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In 1966 an ad hoc committee recommended that a Faculty of Fine Arts be established at the University of Calgary. Before this period, a joint Department of Fine Arts and Fine Arts Education was administered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Education, and courses in art, drama and music were offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Faculty of Fine Arts opened in July 1967, and was comprised of the Departments of Drama, Art and Music which each offered four-year programs. In 1978, Masters programs were approved for these areas. The Faculty was governed by a Council which determined policies for curriculum, standards, enrolments, approval of new programs and administrative procedures. The Executive Council was the screening committee for the preparation of all material that was considered by the Faculty of Fine Arts Council.
In 2010, the Faculty of Fine Arts merged with the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, and Social Sciences to form a new ""super faculty,"" the Faculty of Arts.

Deans of the Faculty of Fine Arts: A.R. Johnston, 1968-1973; J. Marchbank Salmon, 1973-1980; L.A. Robertson, 1980-1986; B.S. Sheehan, 1986-1987 (Acting Dean); J.P.L. Roberts, 1987-1996; M. Yacowar, 1996-2000; A.E. Calvert, 2000-2010.

In 1959, the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Edmonton allowed some students to work toward their degrees at the University of Alberta in Calgary. The Faculty of Graduate Studies was later established at the University of Calgary in 1964. The Faculty is governed by a Graduate Faculty Council of which all Heads of Departments that offer graduate programs are members. The Council determines policies for the Graduate Faculty including admission standards, fee schedules, enrolments, approval of new programs and thesis requirements. The Joint University/Schools Liaison Committee is a standing committee of the Graduate Faculty Council that reports to the Council through the Dean. The Liaison Committee has authority for approval or rejection of research proposals for graduate student theses or academic staff research.

A major objective of the Faculty of Graduate Studies is to provide leadership and support for excellence in graduate education and research. An important responsibility is to ensure that graduate degrees granted by the University of Calgary meet high national and international standards. The faculty works to ensure that the best students are recruited and admitted to the University of Calgary and promotes uniform standards of excellence across programs.

Deans of the Faculty of Graduate Studies: J.B. Hyne, 1968-1976; G.M. Greig, 1976-1977 (Acting); J.B. Hyne, 1977-1989; D.J. Bercusson, 1989-1997; B.R. Gaines, 1997-2000; J. Frideras, 2000-2001 (Acting); R.L. Mansell, 2001-2004; W.L. Veale, 2004-2007; F. Hall, 2007-2011; L. Young, 2011 (Interim), 2012-.

The Office of Institutional Research was established in November 1969 following the Report of the President, Review of Administrative Structures and Functions published in that year. Lead by a Director who reported to the President, the Office provided statistical data, information, reports and analyses to the President and the University Policy Committees upon request. It was considered vital to the University in ensuring the punctual provision and analysis of data essential to the development and execution of policy. In 1982, the name of the office was changed to Office of Institutional Analysis, or OIA, and it moved administratively to the Vice-President (Academic) area. In the 1980s, responsibility for OIA was transferred to the Vice-President (Priorities and Planning) area. By July 1989, OIA was again under VP (Academic) and Provost, but the reporting relationship shifted to the Vice-President (Finance and Services) in 1994. By 1991, the Office's role had been expanded to include the development of management tools and techniques with University administrative application. The Director of OIA is a non-voting resource member of the University Planning Committee. In 2002, OIA's reporting relationship shifted once again from the Vice-President (Finance and Service) to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic).

Directors of the Office of Institutional Analysis: B.S. Sheehan, 1971-1980; S. Braun, 1981 (Acting Director); E.A. Hillman, 1981-1984; Shepard Braun, 1984-2002; Doug Shale, 2002-xx; xxx; Jodi Magee, pre-2015-.

The Faculty Women's Club was established in 1956 for the purpose of giving the wives and women members of Faculty an opportunity to become acquainted with one another, to assist the University in any appropriate manner and to raise funds for city charities. Their programs over the years have included running the University Ball, Afternoon Book Clubs, Thursday Hikers, Bridge Club, Bible studies, bazaars and auctions. The Club has also supplied support at convocation and official events and provided scholarship monies.

The name of the Business and Finance Policy committee was shortened in 1972 to the Finance Policy committee. The predecessor of both committees was the Academic Planning Committee (1966-1969). The terms of reference for the Finance Policy committee were to formulate policies regarding the development, implementation, revision and evaluation of operating and capital budgets. Membership on the committee consisted of 2 lay members of the Board of Governors, 6 members of the General Faculties Coucnil, 2 students, the Vice-President of Business and Finance who was the Committee's Executive Officer, the President, Chairman of the Board and Academic Secretary. The Committee was not a General Faculties Council or Board of Governors committee, but reported to the GFC in order to make recommendations, and to the BOG for information. The final meeting of the Finance Policy committee took place in June, 1974. The committee's successor was the Policy and Planning Committee, April, 1975.

The General Faculties Council was provided for in The Universities Act. Originally called General Faculty Council; in 1970, the name was changed to General Faculties Council. The Post-Secondary Learning Act (PSLA), proclaimed on March 17, 2004, stipulates that GFC is responsible for the academic affairs of the University, subject to the authority of the Board of Governors.

The GFC is faculty-dominated and provides institutional leadership on the issues of institutional policy and priorities, and has responsibility for the academic affairs of the University. Areas of responsibility include: courses of study; time-tabling; appointment of examiners; examinations; conferring of degrees; University Calendar; Library; establishment of faculties, schools, departments, chairs, and courses of study; academic awards; and admission standards. The GFC makes recommendations to the Board of Governors with respect to affiliation of other institutions; academic planning; campus planning; building program; budget; regulation of residences and dining halls; and procedures with respect to appointments, promotions, tenure anddismissal.
The President connects the two governing bodies, as Chair of GFC and as a voting member of the Board. Recommendations from GFC to the Board are transmitted through the President.

