Texas Tech University.

Student Media Committee

Charge:

The Student Media Committee is responsible for advising the vice president for student affairs on matters relating to student media.

Appointment:

Appointments will be made by the vice president for student affairs from nominations received through standard procedures. Terms for faculty and staff members are three years, one year for students. Committee members may be reappointed.

Operating Procedures:

The committee will develop its own operating procedures subject to approval by the vice president for student affairs. Copies of any minutes or reports are to be provided to the vice president for student affairs, to the Faculty Senate, and to the University Library. The chairperson may be invited to visit the Faculty Senate to inform the Senate of the activities of the committee during the year.

Chairperson:

The committee will elect its chairperson annually from the faculty members who are in their final year of service.

Membership:

See below membership code.

Name College/Department Membership Code Term Began Term Ends
Beale, Caitlin Student Member
2
 2012 2013
Bishop, Hailey Student Member
2
 2012 2013
Cantore, Jean Ann Texas Techsan – Editor
5
 Ex-officio  
Cunningham, Sean College of Arts and Sciences 1 2011 2014
Gonzales, Patrick Student Media Alumni Representative
4
 Ex-officio  
Heil, Emily Student Member 2 2012 2013
Lauderdale, Mitzi College of Human Sciences 1 2011 2014
Palmer, Clay Student Member 2 2012 2013
Peterson, Susan Student Media
3
 Ex-officio  
Siudym, Olivia Student Member 2 2012 2013
Whitfield, Lynn Southwest Collections 1 2010 2013
Wilson, Garrett Student Member 2 2012 2013
Zacharias, Lauren Student Member 2 2012 2013

Membership:

  1. Six (6) faculty members, only one from the College of Media and Communication.
  2. Six (6) student members, none of whom shall be paid staff members of The Daily Toreador , La Ventana or Freshman Directory or elected officers or members of the Student Government Association.
  3. Director of Student Media, ex-officio, nonvoting
  4. Representative from Student Media alumni with professional publications experience, ex-officio, nonvoting
  5. Representative from campus publications, ex-officio, nonvoting