Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Faculty of Applied Sciences and its schools. The Faculty of Applied Sciences was created in 1985, incorporating a number of departments from the former Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies and the short-lived Faculty of Engineering Sciences. For a general description of record types contained in the correspondence, see the series description for faculty correspondence in general (F-200-3).

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the Vice-President, Administration. Activities and topics documented include the organization of university administration, development and implementation of administrative and personnel policies and procedures, relations with campus employee unions, personnel issues including the modified work week, operations of the Diamond University Club, Naheeno Park (park land on Burnaby Mountain), and external reviews of administrative departments. Records include correspondence, reports, policies, drafts and working papers.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Registrar's Office. Although the Registrar reported to the VP Academic from the outset, for the first two years of the file classification plan (1970-1971), correspondence with the Registrar was grouped under "Administration." Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include department organization, calendar preparation, registration issues including pre-registration in the context of the trimester system, enrollment and convocation. Records includes correspondence, reports, and a transcript of the Acting VP Academic's comments to Senate on pre-registration on December 1, 1969.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Bursar's Office and later the Finance Department. The sub-series generally coincides with the tenure of D.H.M. Ross as Bursar (1965-1985). Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include the administrative organization of the department, university budget planning, faculty salaries and salary policy, and account charges and transfers. Records include correspondence, reports, organization charts, financial statements and budgets.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Personnel Department (renamed Human Resources in 1992). Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include development and implementation of the university's personnel policies; matters relating to campus employee unions, including the Association of University and College Employees (AUCE) strike in 1979, and the formation of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) and the Administrative and Professional Staff Association (APSA); benefits, study leave, and the modified work week; and an external review of the department in 1973. Records include correspondence, reports, policies, collective bargaining proposals and agreements, transcripts of legal and arbitration proceedings, legal advice, union constitutions and newsletters, press clippings, and a student petition relating to SFU–AUCE negotiations in 1979.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Computing Centre. The Computing Centre was established in 1969 and reported to the VP Administration until 1985, when it was renamed Computing Services and moved to the newly formed Vice-President, Research / Information Systems portfolio. It ceased operations in 1991, when two successor bodies were established: Academic Computing Services (ACS) and Operations and Technical Support (OTS). Activities and topics documented in this sub-series include IT systems planning, an external review of the Centre in 1975, development and implementation of the university's computing policies, operations of the Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) program, and the deliberations and activities of the University Computing Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Computing Science (1972), the Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Computing (1973-1974), the Computing Policy Committee, and the Systems Review Board. Records include correspondence, reports, usage statistics, department IT systems plans, meeting agendas and minutes, proposals, recommendations, cost estimates and feasibility studies.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from Physical Plant and Planning (renamed Facilities Management in 1988). Activities and topics documented include the administrative organization of the department and external reviews in 1975 and 1985; maintenance, expansion, renovation, and construction of campus buildings and roads; and space allocation planning. Records include correspondence, reports, architectural plans and drawings, engineering studies, proposals, cost estimates, space usage studies, and brochures and other printed material.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from Ancillary Services. For the duration of its existence as a separate department (1969-1984), Ancillary Services reported to the VP Administration. It merged with Physical Plant and Planning in 1984 to form Facilities Management. Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include campus security, traffic and parking, telephone and mail services, photocopying and duplicating, and food services on campus. Records include correspondence, reports, proposals, and contracts.

Sub-series consists of records relating to university space allocation planning, a process in which the Vice-President, Academic had major responsibilities. Sub-sub-series 3 contains records relating to the activities and deliberations of the University Space Allocation and Planning Committee. Records include correspondence, reports, space inventories and classroom usage statistics, proposals, cost estimates, meeting agendas and minutes, and architectural drawings.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from Athletics and Recreation, which reported to the VP Administration during this period. Activities and topics include program development and development of university athletics policy. Activities include correspondence, reports, and brochures and other printed material.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Dean of Student Affairs (1969-1970) and the Vice-President, University Services (1970-1978). With the resignation of the VP University Services in 1977, most of the functions of this office were transferred to the Director of Student Services (see sub-series 3). Activities and topics documented include the administrative organization of the VP University Services portfolio, budget planning and allocation, day care, student housing and residence, and the cooperative education program. Records consists predominantly of correspondence.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Financial Aid Office, from the period in which it moved from the Registrar's Office to the VP University Services. The Financial Aid Office was established in 1970, expanded its name to Financial Aid and Awards in 1989, and ceased operations in 1994, when its functions were transferred to the Student Academic Resources Office in the Registrar's Office. Activities and topics documented in this sub-series include Financial Aid's administrative organization and reporting relationships, budget allocation, and program development, including the work study program and scholarships. Records include correspondence and reports.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from Student Services. The Director of Student Services took over most of the VP University Services' functions upon the latter's resignation in 1977. Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include development of student services programs, including health and employment services; an external review of residence and housing in 1979; post-graduation activities of SFU students; and liaison with the Simon Fraser Student Society and the Peak newspaper. Records include correspondence and reports.

