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

University Budget Advisory Committee Members
Name Unit Represented Term End

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