Office of Student Engagement

Members

The Student Fee Advisory Committee is comprised of 4 members who are representative of the entire institution, appointed by the President; and 5 students appointed by the Student Government Association. Three of the 5 students serve two-year terms, and 2 students serve one-year terms.

Members for the 2025-2026 academic year are listed below.

Rosalinda Garcia
SFAC Co-Chair
Vice President, Student Engagement

Fred Juarez
SFAC Co-Chair
Associate Vice President, Finance and Administration

Marcus Tyler Carey, PhD
SFAC Faculty Representative
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Social Sciences

Andria Hernandez
SFAC Staff Representative
Associate Bursar, Bursar's Office

David Sosa
SFAC Student Member
2-Year Term: 2026-2028

Adalberto Gonzalez
SFAC Student Member
2-Year Term: 2025-2027

Diego Renau
SFAC Student Member
1-Year Term: 2026-2027

Jose Gilberto Serna
SFAC Student Member
1-Year Term: 2026-2027

Lisa Hashem
SFAC Student Member
1-Year Term: 2026-2027

Meetings

The SFAC shall conduct its meetings in accordance with Section 54.5033 of the Texas Education Code. Notice of the SFAC meetings (date, hour, place, and subject of the meeting) will be published on the internet and in the student newspaper (if an issue of the newspaper is published between the time of the Internet posting and the time of the meeting).

Meetings are open to the public.

The SFAC will conduct its meetings with a quorum of at least five of the nine voting members present. If a quorum is not reached or maintained, members may continue to meet and discuss agenda items but may not take any action.

Texas Education Code

Information on the Student Fee Advisory Committee can be found in sections 54.503, 54.5031, 54.5032 and 54.5033 of the Texas Education Code which can be found here:

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.54.htm

Contacts

Rosalinda Garcia, Co-Chair
Vice President For Student Engagement
rosalinda.garcia@tamiu.edu
956.326.9254

Fred Juarez III, Co-Chair
Associate Vice President, Finance and Administration
fredjuarez@tamiu.edu
956.326.2448