20-21 B1 Committee on Financial Aid to Students

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FUNCTION: To initiate and review policies and procedures; to hear appeals from decisions of the Office of Financial Aid.



COMPOSITION: Five (5) voting members of the General Faculty for three (3) year staggered terms, representing five (5) colleges or schools; five (5) students, including at least two (2) who are receiving, or have received, financial aid from the Office of Financial Aid; and two (2) staff members for two (2) year staggered terms. Four (4) of the students shall be appointed by the president from a panel of eight (8) nominees submitted by Student Government; the fifth student shall be appointed by the president from a panel of two (2) nominees submitted by the chair of the Graduate Student Assembly. In addition, every year the chair of the Faculty Council shall appoint two (2) voting faculty members of the Faculty Council for one (1) year terms. Each fall, the committee shall elect a chair elect who shall be a voting faculty member of the committee, though, if that proves impossible, it shall elect a vice chair as an interim measure, while continuing to seek a chair elect. Each committee shall make an annual report on its work, in writing, to the General Faculty and Faculty Council. The executive director of the Office of Financial Aid, a representative of the Dean of Students, and a representative from the Graduate School shall serve as administrative advisers without vote. The president may appoint additional non-voting administrative advisors from the general administration areas of the University.

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Initial Meeting

September 17, 1 PM
Zoom information will be sent via email

2020-2021 Membership

2020-21 Committee Chair
Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance
Email: pbonrod@austin.utexas.edu

Vice Chair and/or Chair Elect
Cary Cordova, Associate Professor, Mexican American and Latino/a Studies
Email: cordova@austin.utexas.edu

Administrative Support
May Steigman, Office of Financial Aid
Email: may.steigman@austin.utexas.edu

2018-2021

Katie Pritchett, Lecturer, Management
D. Max Snodderly, Professor, Neuroscience

2019-2022

Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance
Yolanda C. Padilla, Professor, Social Work

2020-2023

Cary Cordova, Associate Professor, Mexican American and Latino/a Studies

2020-2021 Faculty Council Representatives

Michael Hole, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics
Lizy K. John, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Staff Members

2019-2021

Ann Robson Sellers, Administrative Associate, Department of Psychology

2020-2022

Robert G. Solis, Administrative Associate, Fitness/Wellness and Facilities, Recreational Sports

Student Members

2020-2021

Kobe Blackmon, Student Government Representative
Madelyn Bragg, Student Government Representative
Mahnoor Faheem, Student Government Representative
Adarsh Parthasaranthy, Graduate Student Assembly Representative
Francisco Rios, Student Government Representative

Administrative Advisers without Vote

2020-2021

Marvin L. Hackert, Associate Dean, Office of Graduate Studies
David Lessenberry, Student Veteran Adviser, Office of the Dean of Students Representative
Diane Todd Sprague, Director, Office of Financial Aid