College Tuition and Budget Advisory Committees (CTBACs)

Since April 2010, in response to state-mandated budget cuts, Senate has worked to create student budgetary advisory committees in each college/school at UT Austin. These committees, called College Tuition and Budget Advisory Committees, will consist of students and faculty and will advise college/school administrators on budgetary decisions within their particular college/school. Furthermore, CTBACs will bridge the divide between students and administrators as each college responds to the state-mandated, university-wide 5-percent budget cut announced in fall 2009 for the 2011-2012 budget cycle, and the 10-percent cut announced this summer for the 2012-2013 cycle. Additionally, CTBACs will educate  students and the university community about the budgeting process and inform administrators about the students’ thoughts and opinions regarding their specific college/school’s budget.

Since passing S.R. 1002 in September 2010, each College Council wrote and passed a proposal that would create a CTBAC in their respective college/school. Furthermore, CTBACs are formed in all of the University’s 16 colleges/schools. Information about each specific CTBAC can be found under the following respective link for each college/school.

Cockrell School of Engineering CTBAC

College of Communication CTBAC

College of Education CTBAC

College of Fine Arts CTBAC

College of Liberal Arts CTBAC

College of Natural Sciences CTBAC

College of Pharmacy CTBAC

Jackson School of Geosciences CTBAC

LBJ School of Public Affairs CTBAC

McCombs School of Business CTBAC

School of Architecture CTBAC

School of Information CTBAC

School of Nursing CTBAC

School of Social Work CTBAC

School of Undergraduate Studies CTBAC