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 Director of the of the University / Industry Liaison Office (UILO). Activities and topics documented include policy development, and research contracts and grants. Records include correspondence, budgets, contracts, policies, and lists of research awards.

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.

Sub-sub-series consists of records filed under the "general" classification category or under a short-lived classification code and which relate to the functions and activities of the Office of the Vice-President, Academic, and which were. Activities and topics documented include the search for a Vice-President (1968-1970) and the appointment of the Associate Vice-President (1975); correspondence with external individuals and organizations (inlcuding some correspondence relating to purely personal matters of the Vice-President); the organization and administration of the VP Academic's office, and staff relations; university policy development, strategic planning, re-organization, budget allocation, the report of the Financial Resources Task Force (1981), and planning for the Fraser Valley (1989-1991); legal advice; and meetings with Vice-Presidenst, Academic from other universities. Records include correspondence, policies, reports, job descriptions, invitations, contracts and agreements, and legal services invoices and advice.

Sub-sub-series consists of correspondence reflecting the personal and professional interests of the Vice-President, Academic as opposed to business correspondence arising from the duties of the office. The series begins with correspondence of the first acting Vice-Presidents (R.R. Haering and L. Srivastava), but primarily covers the tenure of Brian G. Wilson and includes his correspondence with colleagues, students, and professional bodies, and relating to his academic interests in astronomy. Records consists of correspondence and some essays and papers. After 1977, the file classification plan did not distinguish between "general" and "personal" correspondence; for the personal correspondence of Wilson's successor, see series F-200-2-1-1 "Vice-President, Academic - general."

Sub-sub-series consists of memoranda sent by the Vice-President, Academic for wide distribution, typically to all faculty Deans and department Chairs. Topics include program planning, budget, faculty positions, class size, employment equity, external reviews, tuition fees, international activities, and IT planning for Y2K. Records include memoranda, reports, schedules, meeting material, and statistics. Note that prior to 1992 the file classification system had no special category for this type of material and that wide-dstribution memos may be found throughout the fonds.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Associate Vice-President, Academic. Division of responsibilities between the VP and the AVP has changed over time and varied according to the individuals holding these positions. Prior to 1983, this series includes the actual correspondence of the AVP; around this date, the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic established its own file classification system and thereafter the AVP's correspondence was maintained separately (see fonds F-201). Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include meetings between the VP and the AVP, policy development, program proposals, government liaison, international activities, budget planning, supervision of units that reported to the AVP, high-school liaison, and promotion of university research. Records includes correspondence, proposals, reports, meeting agenda and minutes, agreements, and notes and working papers.