University Budget Advisory Committee
Purpose/Function: The University Budget Advisory Committee provides President’s Cabinet with ongoing advice and recommendations related to budget efficiencies, planning, and assessment. The committee is comprised of faculty, staff, students, and administrators and aims to assist the university in achieving and communicating its strategic goals. The committee meets quarterly and may hold additional meetings as needed.
Membership: The University Budget Advisory Committee accepts nominations for potential committee members from across campus, including self-nominations and nominations from Faculty Senate and Staff Council. Following the nomination period, the co-chairs shall make appointments to the committee.
The committee will be co-chaired by the Vice President for Finance and Administration and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The appointed faculty and staff members of the committee will serve renewable 3-year terms and consist of five (5) faculty members, seven (7) staff members , one (1) academic unit dean, one (1) academic department chair. One (1) student representative from the Student Fee Advisory Committee will be appointed to serve a renewable 1-year term. The following individuals will serve as voting ex-officio members of the committee: the Assistant Vice President and Chief Budget Officer, the Associate Vice President of Planning, Analytics, Institutional Research, and Strategic Initiatives, and the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Excellence.
Chair: Vice President for Finance and Administration and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will serve as co-chairs
Responsible University Official: Vice President for Finance and Administration
Name | Unit Represented | Term End |
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Andrew Rogers |
Vice President for Finance and Administration (Co-Chair) |
N/A |
Catherine Rudowsky |
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Co-Chair) |
N/A |
Faye Bruun |
Faculty |
August 31, 2026 |
Mohan Rao |
Faculty |
August 31, 2027 |
Celil Ekici |
Faculty |
August 31, 2025 |
Laine Shay |
Faculty |
August 31, 2026 |
Araceli Hernandez |
Faculty |
August 31, 2027 |
Kimberly Becerra |
Staff |
August 31, 2025 |
Eric Schultz |
Staff |
August 31, 2025 |
Joe Miller |
Staff |
August 31, 2026 |
Lisa Garza |
Staff |
August 31, 2026 |
Zelda Chacon |
Staff |
August 31, 2027 |
Ben Soto |
Staff |
August 31, 2027 |
Linda Buckley |
Staff |
August 31, 2026 |
Brian Tietje |
Dean |
August 31, 2025 |
Mary Thornton |
Academic Department Chair |
August 31, 2026 |
Ashley Wingate |
Student Fee Advisory Committee, Student Representative |
August 31, 2025 |
Allison Lewis |
Assistant Vice President and Chief Budget Officer(ex-officio) |
N/A |
Erin Mulligan-Nguyen |
Associate Vice President of Planning, Analytics, Institutional Research, and Strategic Initiatives (ex-officio) |
N/A |
Bryan Baker |
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Excellence (ex-officio) |
N/A |
Last Updated: 09/03/2024