Committees and Councils

Beverly Woodson Day, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management, Director, TXST Global Admissions, Chair (T)

Sara Boysen, Supervisor, Advising Center, Health Professions (R)
Joni Charles, Associate Professor, Finance and Economics (R)
Laurie Fluker, Associate Professor, Fine Arts and Communication (R)
Heather Galloway, Dean, Honors College (R)
Lucy Harney, Professor, Liberal Arts (R)
Matt McAllister, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance (R)
Doug Morrish, Associate Professor, Agricultural Sciences (R)
Kyle Patek, Senior Lecturer, Health and Human Performance (R)
Jesse Silva, Associate Director, Student Involvement and Engagement (T)
Marc Turner, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research (R)
Max Warshauer, Professor, Mathematics (R)
David Wierschem, Associate Professor, McCoy College of Business (R)
Michael Preston, Associate Vice President, Student Success (T)

Ex Officio:
Thilla Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global (T)
Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management (T)

Student Members:
To Be Named, Representative, Student Government
To Be Named, Representative, Student Government

Function:
The Admission Standards Committee reviews, studies, and recommends changes to the undergraduate admissions policy. The committee communicates its recommendations to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, the Vice President of TXST Global, the Provost and the Council of Academic Deans.

Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management, Chair (T)

Cristine Black, Associate Vice President, Budget and Planning (R)
Kambra Bolch, Assistant Vice Provost Academic Advising & Transitions (R)
Laurie Brown, Lecturer, Faculty Senate (R)
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, University Registrar, University Registrar (R)
Erik Timmerman, Chair and Professor, Communication Studies (R)

Function:
This committee is responsible for general coordination and oversight of the class schedule and teaching theatres. This committee monitors and oversees classroom and teaching theater scheduling to ensure schedule coherence and course accessibility and aids in efficient classroom utilization. Any exceptions to the uniform class schedule are also reviewed by this committee. Committee meets as needed.

Ryan Roark, Assistant Vice President, Online and Extended Programs, Chair (T)

Carla Ackerson, Professor of Instruction, Social Work (R)
Natalie Ceballos, Chair and Professor, Psychology (R)
Kelly Haskard Zolnierek, Professor and Online Program Coordinator, Psychology (R)
Douglas Holschuh, Professor of Instruction, Curriculum and Instruction (R)
Kevin Huffaker, Director, Customer Engagement, IT Assistance Center (R)
Judy Oskam, School Director and Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication (R)
Henna Punjabi, Coord, Digital Literacy, University Libraries (R)
Claudia Roeschmann, Professor, Art and Design (R)
Aimee Roundtree, Professor, English (R)
Brian Shanks, Director, Learning Spaces, IT Assistance Center (R)
Stephanie Towery, Head of Scholarly Resources, University Libraries (T)
Donna Vandiver, Professor, The Graduate College (R)
Ron Williams, Chair and Professor, Health and Human Performance (R)
Brian Withrow, Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology (R)

Ex Officio:
Thillainatarajan Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global (T)
Eryn Berger, Director, Instructional Design Services (R)
Josh Book, Director, Extension Studies and Online Compliance (R)
Mandria Hammett, Director, Online Operations (R)

Function:
To develop policy, procedure, and practice guidelines to promote distance-learning initiatives, facilitate student services for distance learners; and promote distance-learning programs and course proposals as appropriate to meet campus needs.

Thilla Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global, Chair (T)

Eric Algoe, Vice President, Finance and Support Services (T)
Julie Lessiter, Vice President Round Rock Campus (T)
Lisa Lloyd, Vice President Chief of Staff (T)
Cristine Black, Associate Vice President, Budget and Planning (R)
Beverly Woodson Day, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management, Director, Undergraduate Admissions (T)
Craig Willie, Director, New Student and Family Experiences (T)
Kambra Bolch, Assistant Vice Provost Academic Advising and Transitions (T)
Andrea Golato, Dean, The Graduate College (T)
Cynthia Hernandez, Vice President, Student Affairs (T)
Mark Hughes, Associate Vice President, Technology Resources (R)
Lisa Lloyd, Vice President, University Administration (T)
William Mattera, Director, Housing and Residential Life (T)
Christopher Murr, Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid and Scholarships (T)
Sandy Pantlik, Assistant Vice President, Communications (R)
Matt Hall, Vice President, Information Technology (T)
Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management (T)
Tracy Shoemake, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Athletics (T)
Marc Turner, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research (R)
Valarie Van Vlack, Assistant Vice President and Treasurer (R)
Nicholas Weimer, Associate Dean Compliance, Assessment & Sponsored Programs (R)
Elias Martinez, Assistant Vice President University Marketing (R)
Michael Preston, Associate Vice President Student Success (R)
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, University Registrar (T)
Mallory Sluder, Associate Vice President International Affairs