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 Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the Simon Fraser University Faculty Association (SFUFA). Activities and topics documented include negotiations for the collective framework agreement, consultations with SFUFA on development of academic policies, procedures and other maters affecting the terms and conditions of academic employment, and the activities of the Advisory Committee on Faculty Salaries (1975) and the Advisory Committee on Collective Bargaining (1977). Records includes correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, agreements, and legal advice.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). Activities and topics documented include CAUT's 1971 censure of SFU relating to the dispute in the university's Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology (PSA) Department, university governance, faculty benefits, and development of research ethics policies. Records include correspondence, reports, news releases and other CAUT printed material.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). AUCC is a public policy and advocacy organization for Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university-degree level colleges. Records include correspondence, reports, and AUCC statistics, briefs, news releases, bulletins, brochures and other printed matter.

Series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with officers of other universities, including the University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Victoria (UVic), the Open Learning Agency (OLA), and the Technical University of British Columbia (TechBC). Activities and topics documented include inter-university liaison and cooperation, and academic exchanges. Records include correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, news releases and bulletins, and agreements.

Series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with officers of BC colleges, including the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), the University College of the Cariboo (UCC), and Kwantlen University College. Activities and topics include inter-institutional liaison and cooperation, and comments on college academic programs. Records include correspondence, reports, meeting notes, legal advice, and press releases and bulletins.

Sub-series consists of records relating to SFU's high-school liaison and recruiting programs. Records include correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes.

Sub-series consists of records relating to projects undertaken jointly by SFU and other universities and colleges, including Fraser Valley College, Cariboo College, the Shuswap / Secwepemc Cultural Education Society (SCES), and The University President's Council (TUPC), a forum comprising the presidents and senior administrators of British Columbia's universities. Records include correspondence, reports, proposals, budgets, meeting minutes, agreements, and notes and working papers.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's involvement with Senate and various Senate committees. It is not always possible to determine whether the records represent the VP Academic's working file as a committee member or rather correspondence between the VP and the committee. For a general description of record types, see the description for the series of committee records and correspondence as a whole (series F-200-8).

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's involvement with the Board of Governors and various Board committees. It is not always possible to determine whether the records represent the VP Academic's working file as a committee member or rather correspondence between the VP Academic and the committee. For a general description of record types, see the description for the series of committee records and correspondence as a whole (series F-200-8).

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's involvement with the various university committees, both standing and ad hoc. The VP Academic's relation to particular committees may vary: the VP may be a member; or the senior administrator to which the committee reported; or a correspondent. For a general description of record types, see the description for the series of committee records and correspondence as a whole (series F-200-8).

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's involvement with the various university task forces. The VP Academic's relation to the individual task forces may vary: the VP may be a member; or the senior administrator to which the task force reported; or simply a correspondent. For a general description of record types, see the description for the series of committee records and correspondence as a whole (series F-200-8).

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's involvement with university search committees for senior academic and academic support administrators, including faculty deans, the Registrar, the University Librarian, and the Director of Computing Services. For a general description of record types, see the description for the series of committee records and correspondence as a whole (series F-200-8).

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's involvement with the various external (non-university) committees, both standing and ad hoc. It is not always possible to determine whether the records represent the VP Academic's working file as a committee member or rather correspondence between the VP and the committee. For a general description of record types, see the description for the series of committee records and correspondence as a whole (series F-200-8).

Sub-series consists of records relating to various matters relating to teaching and staff, including salaries, benefits, teaching load, policy development, faculty discipline procedures, research ethics (including the activities of the University Research Ethics Review Committee), faculty exchange programs, contracts for services (including the contract relating to the SFU / Secwepemc Cultural Education Society program), faculty disputes, and faculty and university responses to the province-wide general strike ("Operation Solidarity") in 1983. Records include correspondence, reports, faculty handbooks, the Simon Fraser Student Society teacher and course evaluation guide (1980), sessional budget requests, policies and procedures, agreements and contracts, and legal advice.

Sub-series consists of records relating to matters affecting the terms and conditions of employment of lab instructors at SFU. Activities and topics documented include salary reviews, and appointment requests and authorizations. Records include correspondence, reports, and statistics.

Sub-series consists of records relating to matters affecting the terms and conditions of employment of professional librarians at SFU. Activities and topics documented include development of the university's librarian's policy, salary, benefits, and leave. Records include correspondence, reports, statistics, policies, drafts and working papers.