Item is a narrated, promotional film featuring stills of SFU from its architectural and academic history (in the classical tradition) through its prominent and award-winning students, athletes, professors, research, academic programs, and relations internationally (e.g., Asia) and with industry (e.g., Discovery Park). Emphasis on a commitment to lifelong learning (working students, median age of 26) and the importance of business, culture, and academic communities working together.

Sub-series consists of records relating to university matters in general. Activities and topics documented include the organization of the faculties, academic and strategic planning, IT planning, fundraising (including the President's Club and Challenge 2001 campaign), capital planning, proposal for an SFU Metrotown campus, faculty relations, women and the university (including correspondence with Academic Women), labour relations, and community relations. Records include correspondence, reports, meeting notes, capital plans, wide-distribution memos sent by the VP Academic to faculty Deans, and printed reference material.