Student Media and Publications
Student Media and Publications Committee Duties
The Committee is the policy maker for all student publications, such policies being consistent with freedom of the press under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The Committee determines policy, operating procedures and guidelines for all student publications; Implement and enforce the pertinent provisions of Regents' rules and Regulations and the Handbook of Operating Procedures; Impose sanctions; approve the appointment and/or removal of student editor-in-chief to/from Student Media and Publications on at least a yearly basis; Establish, and if necessary waive, requirements and qualifications for the editor-in-chief; Maintain a close working relation with, and seek the counsel and advice of, the Director of Student Media and Publications; Consider complaints involving libel, obscenity, or violations of policies; Resolve disputes pertaining to publications; Approve petitions for recognition of new student publications. Complete committee duties can be found at: https://www.utep.edu/hoop/section-2/student-publications-policies.html
Membership
The Committee is composed of four (4) faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate, one (1) faculty member from the journalism faculty in the Department of Communication, two (2) undergraduate students and one (1) graduate student, none of whom may be officers of the Student Government Association, but appointed by the Student Government Association and the following non-voting ex-officio representatives: the Director of Student Media and Publications, the Vice President for Student Affairs or his or her designee, and current Editor-In-Chief of The Prospector.
Amy Bach
College of Education
Term ends 2025
Kate Gannon
College of Liberal Arts
Term ends 2025
Giulio Francia
College of Science
Term ends 2025
Chair, Daniel Tillman
College of Education
Term ends 2025
Cheryl Ordaz
College of Liberal Arts
Term ends 2025