The Law Building was officially opened on September 22, 1967, and was first occupied in the Spring of 1968. At opening it included one 80-seat classroom, two 45-seat classrooms, one 30- seat classroom, four 15-seat seminar rooms and a library. Other space in the complex included the Dean’s office, a general office, 18 faculty offices, the librarian’s office, three graduate students’ offices, a Bar Review office and a Student Society office.

On opening, the Law Library contained stack space for 60,000 volumes and seating for 150 students. The Library consists of two floors, a full main floor and a balcony level which take up 16,000 square feet of space. An additional 6,400 square feet of book storage space, enough to house another 30,000 volumes, was left available in 1968 in the unfinished basement of the building, to be used when it was required.

In 1972 proposals were made to build additional classroom and lounge space in the unfinished basement of the building as part of greater renovations. Plans for the renovations were laid in 1977, and in 1980 the unfinished space in the basement of the Law Building was completed. An existing seminar room and a stack room in the main building were also converted into four new offices for faculty, and the existing lounge area as well as an adjacent classroom were renovated. The renovations were contracted to Tubby and Wilks for $120,800 and were designed by the architectural firm of Holliday-Scott Desmond Paine.

The first ski jump on the east bank of the South Saskatchewan River was built in 1929-1930 by the Saskatoon Ski Club with permission of the university. It was located at "Devil's Dip" and inaugurated on 18 Jan.1930. However, during the same season a jumper broke his leg and the ski jump had to be closed since the university withdrew its permission. Already in the following winter a new, larger ski jumping hill with an approximately 18-meter high tower was erected a few hundred meters north at "Varsity Site". The first record there was 97 feet (29.5 m) by Dave Wood. In 1933 a clubhouse was added and in 1936 the hill, which was also called "Ski Jump Coulee", was reconstructed and enlarged with a 25 meter high tower. The hill was then used for a few decades and competitions there even attracted up to 2,500 spectators. Furthermore, alpine slopes, a ski lift and a toboggan run were added at the site. Though interest in ski jumping had already been decreasing, the ski jump was reconstructed in 1963, reorienting the outrun from the river onto the bank and thus making the hill smaller. However, in 1974 ski jumping operations stopped and in 1978 it was torn down. In 1971 the Jeux Canada Winter Games were held at Saskatoon and for that purpose a new winter sports facility was opened at Mount Blackstrap, which made the other facilities at Varsity Site unnecessary as well. Off the trail are the remnants of the jump’s footings and tow lift.

The Place Riel Student Centre was constructed in three phases from 1976 to 1980 for a combined cost of $5,794,315. The original concept for the project had been the construction of a large freestanding building which incorporated all of the needs of the Student Centre. This plan was eventually adapted to include the use of space in the Arts Building and the Memorial Union Building (MUB) for student facilities primarily to offset construction costs. The Centre officially opened in September, 1980.

The first phase of the project involved the renovation of the Theatre Wing of the Arts Building. This was completed in 1976 for $178,080 by Smith Bros. and Wilson. It was designed by D. H. Stock and Partners. The second phase of construction involved the building of Place Riel itself. Place Riel was completed in 1979 for $3,916,235. It was designed by the architectural firm of Ferguson Folstad Friggstad and was built by Ellis Don Construction.

The final phase of construction involved the renovation of the MUB, which was again designed by Ferguson Folstad Friggstad. The renovations were completed by Bennett and White Construction in 1980. They included the demolition and removal of portions of the building, structural alterations, interior renovations, improvements to the elevator, and alterations and renovations to the Tunnel. Originally estimated at $902,688, this final phase of the project would eventually cost $1.7 million.

The completed building provided space for the Students’ Union Business Office, Sheaf Offices, commercial space for kiosks, meeting and seminar rooms, several general lounge areas, a theatre in the Arts Building, a discotheque (Louis’ Pub) in the MUB, a music listening room, a television lounge, a grad student lounge and a billiard and arcade room. Space in the building was also leased to campus radio station CJUS-FM, the Alumni Office, Student Counselling Services, a Canada Manpower Centre, the campus bookstore and food and vending services.

While construction on the complex was not begun until well into the 1970's planning for the structure actually began a decade earlier. During the 1964-65 academic year the Students’ Union recognized the need for facilities much more extensive than could be offered in the MUB. While the MUB had only been completed in 1955 an expanding student population had already made it obsolete as a central location for student activities and leisure on campus.

