Peggy Layne, P.E., joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of the AdvanceVT program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number and success of women faculty in science and engineering. She is currently Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Director of AdvanceVT in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, where her responsibilities include faculty development programming and assessment and implementation of an electronic faculty activity reporting system.