Sub-series consists records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with various associations in which the university participated or corresponded with. For a list of associations included in the correspondence, see "Access points" below. Records include correspondence, reports, proposals, membership invoices, contracts, questionnaires, and brochures and other printed material.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the university's interactions and cooperation with external organizations. Activities and topics documented include a proposal for a Centre for Arts and Science (1978-1980), SFU's relationship with the cable television station KCTS 9 and the Knowledge Network, university development in Indonesia, and the Maclean's magazine survey. For a list of correspondents, see "Access points" below. Records include correspondence, reports, and agreements.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from International Cooperation, during the period in which it reported to the VP Academic (1998-2001). International Cooperation was established in 1985; it ceased operations in 2001 when it merged with several other departments to form SFU International. Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include development of SFU's international strategy, proposals for international programs, international recruitment, the trip of a delegation to Asia (1998), and the activities of SFU's Eastern Indonesia Universities Development Project (EIUDP). Records include correspondence, reports, itineraries, presentations, agreements, and notes and working papers.