Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Campus Community Services
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1966 - 2003
History
When SFU first began operating in 1965, various functions were in place to provide services to students. Within the Registrar's office there existed a Health Services office, a Residence and Housing office, an Employment office, and a Chaplains' service. There also existed the position of Dean of Women, which reported directly to the President.
However, early in September of 1965, the Registrar resigned, and the Dean of Women became the temporary Acting Registrar. There was no replacement appointed for the Dean of Women. The replacement Registrar (appointed in December of 1965) did not want responsibility for student services, and as a result, the University's Board of Governors asked the Dean of Women (who had served as Registrar to that point) to develop an office of Student Affairs to administer and expand these services. This office took on the added responsibilities of Counselling Services, foreign students, clerical work for Canadian University Students Overseas, preparation of student information booklets, the International Office, and the Day Care Centre. The head of the Student Affairs office was given the title of Dean rather than Director, so that this individual could be represented on the University's Faculty Council. This office then reported to the Vice-President, Academic.
The Simon Fraser Student Society first existed as a parallel office of Student Affairs, and to some extent, the University was responsible for the Society, since it collected the dues which financed the Society, and turned the money over to student representatives (since the Society had no legal status outside the university). When the Student Society and the student newspaper registered as societies under the Societies Act, the Student Affairs office was able to concentrate more fully on service functions, and these functions were then extended to faculty members and non-academic staff. As a result, the names of certain functions within Student Affairs were changed, for example, Student Health Services became University Health Services.
In January 1970, the Board of Governors created a third vice-presidential position, Vice-President, University and Community Services. This office had responsibilities for fund raising, public relations, general studies, and University Services. By the time the position was filled in 1971, the name had been changed to Vice-President, Development. The name was soon changed to Vice-President, University Services.
Around this time, the name of the Student Affairs office was changed to that of University Services, and the title of the head of this office changed from Dean to Director (to indicate that the position carried no disciplinary powers).
In addition to the Resources office, the Information office, and the School Liaison officer, the office of Vice-President, University Services was responsible for the University Services office, which then contained Counselling Services, the Chaplains' Office, Housing Services, Health Services, the University Theatre, the Student Placement Office, and the Reading and Study Centre. By 1972, additional responsibilities had been given to the University Services office, including the Centre for Communication and the Arts and the International Office. Later in 1972, individual services offices began to report directly to the Vice-President, University Services, instead of to a Director of University Services. The former Director of University Services then acted as an Assistant to the Vice-President, University Services.
In 1977, the Vice-President, University Services resigned, and the position was discontinued. At this time, the position of Director of Student Services was created to oversee University Services. Also, the Director of Student Services became responsible for financial aid. The Director of Student Services reported directly to the President until 1981, when the position began to report to the Vice-President, Administration. In 1981, responsibility for the University Theatre was removed from this office in 1986, responsibilities for the Reading and Study Centre and Financial Aid were removed, and responsibility for Food Services was added. In 1988, the office reported to the newly-named Vice-President, Administration Services, and was responsible for Health Services and Counselling Services. In 1989, the office became responsible for the Traffic and Security office.