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-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from International Relations, an office established in 1999 reporting to the VP Academic. International Relations ceased operations in 2001 when it merged with several other departments to form SFU International. Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include strategic planning, international proposals and projects, and hosting of visiting delegations. Records include correspondence, reports, and agreements.

Series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the university faculty Deans and academic departments. Activities and topics documented include development, implementation and interpretation of academic policies; appointments, sabbaticals, leaves, salaries, renewal, tenure and promotion; disputes, grievances, and investigations; external reviews, internal administration, and reorganizations of faculties and departments; academic planning and program proposals; budget, funding, space planning, special equipment and facilities needs; and the activities of affiliated research centres and scholarly journals. Records include correspondence, reports, external reviews, curriculum and program proposals, budget proposals and estimates, meeting agendas and minutes, agreements, legal advice, planning documents, and research centre constitutions, financial statements and annual reports.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Continuing Studies office. The Division of Continuing Education was established in 1971; in 1974 its Director was elevated to the rank of Dean, and in 1975 it was renamed Continuing Studies. Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include policy development, fees, teaching appointments, program development, downtown programming prior to the establishment of the Harbour Centre campus, programming for the BC Interior, distance education, the Prison Education Program, workshops and seminars, and SFU's participation in the cable TV Knowledge Network (KNOW). Records include correspondence, reports, proposals, contracts and agreements, program posters, brochures and other printed material.

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-series consists of records relating to the activities of Ian Mugridge (Assistant VP Academic, 1972-1975), Robert R. Walsh (Special Assistant to the VP Academic, 1976-1977), and Sue Roppel (Assistant to the VP Academic, 1996-1999). Activities and topics documented include budget planning, university endowment funds, and (from 1999) external reviews. Records include correspondence and reports, including external review reports. Note that there is a gap in the series between 1977 and 1995.

Sub-series consists of records relating to the activities of the Associate Vice-President, Academic (AVP). Division of responsibilities between the VP and the AVP has changed over time and varied according to the individuals holding these positions. This sub-series includes the actual correspondence of the AVP for the period prior to 1983; around that date, the Office of the AVP 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 files 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, promotion of university research, space allocation planning, renovations, and construction of new buildings. Records include correspondence, proposals, reports, meeting agenda and minutes, agreements, capital plans, space simulation model reports, architectural plans and drawings, and notes and working papers.

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from Academic Computing Services (ACS), and records relating to the activities and deliberations of university committees with responsibilities for university computing policies, operations, and services. Since its inception in 1991, ACS has remained within the reporting portfolio of the VP Academic. Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include policy development and strategic planning for IT services, including the review of ACS and Operations and Technical Support (OTS) in 1998; systems upgrade planning; operations of the SFU Microcomputer Store; and the activities of the Academic Computing Services Committee, the Administrative Computing Coordinating Committee, the Committee on Instructional Computing, the Committee on Research Computing, and the University Computing Advisory Committee. Records include correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, agreements, and strategic plans and other planning documents.

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 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.