A Commission was established to investigate the matter and in 1964 student questionnaires and several studies were carried out. In a referendum in February, 1966 69.4% of students voted to increase a mandatory building tuition fee to $12. In 1967 the University and the Students’ Union jointly established a Project Building Committee to plan the required facilities. The University recognized its financial commitment to the project in late 1967 and included its anticipated share in the capital program request for 1968/69 and subsequent years. During the 1973-74 academic year the student body voted in favour of another increase in the annual building fee to $20.

The University of Saskatchewan's Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies joined in 1965 with university scientists and researchers to form the Space Engineering Division (later known as SED Systems Incorporated). SED supplies both systems and services to the satellite industry. SED is located in the Innovation Place Research Park on the U of S campus.

Ellis Hall was designed and built as part of the University’s Medical Complex that included the Medical College Building and the University Hospital. As with the other two buildings, it was clad in locally quarried greystone. Opened in January of 1956, the Hall was designed by Webster & Gilbert to meet the needs of the 275 students in the School of Nursing who would study on campus, work in the hospital and live in residence. With the opening of the University Hospital in 1954, a basic 3-year diploma program was established aimed at producing bedside nurses. Board and room, laundry and uniforms were provided without charge. In addition an allowance of six, eight and ten dollars per month for first, second and third years respectively was granted. The Hall was named after Kathleen Ellis, who served from 1938 to 1950 as the School of Nursing's first director. It has the distinction of being the only building on campus named in honour of a woman. Today Ellis Hall is linked by a walkway to the 1979 Hospital Addition and is still home to the College of Nursing.

Morris Anderson, a native of Saskatoon, was the leading scorer on the Huskie basketball team in the 1950-51, 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. He was captain of the team his last two years. Throughout Western Canada he was acknowledged as Saskatchewan's premier player. Anderson earned a B.Ed. in 1953, and a BA in 1956. Upon graduation Anderson returned to his high school, Bedford Road Collegiate, to teach and coach. Beginning in 1955, he taught at Luther College in Regina and twice led the Lions to the provincial high school title. Luther also won the U of S tournament twice. As a player, he paced the Regina Crescents to numerous provincial senior men's championships.

In 1990 the Huskies beat the St. Mary's Huskies of Halifax, 24-21 for their first Vanier Cup win. In 1996 the Huskies won their second championship by defeating the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 31-12. Saskatchewan won their third championship in 1998 by defeating the Concordia Stingers 24-17. All three games were played at Skydome in Toronto.

The son of Mr. And Mrs. Lewis Muir Barber, Lloyd Ingram Barber was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on March 8, 1932. He grew up in Regina Beach and attended high school at Luther College in Regina. In 1950 he moved to Saskatoon to study at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a B.A. in Economics in 1953 and a Bachelor of Commerce in Administration the following year. He received a Masters Degree in Business Administration (marketing) from the University of California in 1955 and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1964. Dr. Barber joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan as an instructor in 1955, and rose to become Dean of Commerce in 1966. From 1968 to 1974 he served as vice-president of the University, moving to Regina to become President of the newly autonomous University of Regina in 1976, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1990. Outside the academic sphere, Lloyd Barber is noted for his appointment by the Privy Council of Canada as Canada's Indian Claims Commissioner. He held this appointment from 1969 until 1977. He also helped to establish the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College where he remains as their Chief Negotiator. He has held numerous appointments to boards and directorships of such organizations as the Bank of Nova Scotia, Husky Oil of Canada, and Canadian Pacific. Lloyd Barber is a companion of the Order of Canada and has received the Aboriginal Order of Canada. His other awards include the Centennial medal, the Vanier medal, honorary professor at Shandong University in China, and honorary degrees from the University of Alberta (1983) and Concordia University (1984). Dr. Barber and his wife, Muriel Pauline Barber, reside in Regina Beach, Saskatchewan. They have a family of six children: Muir, Brian, Kathleen, David, Susan and Patricia.

