Minutes
COMMISSION ON GRADUATE STUDIES & POLICIES
March 21, 2001
206 Sandy Hall

Present: Dr. Virginia Maxwell, Mr. Hunter Pittman, Dr. Annette Burr, Dr. Klaus
Elgert, Dr. Joe Merola, Dr. David DeWolf and Ms. Tracey Slotta

Absent with Notification: Dr. Greg Brown, Dr. Peter Graham, Dr. Eileen
Hitchingham, Dr. John Ney, Mr. Jeff Cullen, Mr. Bronson Bullock, Mr. Sorin
Popescu, Mr. Murugendra Chigateri and Mr. Jay Khare

Absent without Notice: Dr. Larry Alexander, Dr. Ruth Alscher, Dr. Ron Daniel, Dr.
Mike Moore, Mrs. Kathryn Young, Ms. Virginia Young and Ms. Christina Coukos

Invited Guests: Ms. Angela Duncan

VTEL In: Ms. Patti Foutz

The Commission on Graduate Studies and Policies and the Commission on Research
had a "Top 30" presentation by Dr. Len Peters in the Heritage Room at the College
of Veterinary Medicine.  By the year 2010, we would like to see Virginia Tech in
the top thirty ranking for best research universities in the nation.  The four
major things needed to achieve this goal is more faculty, more graduate students,
more space and more equipment.

If you would like a copy of this presentation, please call Pam Pettry at 231-6077.

Respectfully submitted:

John L. Eaton,
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Studies