AGENDA
The Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission On Higher Education

Performing Arts Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Tuesday, August 25, 1998
10:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.



  1. Welcome and Introduction of President of Virginia Commonwealth University (10:00 a.m)

    2. Edward L. Flippen
    Commission Chairman

  2. Introduction of the Governor (10:10 a.m.)

    3. Dr. Eugene P. Trani, President
    Virginia Commonwealth University

  3. Remarks by Governor Gilmore (10:15 a.m.)

  4. Overview of the Students We Serve (10:30 a.m.)

    5. Dr. William B. Allen
    Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

  5. Basic Higher Education Finance Concepts, Terminology and Paradigms (10:45 a.m.)

    6. Dr. William B. Allen
    Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

  6. History of Higher Education Finance Policies in Virginia (11:00 a.m.)

    7. Dr. William B. Allen
    Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

  7. 25 Years of Higher Education Funding-Appropriations, Aggregate Expenditures, Enrollment, Tuition, and Capital Outlay (11:30 a.m.)

    8. Phyllis A. Palmiero
    Manager, Education Section, Department of Planning and Budget

    Lunch Break-12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

  8. 25 Years of Higher Education Funding -Continued (1:00 p.m.)

  9. The Virginia Appropriations Process from Start to Finish-The Executive Branch (2:00 p.m.)

    10. Mr. Scott D. Pattison
    Director, Department of Planning and Budget

  10. The Institutional Perspective on Virginia's Appropriations Process (2:30 p.m.)

    11. Mr. Timothy J. Sullivan
    President, The College of William and Mary

    Mr. Leonard W. Sandridge, Jr.
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    University of Virginia

  11. The Virginia Appropriations Process from Start to Finish-The Legislative Branch (3:00p.m.)

    12. Ms. Betsy B. Daley
    Mr. Richard Seaman
    Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee

  12. Basic Legal Principles Governing Higher Education Governance and Finance in Virginia (3:30 p.m.)

    13. Ms. Ashley Taylor, Deputy Attorney General
    Ms. Maureen R. Matsen, Assistant Attorney General
    Office of the Attorney General

  13. Administrative Matters and Closing Remarks (4:15 p.m.)

    14. Edward L. Flippen
    Chairman


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Posted: August 27, 1998
By The Educational Policy Institute of Virginia Tech
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