William Roger Graham was born in Montreal in March 1919. In the 1920s, the Graham family moved to Chicago, where Roger Graham’s father, William Creighton Graham, was Professor of Old Testament Languages and Literature at the University of Chicago. W.C. Graham moved his family to Winnipeg in 1938 when he was appointed Principal of United College (now the University of Winnipeg). Roger Graham completed a B.A. at United College in 1941 and followed that with an M.A. (1945) and Ph.D. (1950) from the University of Toronto. From 1947 to 1958, Graham taught History at Regina College and then moved to the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 1958. Graham was promoted to full Professor of History in 1963. In 1968, Graham moved to Queen's University where he was named Douglas Professor of Canadian and Colonial History, a position he held until his retirement. Graham received an honorary doctorate from the University of Winnipeg in 1969. He served as head of the Queen’s History department from 1973 to 1976. Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a winner of Canada Council and Guggenheim fellowships. Graham retired in 1984 and was granted the title Professor Emeritus in the Queen's University Department of History. Graham wrote several political biographies but is probably best known for his three volume biography of former Prime Minister Arthur Meighen, published between 1960 and 1965. Roger Graham died on November 17, 1988 in Kingston, Ontario. The Roger Graham Fellowship is awarded annually at Queen’s University to an incoming graduate student who is specializing in modern Canadian history in the Department of History.

Duncan Francis Robertson was born in Allan, Saskatchewan on 15 June 1924. After completing his elementary and secondary education in nearby town of Bradwell, he joined the Canadian Army in 1942, serving in Canada, the United Kingdom and northwest Europe. He returned to Canada in 1945, earning a BA in English and History from the University of Saskatchewan. In May 1948 he rejoined the Regular Canadian Army serving from 1951-1953 in Germany with the 27 Canadian Infantry Brigade as part of the first NATO force, and from 1955-1956 in Indo-China (Viet Nam) with the International Commission for Supervision and Control. In 1957 he was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration (C.D.) prior to retiring with the rank of Captain. Later that year he began study at St. Augustine's Seminary in Scarborough, Ontario, where he remained until spring of 1961. Continuing his studies at the Cleri Seminary in Regina, serving as curate in parishes in Moose Jaw and Regina, he was ordained priest June 1962. Fr. Robertson was parish priest for the Holy Angels Parish in Pangman, Saskatchewan from 1963 until the end of 1966. During the 1966/67 school term he taught classes in religion at Notre Dame College in Wilcox and in January 1967 was appointed Chaplain of Providence Hospital, Moose Jaw. Enrolling in the School of Librarianship University of British Columbia in 1970 and earning a B.L.S. the following spring, he joined the staff of the U of S Library. Robertson moved to Kelsey Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in 1975 as head librarian and teacher of comparative religion. Later he served as director of human resources. Duncan Robertson has authored and edited several publications including The Sword of St. Paul: A history of The Diocese of Saskatoon 1933-1983 and The Poems of Veronica James Wright Clark (1880-1981). Among the many organizations and committees he has served are the Saskatoon Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, the Meewasin Valley Authority Planning and Development Committee and the Saskatoon Canada Remembers Committee. In December 1994, Robertson received Papal Dispensation from his duties and obligations to the priesthood. Robertson died in Saskatoon on January 11, 2014.

Doris Hasell earned a B.I.D. [Bachelor of Interior Design] from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture (1959) and an M.Ed in Art Education from the University of British Columbia (1990). She began her career at the University of Saskatchewan in 1962 as a special lecturer in Home Economics, and was promoted to assistant professor (1969) and associate professor (1974). Ms. Hasell continued to teach in the College of Home Economics until that college was phased out in 1990. She then joined the faculty of Art and Art History, where she had the rank of associate professor. She also served as acting head of that department (1993-1994). She was an associate member of both Extension Division and the Curriculum Studies Department. She retired from the University in 1996.

Art Knight was born in St. John's Newfoundland. He attended Memorial University earning both a Bachelor and Masters of Science degree before moving on to the University of Alberta for his PhD. He came to the University of Saskatchewan in 1964, progressing through the ranks becoming a full Professor in 1972. Dr. Knight was appointed Head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in 1976, Dean of Arts and Sciences in 1981 and Associate Vice-President (Academic) in 1990. On November 1, 1993, he officially left the University of Saskatchewan, accepting the post of President of SIAST. While at the University, he developed a reputation as a strong lecturer and effective researcher. One of his chief research interests has been photochemistry of sulfur compounds. He is the author of the well-received textbook "Introductory Physical Chemistry" as well as over 50 research papers in photochemistry. Dr. Knight is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada, has been an executive of the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairmen and a member of the National Research Council's Associate Committee on Energy Conversion and Storage. During his retirement, Dr. Knight was Chair of Board of the Mendel Art Gallery. Dr. Knight died in Saskatoon on November 1, 2011.

Eleanor Campbell is an alumnus of the University of Saskatchewan and a retired teacher.