Function:
Recommends to the President enrollment goals, policy and program initiatives; directs institutional enrollment studies; facilitates institutional implementation of enrollment goals; advises the Provost and the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management; and provides data and information to the university community.

Christopher Murr, Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Chair (T)

Jamie Leonard, Supervisor, Scholarship Program Specialists, Financial Aid and Scholarships (R)
Kathy Ybanez-Llorente, Associate Dean, College of Education (R)
Rebecca Bradley, Assistant Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships (R)
Linda Campbell, Associate Professor, Accounting (R)
Michael Casey, Senior Lecturer, Ingram School of Engineering (R)
Joni Charles, Associate Professor, School of Family & Consumer Sciences (R)
Kimberlee Davis, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences (R)
Diane Dolezel, Associate Professor, Health Informatics and Information Management (R)
Keely Ede, Compliance Administrator, Financial Aid and Scholarships (T)
Charles Evers, Director, Applied Arts Academic Advising Center (R)
Laurie Fluker, Associate Dean, Journalism and Mass Communication (R)
Wayne Kraemer, Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies (R)
Melanie Liddle, Student Development Specialist II, Honors College (R)
Terrance McClain, Director, Student Success Center (R)
Michael Mileski, Associate Professor, Health Administration (R)
Sherri Mora, Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science (R)
Jason O'Brien, Grant Senior Coordinator, Student Success Center (R)
David Thomas, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission (R)
Britney Webb, Program Faculty, Health and Human Performance (R)
Shannon Weigum, Associate Professor, Materials Science, Engineering & Commercialization (R)
Kathryn Weiser, Assistant Dean, Dean of Students (R)

Ex Officio:
Stephanie Lopez, Director, Scholarships (T)
Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management (T)

Student Members:
To Be Named, Representative, Terry Scholar
To Be Named, Representative, Terry Scholar

Function:
Reviews studies and recommends policies regarding need-based financial aid. The Committee advises and recommends broad policies and procedures to the University Council for awarding financial aid and gives the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing, and the Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships advice as needed. The Committee, which is authorized by the institution's administration to grant a scholarship that permits a waiver of nonresident tuition, makes decisions about selected scholarship awards and serves as the final body for appeals pertaining to financial aid eligibility and athletic scholarships.

Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management, Chair (T)

Lisa Allen, Director, Student Business Services (R)
To Be Named, Academic Advising & Transitions (R)
Chad Booth, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Science and Engineering (R)
Karl Boysen, Supervisor, Academic Advising, Fine Arts and Communication (R)
Beverly Woodson Day, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management, Director, Undergraduate Admissions (R)
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, University Registrar, University Registrar (R)
Diana Connell, Associate University Registrar, University Registrar (R)
Dede Gonzales, Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships (R)
Candace Hastings, Director, Faculty Development (R)
Kavita Kakirde, Senior Lecturer, Biology, Faculty Senate (R)
Craig Willie, Director New Student and Family Experience (R)
Kristin McDaniel, Commencement Coordinator, Curriculum Services
Martin Mills, Director, Enterprise Systems, Information Technology (R)
Abigail Miller, Manager, Graduate Admissions, The Graduate College (R)
Jason O'Neil, Assistant Director, Housing and Residential Life
John Root, Director, Auxiliary Services (R)
David Wierschem, Associate Professor, McCoy College of Business Administration (R)
Amy Wong, Assistant Director, Round Rock Campus (R)
To Be Named, Education (R)

Ex Officio:
Thilla Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global (T)
Gene Bourgeois, Provost, Vice President, Academic Affairs (T)

Function:
Coordinates and evaluates policies and procedures that impact all aspects of registration. Recommends changes or enhancements to registration-related activities to the Associate Vice President and the Provost. The committee also proposes future academic calendars for approval. The committee meets approximately one week following the census date of the spring, second summer, and fall semesters. The committee may be called for additional meetings as required.