The Executive Committee of Senate established an ad hoc committee on University Government (also known as the University Government Committee) at a meeting held 1st October, 1970. This committee established other ad hoc and sub-committees when needed to examine various issues of interest to Senate.

Series forms part of the Mount Saint Vincent University Senate fonds and consists of minutes of meetings of the Sub-Committee for the Study of Senate Structure, a subcommittee of the Committee on University Government (1970-1971). Records were generated when the committee studied the function, membership and composition of Senate and the criteria for election to Senate. Series also consists of memos and minutes of meetings of the Ad Hoc Committee on Senate Composition, formed in October 1979 by the Committee on University Government, to study the composition of Senate. This ad hoc committee generated these records when studying the composition of Senate with respect to the further representation of part-time students and Student Services (1979-1980).

Series contains administrative documents created and received by the Human Ecology Advisory Board, as well as the Human Ecology Nova Scotia Nutrition Strategy Steering Committee. Documents include statistical information about courses, the degree, and internships.

Series consists of records relating to the administrative actions of the Home Economics Department as well as its affiliated Bachelor of Science Nutrition Major Advisory Committee. Documents include meeting minutes, proposals, reference material, correspondence, photographs and slides. Series also contains statistics relating to Home Economics enrolment, graduation, and internships, as well as academic advising information.

This subseries contains administrative material related to the Mount Association for Non-Traditional University Students (MANUS) at Mount Saint Vincent University. This file contains reports, meeting minutes, the MANUS Constitution, and general records of correspondence.

This series consists of textual and graphic administrative materials that relate to the Mount Saint Vincent Student Union. This series contains minutes from Student Union executive and committee meetings, a Councilor's Handbook, Student Union executive membership, reports from Student Union executive members, miscellaneous reports, copies and revisions of the constitution, annual general meeting minutes, personnel files, records of correspondence, records of computer systems used, campus bulletins, newspaper clippings that related to the Union, and Student Union by-laws.

Series consists of administrative records created by the Nova Scotia Women’s History Society (NSWHS) including meeting agendas, minutes from board meetings (2012-2017) and from Annual General Meetings (2013-2020), NSWHS’ by-laws, codes of conduct (2018), membership lists (2014-2015), newsletter drafts (2018), and logo designs. Series also includes correspondence between NSWHS members, with other Nova Scotia organizations, and with members of the public.

Sub-series forms part of Publicity and consists of proofs, drafts and final copies of advertisements promoting Mount Saint Vincent University found in newspapers, magazines, on television and other media sources. This sub-series also includes memos, correspondence and costs regarding advertisements. Sub-series excludes advertisements regarding events at the University which can be found in the sub-series events.