Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to university space and construction planning, which at various times has been a core function of the Associate Vice-President, Academic. Activities and topics documented include space allocation planning, renovations, and construction of new buildings. Records include correspondence, reports, requests, proposals, capital plans, space simulation model reports, and some architectural plans and drawings.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Director of Academic Computing Services (ACS). Since its inception in 1991, ACS has remained within the reporting portfolio of the VP Academic. Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include operations of the SFU Microcomputer Store, including its reorganization in 1992-93; policy development and stategic planning for IT services, including the review of ACS and Operations and Technical Support (OTS) in 1998; and systems upgrade planning. Records include correspondence, agreements, strategic plans and other planning documents, and reports.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to the activities and deliberations of university committees with responsibilities for university computing policies, operations, and services. For the list of committee included in the sub-sub-series, see Access Points below. Records include correspondence, reports, and meeting agendas, minutes, and supporting papers.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to teaching and faculty staff matters in general, including policies and procedures relating to appointments, the activities of the University Appointments Committee (1992-1993), integrity in research, faculty recruitment planning, and leaves, sabbaticals, and retirements. Records include correspondence, reports, faculty position authorizations, and performance review statistics.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to the university's employment equity program and the activities and deliberations of the Salary Equity Study Committee and the Employment Equity Advisory Committee. Records include correspondence, reports, questionnaires, meeting agendas and minutes, and Compliance Review Reports by the SFU Employment Equity Coordinator.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to faculty salaries, including policy development, and the activities of the Market Differential Advisory Committee (1991-1993) and the University Salary Appeals Committee (1992-1995). Records include correspondence, reports, statistics, policies, meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to faculty renewal, tenure and promotion processes, policies and procedures, including the activities of the University Tenure Committee. Records include correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and minutes.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to the development, revision, interpretation, and reorganization of the university's academic policies and procedures, including appointment, faculty workload, and the harassment policy. Records include correspondence, reports, drafts, and policies.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Registrar / Dean of Student Services and units that reported to the Registrar, including Financial Aid and Admissions. Activities and topics documented include enrolment, admissions, registration procedures, high-school liaison, and student recruitment; grading policy, class scheduling, calendar revisions; office reorganization and staff relations; the telephone registration project (1990-1991); and 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. Records inlcude correspondence, reports, job description, technical specifications and planning documents.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to registration issues, including admissions policy, telephone registration, and the activities and deliberations of the Enrolment Management Steering Committee (1992). Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, a survey relating to telephone registration, enrolments statistics, and reports. Note that prior to 1992 there was no separate category in the office file classification plan for "registration issues" and that this type of material was filed under "Registrar - general"; see sub-sub-series 1 (F-200-2-2-1).

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the University Archivist / Information and Privacy Coordinator during the period when the University Archives reported to the Dean of Student Services. The correspondence primarily deals with matters relating to the Archives' administration of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPP) Act. Activities and topics documented include the processing of individual access to information requests, policy development, access and privacy advice, and the provincial Information and Privacy Commissioner's site visit to SFU in 1997. Records include correspondence, reference material relating to FOIPP, advice, access decision letters, and the submission of the University Presidents' Council (TUPC) to the Special Committee of the BC Legislative Assembly reviewing the FOIPP Act (1998).

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the various units and departments that reported to the Dean of Student Services. Records include correspondence, statistics, and reports.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the University Librarian during the periods when the Library reported to the VP Academic or Associate VP Academic (1970-1985; 1990-1994). Activities and topics documented include policy development; evolution of the administrative structure, including the Library's development plan (1970) and re-organization of library management (1985); meetings of the Library Management Group (after 1992); external reviews, including a departmental review (1973-1974), review by the President's Advisory Committee on the Library (1984), and the Library Review Committee (1991-1992); library budget and funding; acquisitions and collections policy, including a survey of holdings for the Fine and Performing Arts (1981) and a questionnaire study (1982); cooperation with other libraries, including the "college processing" project of the early 1970s; and information technology systems planning and implementation. Records include correspondence, reports, budgets, meeting minutes of the Library Management Group (LMG), legal advice, and inventories.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the University Bookstore during the period when it was administratively part of the Library and belonged to the VP Academic's reporting portfolio (1970-1985; 1990-1994). Activities and topics documented include management, operations, and finances of the Bookstore, policy development, and staff relations. Records include correspondence, reports (including a 1970 study of the financial situation and the 1975/76 annual report), and financial and operating statements.