College of Liberal ArtsCollege Tuition and Budget Advisory Committee Application for the 2014-2015 Academic Year

Established in the fall of 2010, the Liberal Arts CTBAC was designed to help identify academic priorities for students in the college, recommend changes in tuition, and advise on the budget. Each year, the committee is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students who are tasked with educating students on the budget- and tuition-setting process, gathering student feedback, and proposing tuition and budgetary recommendations to the Dean of Liberal Arts and the University Provost. The recommendations of the CTBAC will be available for public comment from the college community.

This committee serves the interests of students, faculty, the dean and department chairs, and university administrators. Students will benefit from being involved in helping shape the future of their college. In addition to speaking on behalf of their peers, student committee members will also help college administrators communicate with the student body about the tuition and budget-setting process and thereby help to generate student engagement and support for the college’s fiscal decisions.

The college dean benefits when his or her students are informed and engaged in the decision-making process. A dean whose students participate and invest in tuition and budget discussions will strengthen the bonds students have to their particular college. Moreover, tuition and budget proposals submitted by deans will carry more weight with university administrators (Provost, President, etc.) if their students and faculty support them.

University-wide leaders (President, Provost, CFO) benefit from an informed engaged student body at the college level. CTBACs will help insure the tuition and budget-setting process is more transparent and inclusive. Through CTBACs, students have a voice in helping identify the strategic needs and priorities of their respective colleges and play a role in the future development of the University.

PurposeCTBAC will serve various purposes within the College of Liberal Arts. The primary functions of the CTBAC include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. To discuss college-level academic priorities;

b. To consider the allocation of budget resources within the college necessary to achieve college-level priorities;

c. To recommend such tuition increases as are necessary to meet those priorities;

d. To solicit feedback from students, faculty, and staff; and

e. To work with other budget advisory committees to collect input from members of the university community about university-wide budgetary recommendations and changes.

Please direct any questions, comments or concerns to Liberal Arts CTBAC 2014-2015 Chair Rachel Osterloh (president.utlac@gmail.com).

College of Liberal ArtsCollege Tuition and Budget Advisory Committee Application for the 2013-2014 Academic Year

CTBAC Requirements Must be a student pursuing an undergraduate degree within the College of Liberal Arts Must be committed to being available for CTBAC meetings held, at minimum, once per month Must be committed to serving on the CTBAC for the 2014-2015 academic year (Through May

2014)

Application Requirements Applications are due by 5:00 pm, Friday May 2nd Interviews will be held during dead days Email your complete application to lac@austin.utexas.edu Late or incomplete applications will NOT be accepted Include a one-page resume with your application Applications may not exceed 5 pages in length (Include this as a cover page, your 1 page resume,

and no more than 3 pages double-spaced for the response questions)

Biographical InformationName:

UT EID:

Email:

Address:

Phone(cell): Classification:

Hometown: Semesters completed at UT:

Major(s): GPA:

College(s):

I certify that all of the enclosed information is correct to the best of my knowledge and I understand the commitments of being a member of the Liberal Arts CTBAC

Signature: ______________________________

Response Questions (Please answer the following questions in no more than 3 double-spaced pages)

1. What makes you qualified to represent students in Liberal Arts on budget and tuition decisions?

2. What is your interest in serving on this committee?

3. What is the importance of this committee to liberal arts students?

4. What is one particular budgetary or tuition-setting issue that you would like to address through

this committee?

5. Explain a situation where you have had to make a tough decision. How did you approach the

problem and how did you ultimately decide what to do?