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The Faculty Association formally began when faculty met to establish an academic staff association on July 29, 1971. A proposal for the Faculty Association was submitted August 10, and the constitution was approved on September 16, 1971.

The Grant MacEwan University Faculty Association (GMUFA) negotiates the terms and conditions of employment for their members and ensures the application and interpretation of the Collective Agreement.

A diploma program originally part of the Arts Techniques Department under the umbrella of Communications with Advertising & P.R., and AV Technician (May 1, 1972 org chart), Journalism was included in the Bachelor of Communication Studies as a major in the 2011-2012 academic year.

Although it was proposed in BOG minutes from November 21, 1970, it could not be confirmed if it was offered in 1971.

The Grant MacEwan Community College Foundation began in 1980 as an extension of the responsibilities of the Vice President, Student and College Services. Its purpose was to raise money to support projects offered by the college that exceeded the allocation from Alberta Advanced Education. By 1992, the foundation had raised approximately $17 million from alumni, friends, service clubs, corporations, and other foundations on behalf of the college. In 2015, Fundraising and Alumni were merged into a single department named Alumni and Development.

The Learning Resources Centre (LRC) was established in 1971 under J. Ross Hotson. With locations on each campus, collections were focused according to programs offered. As campuses closed, collections were absorbed by City Centre Campus. The LRC became known as the Library in January 2008. The City Centre Campus Library was renamed the John L. Haar Library on February 15, 2017 in honour of MacEwan University's first president.

Originally part of the Arts Techniques Department, Music is a department of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications. Once a diploma program with 3 majors (composition, performance, and recording arts), it became a degree in 2011, with the option to obtain a diploma after the completion of the first two years. A new major, Recording and Production, was added in 2019, to the existing majors of Composition, Performance, and General.

The department was housed at the Jasper Place Campus, later named Centre for the Arts and Communications Campus, from 1972? until campus closure in 2017, when it moved to Allard Hall on City Centre Campus.

Heads: John McGrath, VP Integrated Information & Communications Systems and CIO (2???-2017), Shelagh Hohm, AVP and Chief Information Officer (2017-2022), David Almond, Interim AVP Information Services and CIO (2023-).

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.

Business education began at MacEwan in 1971 with the Business and Administration Division and consisted of two departments, Business Administration and Secretarial Sciences. Offerings were expanded the following year to include diploma programs for Accounting, Law Clerk, and Marketing, along with the Continuing Education Division. In the 2004-2005 academic calendar, Business Division changed to School of Business.

The Fine Art and Design programs have evolved substantially over the years, beginning as a combined diploma and eventually separating into distinct programs. The Design program was first offered in the 1974-1975 academic year as Design Arts and included the majors Advertising Artist, Interior Design Technician, and Store Display Designer. In 1976-1977, it also included fine art offerings with the addition of Painting and Sculpture. In the 1982-1984 program brochure, Design Arts offered the following majors: Fine Art, Display and Visual Presentation, Fiber Arts, and Advertising Art (including the options Environmental Design and Graphic Design). 1986-1987 saw Design and Fine Art separated for the first time when both a Visual Arts diploma and a Visual Communication diploma were offered. The Fine Art program was recognized as such in the 1991-1992 academic year. The Bachelor of Fine Arts was offered Fall 2022 with Arts and Cultural Management, Studio Arts, Music Theatre Performance, and Theatre Production majors.

The program was housed at the Centre for the Arts and Communications campus from 1981 until campus closure in 2017, when it moved to Allard Hall on City Centre Campus.

The Vice-President, Resources and People, oversaw the university's information technology, finance, facilities and space management, human resources, campus services and procurement functions.

Superceded by Vice-President, Finance and Administration & CFO, Sharilee Fossum was appointed VP on January 4, 2021. The Vice-President, Finance and Administration & CFO, is responsible for the financial management and planning of the university along with human resources, facilities management, information technology, and campus services including sports and recreation, our residence and food services.