GFC consists of 113 voting members who meet eight times per year to perform their duties, according to the Post-Secondary Learning Act (2004) and the needs of the university. The 113 voting members comprise: the President, as Chair; the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), as Vice-Chair; members by virtue of office, including the Deans, Vice-Presidents, Registrar, and Directors of Information Resources and Continuing Education; members elected from Faculties; student members; appointed members.

The standing committees of the GFC are: GFC Executive Committee, Academic Planning and Priorities Committee, Research and Scholarship Committee, Student Academic Appeals Committee, and Teaching and Learning Committee. The President is an ex officio member of all GFC Standing Committees.

Note: A number of former GFC Standing Committees were dissolved on June 30, 2012: Academic Awards Committee; Academic Program Committee; Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee; Committee to Hear and Determine Student Academic Appeals; Continuous Learning Committee; GFC Steering Committee; Learning and Instructional Development Subcommittee; Libraries and Cultural Resources Committee; Program Coordination Committee; Program Coordination Committee; Research Development and Policy Committe; University International Grants Committee; University Planning Committee; University Research Grants Committee; University Teaching and Learning Funding Committee.

Other GFC Standing Committees dissolved in recent years include: the Facilities and Information Technologies Committee, dissolved October 16, 2014; the Ad Hoc Review Committee for Non-Academic Misconduct, dissolved February 4, 2010; the Facilities and Services Planning Committee, dissolved January 31, 2008; and the Calendar Submissions Committee and the Committee on Admissions and Transferability, both dissolved July 1, 2006.

The Institutional Policy and Priorities Committee (IPPC) was formed in August, 1981 to replace the Policy and Planning Committee. The IPPC was an advisory committee reporting to the President and through him, to the Board of Governors and the General Faculties Council. The IPPC was responsible for making recommendations concerning policy and action respecting: priorities for academic development and the development of physical facilities; framework for financial policies within which The University Budget Committee (TUBC) could make further recommendations; the development of new academic programs; the development of new units (faculties, chairs, departments, centres or institutes); enrollment quotas; academic and support staffing; space management.

Membership in the IPPC consisted of the President (Chairman), Senior VP (Vice-Chair), the VPs of Academic, Finance, Research and Services, the President of the Students' Union, 4 faculty members appointed by the President and the Director of the Office of Institutional Research to act as a resource person. In 1986, membership was changed slightly with the addition of the Chairs of The University Budget Committee (TUBC), Curriculum and Academic Review Committee (CARC) and the University Research Policy Committee. The last meeting was held in June, 1989 when the IPPC was succeeded by the University Planning Committee (UPC).

The Olympic Planning Office provided the day-to-day coordination of Olympic activities for the University. Specific roles included liaison with OCO'88, CODA, the Canada Olympic Office and the Alberta Olympic Secretariat with respect to the coordination of Olympic projects on Campus, providing regular progress reports to the Olympic partners, planning for the University's involvment during the Olympics and providing technical and related information to the media, the public and the University community regarding the University's participation with the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The Planning Office comprised three main committees: (1) Olympic Planning Committee of the Board of Governors which monitored developments and recommended action; (2) Olympic Program PLanning Committee, an advisory committee to the VP (Academic) which was concerned with the impact of the Olympics on University programmes, schedules and operations; (3) Olympic Facilities Planning Committee, an advisory committee to the VP (Services) which advised on overall planning related to Olympic facilities and services. The Chief University Olympic Program Coordinator, who was responsible for communication among the committees, the Board and all external bodies, was Dr. Fred Terentiuk, appointed by the President in May, 1982.

The first meeting of the Political Science Club was held in January, 1958. The Club's first President was Archie Stone. The main objective of the Club was the discussion of current political problems, whether domestic or foreign, with or without the aid of the speakers. According to the Club's Constitution, all members of the University of Alberta at Calgary were members of the Club. The Club was non-partisan and examined the views expressed by the various political parties in their discussions. Aside from their weekly meetings, the Club invited elected members of the political parties to speak at seminars and Forums.

In 1961, the Political Science Club hosted a seminar for prominent speakers from the four major political parties. Speakers included Premier T. Douglas of Saskatchewan, Premier E.C. Manning of Alberta, Mr. Jim Coutts of the Young Liberal Association, Dr. Michael Oliver of the New Democratic Party and the Hon. Douglas Harkness, Minister of National Defense. The event was run by the Political Science Club with the aid of the UAC Liberal Club and the UAC Conservative Club.

In September of 1969, the Board of Governors and the General Faculty Council approved a recommendation of the President in his "Report of the President on Administrative Review" to create an Presidential Executive Advisory Committee (PEAC). The President recommended the Committee be established in order to answer the need for cohesion and interaction in the execution of academic, capital, financial and student policies. The Committee would consist of the three Vice-Presidents and the Academic Secretary, and would consider matters falling within the President's and Vice-Presidents' executive functions. The members of the PEAC are now the Director, University Secretariat; Executive Director, External Relations; and Director of Information Services.

In 1971 the responsibilities of the VP (Business and Finance) included supervising the annual operating and capital resources policy through PEAC. By 1982 the now VP(Finance) was responsible for integrating financial policy with academic and services policy through PEAC. In 1974, VP (Academic) integrated academic plans with fiscal and space requirements through PEAC.

In 2001/2002, President Harvey P. Weingarten made the decision to disband the President's Executive Advisory Committee.