1. Continental Breakfast for Commission Members - 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

2. Welcome and Introduction of Meeting Moderator - 9:30 a.m.
   

   Ed Flippen
   Commission Chairman

   Elizabeth McClanahan
   Meeting Moderator & Governance Task Force Leader
   

3. Opening Remarks - 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
   

   The Honorable Wilbert Bryant
   Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
   

4. The Players and Their Roles: Governance of Higher Education in Virginia - 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
   

   The Honorable Robin Miner
   Deputy Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
   

5. What is Responsible Stewardship? : A Panel Presentation - 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

   Panelists

   Ed Flippen, Member
   Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors
   

   Victoria W. Jones, Manager
   Price Waterhouse Coopers
   

   Walter Kucharski, State Auditor
   Commonwealth of Virginia
   

   Elizabeth Kaming
   College Council, SUNY Empire State College
   

   Jerry Martin, Director
   American Council of Trustees and Alumni
   

6. Where the Buck Stops: Legal Responsibilities of Boards of Visitors - 11:45 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
   

   Ashley L. Taylor, Deputy Attorney General
   Health, Education and Social Services Division
   

   Jerry Kilgore, Board Member
   Virginia Community College System
   

7. LUNCH 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
   

   Remarks by President Paul Torgersen
   President, Virginia Tech

8. Boards of Visitors: Stewards of Public Resources and Representatives of the Public Interest - 1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

   Candace deRussy
   Trustee, State University of New York
   

9. What Do Boards Need to Succeed? : A Panel Presentation - 2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

   Panelists

   Champ Clark, Member
   University of Virginia Board of Visitors
   

   Paul C. Jost, Member
   College of William & Mary Board of Visitors
   

   Gary Thompson, Member
   Virginia State University Board of Visitors
   

   Jennifer H. Whyte, Member
   Mary Washington College Board of Visitors
   

   Steven Stratton, Immediate Past Student Representative,
   Longwood College Board of Visitors
   

10. Seven Principles of Effective Boards - 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    Phyllis Krutsch, Member Emeritus
    Board of Trustees
    University of Wisconsin System
    

11. Concluding Comments and Administrative Matters - 4:30 p.m.

    Mr. Ed Flippen
    Commission Chairman
    

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Posted: September 7, 1999
By The Educational Policy Institute of Virginia Tech
sjanosik@vt.edu