Sub-series consists of records relating to the activities and deliberations of the Executive Council, a body of senior administrators at the university, including the President, Vice-Presidents, and Deans. Records include meeting agendas, minutes, supporting papers, and correspondence.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Development Office (called Resources Office prior to 1982). Activities and topics documented include fund-raising, donations to the university, and alumni relations. Records consist predominantly of correspondence.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to the President's Committee on University Planning. The material was forwarded to the VP Academic with responsibility for establishing a consultation process to begin implementing / prioritizing the Committee's recommendations. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes and supporting papers, drafts, reports, and working paper.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Director of the Computing Services during the period when the Computing Services (prior to 1985 named Computing Centre) reported to the Vice-President, Research. Activities and topics documented include policy development, network planning, equipment and budget allocation, the microcomputer subsidy program, and the activities of the Large Scale Computing Review Committee (1987) and the Task Force on Distributed Computing (1991). Records consist predominantly of correspondence, with some reports.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with or relating to external research grant programs and agencies, including the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Science Council. Topics documented include development of SFU's research policies, project funding, and SFU nominations for research fellowships. Records include correspondence, research proposals, request for funds, and grant award lists.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the University Librarian during the period when the university Library reported to the Vice-President, Research. Activities and topics documented include library strategic planning, policy development, acquisitions budget, space planning, meetings of the Library Management Group (LMG), the report of the University Library Review Committee and the Library's response (1991), a faculty survey (1994), and operations of the university Bookstore, which reported to the University Librarian during this period. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports (including LMG reports and Library annual reports), and bookstore financial statements.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Director of the Animal Care Facility (ACF) during the period when ACF reported to the Vice-President, Research. Activities and topics documented include management of facilities, facilities assessment by the Canadian Council of Animal Care, and discussion of particular cases of use of animals in research. Records consist predominantly of correspondence.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Vice-President, Development / Vice-President, Harbour Centre. Activities and topics documented include campus development, including establishment of the downtown campus at Harbour Centre (planning, construction, programming, staffing), and SFU Village, a 1980s plan to create a residential and commercial community using university lands (predecessor of the Burnaby Mountain Community plan); university fund-raising, including the Bridge to the Future Campaign (1987-1990), a national campaign to raise $32 million for university projects, programs, equipment, research, scholarships and bursaries, and development of the Harbour Centre campus; alumni relations; and development of policy relating to gifts and donations.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Director of Media and Public Relations (called University News Services prior to 1988) during the period when this office reported to the Vice-President, Harbour Centre. Activities and topics documented include media liaison and publicity, and a media relations audit (1986). Records include correspondence, reports, press releases, and brochures and other printed material.