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Admissions Officer, Student Services Department, Alan E. Clarke commencing April 1, 1971 (BOG minutes: June 9, 1971)
"The Student Affairs Department, which includes Student Counselling and the Admissions Office, is located in downtown Edmonton in the former Workmans' Compensation Board building at 10046-101A Avenue." (Historical note, 1972-1973 Calendar, p. 4)
1975-1976 org chart: President > Dean of Administrative Affairs > Registrar
1976-1977 org chart: President > Academic Affairs > Academic Services > Registrar

The Office of the President of Grant MacEwan Community College was established with the appointment of its first president, John L. Haar. He accepted the Board of Governors' offer on October 16, 1970, and took office on January 1, 1971. The position was updated in 2020 to President and Vice-Chancellor.

Presidents

1. John L. Haar (1971-1981), 2. Gerald Kelly (1981-1996), Harry Davis (Acting President, 1996-1997), 3. Paul Byrne (1997-2011), 4. David Atkinson (2011-2017), 5. Deborah Saucier (2017-2019), John McGrath (Acting President, 2019-2020), 6. Dr. Annette Trimbee (2020-).

MacEwan University's presidents are appointed by its Board of Governors, which has been granted this power by the Post-Secondary Learning Act. As outlined in University Policy B2310 President & CEO Search & Selection Evaluation and Compensation, the President is appointed by the Board as the Chief Executive Officer of the University. As such, the President reports to and is accountable to the Board for the successful operation of the University, development and implementation of a Board-approved strategic plan, advancing and executing policy recommendations and ensuring adherence to the institution’s approved mandate.

Associate Vice-President, Students: Dr. Lynn Wells, July 1, 2018-

Formerly known as Student Affairs (2015-2017), Vice-President, Student Services (????-2015), and Director, Student Services (198?-199?).

The office is the outcome of an idea from 2016, when Michelle Plouffe, MacEwan’s general counsel and vice-president, governance, realized the university was missing a resource for students facing discrimination. Michelle spent over a year researching what human rights departments look like at other Canadian universities, while also hosting workshops for staff, faculty and students, and finding budget dollars. In February 2018, Irfan Chaudhry became the first director.

The Office of Communications and Marketing is responsible for planning and executing corporate marketing and communications initiatives for internal and external audiences, including publications, advertising campaigns, promotional materials, brand management, and events such as Open House. It is responsible for the production and distribution of major university publications, including: full-time calendar, MacEwan programs, continuing education guide, online/distance learning guide, registration guide, annual report, and the Report to the community. The department has changed its name a number of times since inception: Strategic Communications and Corporate Marketing: 2009-?; Communications and External Relations Department: 2004-2008; Marketing and Communications: 1998-2003; Community Relations Department: 1984-1997; Information Office: [1975?]-1983.

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.

In 1982, non-academic staff requested incorporation under the Societies Act as the “Grant MacEwan Community College Non-Academic Staff Association." NASA was officially recognized on January 20, 1983 by the Board of Governors. The purpose of the association was to represent the interests of support and supervisory staff. The first executive committee consisted of Barry White, President, Len Rust, Vice-President, Ilene Nessel, Treasurer, Madelaine Boston, Secretary, Barb Bech, Director, Peter Jenkins, Director, Sharon Schnell, Director, and Joy Shaw, Director. On June 13, 2001 the name changed to MacEwan Staff Association (MSA), and on July 10, 2006 it became a union when the Alberta Labour Relations Board granted certification as a bargaining agent.

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.

Formerly known as the Aboriginal Education Centre located at City Centre Campus (room 7-131) and South Campus, kihêw waciston, which means eagle’s nest in Cree, received its name on August 23, 2016 in a traditional ceremony. On November 7, 2019, the centre officially opened in the Robbins Centre in the space formerly known as Paul Byrne Hall (9-115). The new enhanced space was created to support a wide range of support services and educational opportunities for MacEwan students and the community, and was designed to facilitate Indigenous teachings, reflect Indigenous perspectives on wellness, and to foster a sense of community.

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.