B1 Committee on Financial Aid to Students

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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Meetings

October 15, 1 PM (Via Zoom)

2024-2025 Membership

Committee Chair
John Lassiter, Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chair Elect
TBD

Administrative Support
May Steigman, Office of Financial Aid

2022-2025

Enamul Huq, Professor, Molecular Biosciences
Yolanda C. Padilla, Professor, Social Work

2023-2026

Matthew Bowers, Associate Professor of Instruction, Kinesiology and Health Education

2024-2027

Elon Lang, Associate Professor of Instruction, Humanities Honors Program
John Lassiter, Professor, Geological Sciences

2024-2025 Faculty Council Representatives

Rebecca Falkoff, Assistant Professor, French and Italian
Edward Castillo, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Staff Members

2023-2025

Lucas Martinez-Salas, Training Coordinator, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid

2024-2026

Anthony Fowlkes, Program Manager for Data, Analytics, and Assessment, Moody College of Communication

Student Members

2024-2025

Kiana Marques-Nicholson, Student Government Representative
Joyce Naydelin Medina, Student Government Representative
Zainab Choudry, Student Government Representative
Daniel Ha, Student Government Representative
TBD, Graduate Student Assembly Representative

Administrative Advisers without Vote

2024-2025

Marvin L. Hackert, Senior Associate Dean, Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
David Lessenberry, Student Veteran Adviser, Office of the Dean of Students Representative
Trina M Manor (Director of Financial Aid Daily Operations, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid)

Invited Advisors (2023-24)

Brian Dixon, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management