital, the Dorothy Gray Award was established to recognize a university employee who had demonstrated service and support to Students' Association programs, services and initiatives above and beyond their job requirements. In 2012 the Students' Association named the Gray Gallery, space for student art works, in her honour.