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Rejected Centres and institutes Files
Function
Research
PIB
No
RRSDA Number
1995-015
Department
Office of the Vice-President, Research and International
Description, purpose and use of records
Correspondence, applications for university charter, centres and institutes constitutions, statements of recognition of university policies, statements of internal governing procedures and working papers.
These records relate to the application for university charters for research centres and institutes at SFU that were rejected by the Governing Committee for Centres and Institutes or by the Board of Governors. Centres and institutes are non-departmental academic or administrative units developed under the auspices of SFU to facilitate collaborative research and specific types of teaching. They are established by a university charter, application for which is reviewed by the Governing Committee for Centres and Institutes. Charters are granted or rejected at the discretion of the Governing Committee for Centres and Insitutes or the Board of Governors upon a recommendation from the President.
Retention periods
| Records | Active Retention |
Semi-Active Retention | Total retention | Final disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP Research | CY application rejected + 1 year | Nil | CY application rejected + 1 year | Full Retention by Archives |
Active = Active Retention Period, Keep in Office; Semi-Active = Semi-Active Retention period, transfer to University Records Centre; CY = Current calendar year; CFY = Current fiscal year; CS = Current semester; S/O = Superseded or obsolete; OPR = Office of Primary Responsibility; Non-OPR = All other departments
Authorities
These records are created, used, retained and managed in accordance with the following authorities:
- R40.01, Research Centres and Institutes
Retention rationale
These records are required by the VP Research Office for administrative, legal and fiscal use until the end of the total retention period. These records document applications made for a centre and institute charter and their subsequent rejection.
Status
RRSDA is in force
Approval Date
26 Sept 1995