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 records relating to the development, implementation and interpretation of university policies and procedures, especially academic policies ("A" series). Policies documented include faculty responsibilities, resignations, salary, sabbatical leave, relocation expenses, dismissal for cause, financial exigency, and the operations of Images Theatre. Records include correspondence, policies, drafts and working papers, legal advice, and printed reference material.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the President and with university departments during the periods in which they reported to the President, including Analytical Studies, University News Service / Media and Public Relations, the Development Office, the University Archives, and Student Services. Activities and topics documented include the VP Academic's reporting relationship to the President (meetings, advice, reports); meetings with other senior university administrators; policy development and implementation, including the Harassment Policy and the Employment Equity program; university reorganizations and departmental program development; university ceremonies and fundraising; meetings and consultations with the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS); meetings and deliberations of President's Advisory Committees relating to university planning; and inter-university cooperation, government liaison and international activities. Records include correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, legal advice, press releases, university planning documents and mission statements, reports and statistics, SFSS Ombuds Office annual reports (1983-1990), budget modeling exercises, and budget proposals.

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.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the university's interactions with the provincial government. Activities and topics documented include determination of the provincial funding formula for allocating government funds to BC's universities; correspondence with the Ministry responsible for universities (under it various name changes); the activities of the British Columbia Human Resources Development Project (1991-1992) in which SFU participated; the activities of SFU's Administrative Costs Study Steering Committee (1992); funding under the provincial Teacher Education Expansions program (1992-1995); the establishment and activities of the Post-Secondary Application Service of British Columbia (1993-1995); funding proposals by SFU departments under the province's Innovation Fund (1993-1996) program; correspondence with the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfers (BCCAT) and participation in the Degree Program Review Committee (DPRC), the provincial body established in 1995 to approve academic degree programs. Records include correspondence, reports, statistics, briefs and submissions, meeting minutes, agreements, funding proposals and evaluations, and news releases, bulletins, guidelines, and other government printed reference material.

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 records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the Registrar (Registrar / Dean of Student Services after 1996) and with university departments during the periods in which they reported to the Registrar / Dean, including the University Archives. Most of the functions of Student Services were merged with the Registrar's Office in 1996 and the Registrar became the Registrar / Dean of Student Services. Throughout the period covered by this series, the Register / Dean reported to the VP Academic, either directly or indirectly through the Associate VP Academic. Activities and topics documented include enrollment, admissions, registration procedures, high-school liaison, and student recruitment; grading policy, class scheduling, and calendar revisions; Registrar's Office organization and staff relations; the telephone registration project (1990-1991); development of student information systems, including a systems plan (1980), the design and implementation of the SIMON database (1986), and planning (from 1996) for the replacement / migration of SIMON; and implementation of compliance with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPP) Act (from 1995). Records include correspondence, reports and statistics, job descriptions, IT systems technical specifications and planning documents, and FOIPP advice and access request case documentation.

Sub-series consists of records relating to matters affecting the terms and conditions of employment of regular faculty at SFU. Activities and topics documented include employment equity, including the activities of the Employment Equity Resource Group; appointments and the activities of the University Appointments Committee; pensions, benefits, housing and moving expenses; salaries, the Compensation Stabilization Program, and the activities of the Committee to Review the Full Professors Salary Scale (1980-1981), the Salary Policy Review Committee (1985), and the University Salary Appeals Committee; renewal, tenure and promotion processes, including the activities of various Departmental Tenure Committees and the University Tenure Committee (UTC); and leave, sabbaticals, retirement, and early retirement. Records include correspondence, reports and statistics; appointment requests and authorizations; meeting agenda, minutes and supporting papers; policies; legal advice; notes, working papers, and printed reference material.

Sub-series consists of records relating to faculty renewal, tenure and promotion. Activities and topics documented include development of policy and procedures, and the activities and recommendation of the various Faculty Tenure Committees. Records include correspondence, statistics, presentations, lists of faculty for consideration, and recommendations.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from Reprographics during the period in which it belonged to the VP Academic's reporting portfolio (1991-2002). Activities and topics documented include space planning for Reprographics' facilities, development of its programs and services, and the contracting of services. Records include correspondence, reports, duplicating statistics, and tenders.

