Student Service Fees

The Student Service Fee Advisory Committee meets annually, usually in December or January, to consider budget requests and make recommendations regarding the allocation student fees. Committee proceedings are available via livestream.

Click here to listen to the Student Service Fee Advisory Committee livestream.

Departments that receive Student Service Fees (SSF) provide a written request for funds then make a presentation to the committee on the department's role and goals for the next fiscal year. Allocation recommendations and the proposed amount of fees for the following year must be approved by the vice president for student life, the chancellor and the governing board of the institution.

The committee was created to meet the requirements of Texas Education Code 54.503

The primary areas that receive allocations include student life departments that do not receive state funding or funds from designated tuition. The chart below illustrates service fee revenues for the past five years. 

Chart showing student service fee dollars from FY2021 through FY 2025

SSF Committee Members 2025-2026

Students

  • Idalyd Granados, Denton, Chair
  • Sydney Garrison, Denton
  • Erica Brelove , Denton
  • Elia Leon, Denton
  • Kaelah Ngame, Denton
  • Makenna Stephens, Houston
  • Kyungmin (Jenny) Pak, Dallas

Faculty and Staff

  • Dr. Rebecca Fredrickson, Faculty
  • Lacey Thompson, Staff

Student Life

  • Dr. Monica Mendez-Grant, Co-chair
  • Dr. Stephanie Brown
  • Heather Snow
  • David Sweeten
  • Melanie Baker
  • Lisa Valle

Hearing Schedule 2025-2026

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Monday, Dec. 15

Time Requesting Units Speakers
8:30 a.m. SSF Committee Introductions and Student Testimony  
8:45-9:45 a.m. Athletics Sandee Mott
9:45-10 a.m. Student Life Dallas Lydia Dillen
10-10:15 a.m. Student Life Dallas - SGA Jenny Pak
10:15-10:35 a.m. Counseling and Psychological Services Kristina Rodriguez
10:35-10:50 a.m. Lasso & Student Life Communications Amy Evans
10:50-11:05 a.m. Design Services Melissa Carr
  BREAK  
11:15-11:35 a.m. Student Life Houston Charlene Adams
11:35-11:50 a.m. Student Life Houston - SGA Hannah Harris
11:50 a.m. - Noon Civility & Community Standards - Legal John Rentz
12-1 p.m. LUNCH BREAK  
1-1:35 p.m. Center for Student Involvement Natalie Boone
1:35-1:50 p.m. Scholar Programs Jessica Burchfield
1:50-2 p.m. CARE (Campus Alliance for Resource Education) Amy O'Keefe
Mere Maddox
2-2:25 p.m. Center for First-Generation Students, Cultural Events
Mobile Go Center
Becky Rodriguez
Simone Daniels
2:25-2:40 p.m. Disability Services for Students Nadaya Cross
2:40-2:50 p.m. Student Life Assessment Aaron Bradetich
2:50-3:20 p.m. Career Connections Aimee Laun
  BREAK  
3:25-4 p.m. Student Union (Block Party, Programming, Fees) Mara Jackson
Victoria Monteros
4-4:25 p.m. Medical Services Fee Jennifer Rodges
4:25-4:35 p.m. Student Life Advancement and Student Life Melanie Baker
4:35-5 p.m. Committee Review  

 

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Tuesday, Dec. 16

Time Requesting Units  
9 a.m. Student Testimony  
9 a.m.-Noon Review and Deliberations (SSF Committee Only)  
Noon-1 p.m. BREAK  
1-3 p.m. Deliberations and Voting (SSF Committee Only)  

Page last updated 4:49 PM, November 7, 2025