Graduate Policy Committee — Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Charge

The Graduate Policy Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the provost’s office to study, formulate, and recommend policies and procedures concerning matters affecting the graduate and professional student academic environment.

Committee Structure

The committee is comprised of representatives from the graduate and professional schools, central administrative offices, and student representatives of the Graduate and Professional Council.

Membership

(as of August 2025)

Phil Trella, Chair (Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost)
Catherine Brighton (School of Education and Human Development)
Nadia Cempre (School of Education and Human Development)
Amy Clobes (School of Engineering and Applied Science)
John Comazzi (School of Architecture)
Janet Cross (School of Medicine)
Amanda Crombie (Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy)
Louise Fleming (School of Nursing)
Brittany Gracik (Darden Graduate School of Business)
Tyisha Hathorn (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
Laura Hawthorne (Office of the University Registrar)
Blake Jiménez-Calhoun (Office of the University Registrar)
Diddy Morris (School of Law)
Matthew Panzer (School of Engineering and Applied Science)
Sadie Royal Collins (School of Data Science, Alternate)
Danny Steeper (McIntire School of Commerce)
Thomas Stewart (School of Data Science)
Martha Ann Toms-Farmer (School of Continuing and Professional Studies)
Graduate Student Representative