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. 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.
Click here for the CTBAC recommendations to their respective deans for the next biennial
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
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
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For additional information about CTBACs and Senate’s work with the student voice in budget cuts, please see the following articles:
SG passes tuition referendum despite opposition (The Daily Texan – February 1, 2012)
Student’s demand transparency for tuition meetings (The Horn – February 1, 2012)
Powers recommends maximum tuition increase (The Daily Texan – January 16, 2012)
Powers recommending rise in tuition (The Daily Texan – Decemeber 15, 2011)
Powers to consider students’ opinion on tuition increases (The Daily Texan – December 1, 2011)
CTBAC holds forum, agrees on 2.6 percent tuition increase (The Daily Texan – November 30, 2011)
Advisory committees submit proposals for colleges budgets (The Daily Texan – November 2, 2011)
A contradictory message (The Daily Texan – October 20, 2011)
Tuition committee seeks more student input (The Daily Texan – October 17, 2011)
Potential tuition increase causes controversy (The Daily Texan – October 13, 2011)
Committee suggests Liberal Arts College upgrade (The Daily Texan – October 12, 2011)
Business school hosts forum to discuss tuition hike (The Daily Texan – October 12, 2011)
TPAC: Time we Pay Attention Carefully (The Daily Texan – October 11, 2011)
Higher tuition rates lead to student debt (The Daily Texan – October 4, 2011)
Engineering tuition may rise to improve school’s rankings (The Daily Texan – September 15, 2011)
UT budget director answers questions about funding cuts (The Daily Texan – August 11, 2011)
Arts, Natural Sciences tighten their belts (The Daily Texan – August 10, 2011)
University executive expresses optimism over financial future (The Daily Texan – July 14, 2011)
UT Senate’s advisory committees to be fully formed by September (The Daily Texan – July 11, 2011)
Final liberal arts budget leaves centers without aid (The Daily Texan – April 6, 2011)
Regents to hear student budget committee plans (The Daily Texan – March 22, 2011)
UT System proposal seeks to give students voice in budget plans (The Daily Texan – March 8, 2011)
COLA seeks student ideas, opinions on budget flaws (The Daily Texan – March 1, 2011)
UT’s fine arts may suffer in next round of budget cuts (The Daily Texan – Feb. 24, 2011)
Student committee joins college deans in budget decisions (The Daily Texan – Feb. 16, 2011)
Forum discusses reductions to Liberal Arts ethnic centers (The Daily Texan – Jan. 26, 2011)
Give input on liberal arts budget cuts (The Daily Texan – Jan. 25, 2011)
University colleges unite to talk about budget cuts (The Daily Texan – December 3, 2010)
UT students seeking to weigh in on budget cuts (Austin American-Statesman – November 29, 2010)
Consult students (The Daily Texan – November 18, 2010)
Liberal Arts deficit jeopardizes ethnic studies (The Daily Texan – November 17, 2010)
Senate passes resolution, seeks to raise participation (The Daily Texan – September 17, 2010)
Budgeting for student input (The Daily Texan – September 16, 2010)
Cuts spur UT Senate to create councils (The Daily Texan – August 30, 2010)
Involving students in budget decisions (The Daily Texan – August 30, 2010)
Senate blasts budget-cutting process (The Daily Texan – May 3, 2010)
Senate proposes resolution to gain student input on budget (The Daily Texan – April 16, 2010)
Students should help choose budget cuts (The Daily Texan – April 12, 2010)
Press Releases
CTBAC To Present Recommendations During Town Hall – March 6, 2011
CoLA CTBAC Opens Up Meeting for Students – Feb. 27, 2011
Fine Arts, Undergraduate Studies Councils Look for Student Input Through Town Halls – Feb. 20, 2011
CoLA CTBAC Makes First Recommendations – Feb. 8, 2011
Senate to Vote on CTBAC Legislation, AIESEC as an Agency – Sept. 15, 2010
Senate Seeks Student Input, Transparency in Budget Cuts with Resolution – April 26, 2010
Videos
Video: the CoLA CTBAC Town Hall Meeting on March 9, 2011
Video: State of the College – A Student Forum on the College of Liberal Arts (Jan. 25, 2011)