Section E
Location Profiles
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive North West, Calgary AB T2N 1N4
Tel: (403) 220-5110, Fax: (403) 282-7298
The University
The University of Calgary is a dynamic research and teaching university of growing national and international stature, with 16 faculties and 53 academic departments and major program areas. The U of C offers programs leading to undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees in a number of traditional and interdisciplinary fields. With external research funding of $172 million, the University of Calgary is recognized worldwide as a leading research university. The university houses many research institutes, centres, and groups investigating a wide variety of topics such as human behaviour, institutions and cultures, energy and the environment, technologies and information, and health and wellness. Virtually all faculty members engage in research, scholarship, and creative activity. The 213-hectare university campus is designed for pedestrians, with extensive lawns, flower beds, and walkways. Parking lots have been restricted to the periphery and visually shielded as much as possible. The main campus features more than 20 academic buildings—all interconnected by enclosed walkways—as well as a modern students’ union building, a museum and art gallery, two performance theatres and a performing arts centre, a child-care centre, and residences for single students and students with families. The University of Calgary’s athletic facilities include one of only two covered speed-skating ovals in North America, two hockey rinks, tennis courts, a triple gymnasium, the city’s largest racquet centre, an Olympic-size swimming pool, weight rooms, jogging tracks, and a massive indoor climbing wall.
About Calgary: Facts and Figures
Calgary is a large multicultural city filled with diversity. There are many attractions in Calgary that you can visit, such as the Calgary Zoo, Heritage Park, Fort Calgary, and the Glenbow Museum. Stephen Avenue and 17th Avenue provides many different stores for shopping, as well as Calgary’s night life. Also the Calgary Stampede occurs every July, showing off Alberta’s legendary hospitality. It lies in southern Alberta close to the Rocky Mountains. As such, there are many outdoor activities available like skiing, hiking, rock climbing, camping, mountain biking, and river rafting. Calgary offers something for everyone. The city is booming right now and has opportunities available for everyone.
Employment
Calgary unemployment rate (June 2001) 4.5%
Main language spoken in homes
English: 89.8%, French: 0.4%, Other: 9.8%
Largest minority language groups
Chinese, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Italian, German
Aboriginal population
15,195 (1.9% of the urban population)
Family and housing
Avg rental price (2006) $960
Avg house price (2007) $430,000
Climate
Avg January temperature (ºC) –9
Avg July temperature (ºC) 16
Avg annual “snow” (cm) 127
Avg annual “rain” (mm) 321
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