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 faculty appointments, including policy and procedures, and appointment requests and recommendations. Records include correspondence, reports, policies and procedures, lists of appointments, faculty requests and authorizations.

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 faculty leave. Activities and topics documented include development of policy and procedures, and the activities and recommendation of the Sabbatical Leave Committee. Records include correspondence 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 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 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 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 Academic Planner. The Office of the Academic Planner was established in 1964; it ceased operations in 1974, when the incumbent, John Chase, was made Director of a new department, Institutional Studies (later Analytical Studies). Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include development of planning mechanisms, enrollment projections, faculty salaries, the trimester system, development of new academic programs, teaching methods, and space allocation planning. Records include correspondence, reports, and statistics.

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.