Ehh... if you're building part of your reputation on a redeveloping, re-emerging, exciting area like UofA is doing downtown, I think you should be on top of how it looks to prospective partners.
It's probably an underfunded department is just doing the best they can do with royalty free videos or they already payed a drone photographer 4 years ago and it hasn't dawned on them to give them a call again.
Also, I assume the 80-year-olds that are still buying wall calendars care more about kokopelli statues and golf more than a thriving downtown. Nice to see we have representatives of the highly advanced in age in our little forum.