Sub-series consists of records relating to faculty salaries and economic benefits. Activities and topics documented include salary policy, salary reviews, and market differentials. Records include correspondence, reports, reviews and recommendations, and statistics, including comparisons with other universities.

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 awarding of internal SFU research grants and the activities of the committees that adjudicate them, include the Excellence in Teaching Award Committee, the President's Research Grant Committee, the Sterling Prize Committee, and the SFU Innovation Fund Committee. Records include correspondence, proposals, and lists of requests and award recipients.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's participation in the university's consultations and negotiations with the Simon Fraser University Faculty Association (SFUFA) on matters relating the collective framework agreement, academic policies, and other matters affecting the terms and conditions of academic employment. Records include correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, the report of the Joint Committee on Appeals on Matters Affecting Terms and Conditions of Employment (1993) and other reports, lists of SFUFA executive members, and arbitration briefs.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the university's consultations and negotiations with the Simon Fraser University Faculty Association (SFUFA). Activities and topics documented include benefits, dues, salaries, consultation meetings, and negotiations on the collective framework agreement governing the terms and conditions of employment for faculty. Records include correspondence, reports, policies, meeting minutes, agreements, legal advice, and SFUFA newsletters and other printed matter.

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 records relating to the activities of Kathy Heinrich, appointed Special Assistant to the Vice-President, Academic – Academic Planning (1996-1999). Activities and topics documented include university faculty renewal planning, development of the university's accountability framework and participation in the Minister's Forum on Universities ("Accountability Forum") in 1997, development of the university's mission statement, and the activities of the Ad Hoc Committee on Planning Priorities (1997). Records include correspondence, reports, planning documents, notes and working papers.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the activities of Bill Glackman, appointed Special Assistant to the Vice-President, Academic – Information Systems and Educational Technology (1996-2000), then Assistant Vice-President (2000-2001). Activities and topics documented include IT systems planning and development of teaching and learning technologies. Records include correspondence, reports, and terms of reference.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with university students and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). Records include correspondence, news releases, and SFSS Ombuds Office annual reports.

Sub-series consists of records relating to matters affecting SFU students. Activities and topics documented include enrollment; student recruitment, retention, and attrition; international students and student exchanges; literacy and communication skills; and students with learning disabilities. Records include correspondence, reports, briefs, and statistics.

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 of records relating to matters affecting the terms and conditions of employment of university academic teaching staff. Activities and topics documented include development, revision, interpretation, and reorganization of the university's academic policies and procedures, including appointment, faculty workload, and the harassment policy; faculty recruitment planning, leaves, sabbaticals, and retirements; the university's employment equity program and the activities and deliberations of the Salary Equity Study Committee and the Employment Equity Advisory Committee; faculty salaries and the activities of the Market Differential Advisory Committee (1991-1993) and the University Salary Appeals Committee (1992-1995); faculty renewal, tenure and promotion processes and the activities of the University Tenure Committee. Records include correspondence, reports, policies, drafts and working papers, faculty position authorizations, performance review statistics, questionnaires, meeting agendas and minutes, and university Compliance Review Reports by the SFU Employment Equity Coordinator.

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 the university's consultations and negotiations with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). Activities and topics documented include collective bargaining negotiations, the activities of the TSSU Labour / Management Committee, interpretations of collective bargaining provisions, and union grievances. Records include correspondence, statistics and reports, Labour Relations Board (LRB) decisions, legal advice, collective bargaining proposals and agreements, meeting minutes, notes and working papers, and printed reference material.

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.

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 activities of various university committees and task forces. 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. Records include correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, policies, and legal advice.

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.

Sub-series consists of files relating to university-wide matters and which did not fall under more specific classification categories. Activities and topics documented include conferences held on campus, conference funding, and the adoption of the metric system at the university. Records consist predominantly of correspondence.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the development, implementation, and interpretation of university policies and procedures. Policies documented include faculty workload, faculty personnel files, university professorships, financial exigency, research grants, patents and copyright, curriculum approval, add / drop regulations, examinations, employment equity, harassment, and the university smoking policy. Records include correspondence, reports, policies and procedures, drafts and working papers, and legal advice.