College of Communication CTBAC

The Communication Council’s Student Issues and Advisory Committee serves as the CTBAC for the College of Communication. The SIAC is the liaison between the students and faculty/staff of the college and works directly with the deans and department chairs to solve issues and make lasting change. It differs from a traditional CTBAC in that it routinely works directly with the Deans and Department Chairs of the College on not only budget issues but other concerns of the College as well. The SIAC strives to make an impact on the College by finding out what the students want through venues such as a college-wide survey and town halls. Members of the SIAC are also members of the Communication Council.

The SIAC sits 6-10 committee members and meets once every week during the school year. Members of the SIAC are selected by the vice president of the Communication Council based on an application process. Terms for members begin the first day of committee meetings and last one semester long. The chair and vice-chair of the SIAC have a term of one year. Through an application process, the Executive Team of the Communication Council selects the chair of the committee. The Communication Council’s Financial Director serves as an adviser to the SIAC. Each member of the SIAC has one vote.

Recommendations

Official Student Endorsement of the TPAC Proposal for the College of Communication

Endorsement supports proposal by Dean Roderick Hart to increase student tuition by 2.6 percent for undergraduate students and 3.6 percent for graduate students – amounting to $2,488,000 – and says increase in tuition can make crucial improvements to directly improve four-year graduation rates at the university. Funds from the tuition increase would be allocated to the following:

Increase Faculty For “Bottleneck” Courses: $665,000 per year
Increase Number of Teaching Assistants For Key Courses: $381,000 per year
Hire “Early Warning” Advisors: $180,000 per year
Invest in Faculty, Staff, Hardware, And Software To Increase Online Courses: $860,000
Invest In The Advancement of The Texas Program in Sports Media and the Behavioral Science Research Lab: $402,000

SIAC Members

Jannah Deis, Chair of the SIAC
jannah.deis@gmail.com
(713) 410-4535

Patrick White, Co-chair of the SIAC
patwhitet@gmail.com

Kelcey Bacon
kelceybacon@gmail.com

Katie Clark
keclark@utexas.edu

Gloria Delagadillo
gloriadel@utexas.edu

Elisabeth Dillon
dillon.elisabeth@utexas.edu

Sydney Fazende
sydneyfazende@gmail.com

Darlene Garcia
dee_garcia04@yahoo.com

Bailey Mintz
bailey.mintz@utexas.edu

Vanessa Saldivar
vanessaS2013@live.com

Wynden Williams
wynden.williams@utexas.edu