Welcome to the Office of the Vice-President, Academic

The Vice-President, Academic and Provost serves as the senior academic officer for Simon Fraser University.

Primary objectives of the Vice-President, Academic and Provost are to resource and support an outstanding education for SFU students and to provide a productive research environment for Faculty by:
  • Attracting and supporting the best students;
  • Recruiting and retaining faculty who are outstanding teachers and researchers;
  • Supporting excellence and innovation in academic programs;
  • Promoting excellence in research, scholarship and teaching;
  • Responding to community needs for education and research.

The Vice-President, Academic and Provost provides vision and leadership for the academic activities of SFU’s:
  • three campuses
  • eight Faculties
  • Lifelong Learning
  • Graduate Studies
  • Student Services
The current Vice-President, Academic and Provost is Dr. Jon Driver.

Announcements

Vice-President, Academic Jon Driver is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gordon Myers as Associate Vice-President, Academic for a 5-year term, beginning September 1, 2012.

View the Draft Academic Plan 2013-2018

Read Simon Fraser University's Self Evaluation Report for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Report from the NWCCU and SFU's response to the report.

Current Academic Plans

Review information about committees related to teaching and learning issues.

Visit the Learning Outcomes & Assessment web site.