Affordable Learning Tools Committee

Purpose or Function: The Affordable Learning Tools Committee is a cross-campus collaborative of faculty, staff, and students working together to reduce the costs of learning materials for students with the goal of making college more affordable. The committee works to:

• Inform the campus about textbook affordability issues and options
• Develop initiatives to encourage adoption and creation of open educational resources by faculty
• Advise on and assist with the implementation of provisions from Texas legislation related to Open Education, such as S.B. 810 and H.B. 1027
• Coordinate any TAMU-CC response to system-wide and/or statewide textbook affordability initiatives
• Advise the Provost on textbook affordability and open education issues

Membership: The committee consists of appointed representatives from the University Registrar, University Services, Student Government Association, Academic Affairs, Digital Learning and Academic Innovations, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Faculty Senate, and faculty representatives from each of the academic colleges/schools appointed by their dean/director.  The Dean of Libraries will serve as an ex-officio member.  Faculty and staff members will serve 2-year renewable terms.  Students will serve 1-year terms.

Chair: The Mary and Jeff Bell Library representative will serve as the chair.  The co-chair is appointed by the chair.

Responsible University Official: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs 

 Last Updated: 09/18/2023