February 10, 2026

RAPP Meeting Minutes 

Online Mtg.

10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026 

Summary

The RAPP committee discussed the Faculty Prioritization Committee and the Program Sustainability Committee proposals. Erik Woodbury and Veronica Acevedo Avila presented a PowerPoint providing context on the feedback received from RAPP since October 2025.  Presenters requested support to solicit feedback from the DASG, Classified Senate, Academic Senate and Deans. Through a general consensus process, RAPP supported moving these proposals to the above mentioned groups for review. The subcommittee proposals will return to RAPP for discussion and decision-making.

Vice President of Instruction and RAPP Tri-Chair, Ram Subramaniam, presented a proposal for a full-time tenure-track Paralegal faculty emergency hire. He noted that the resignation of the Paralegal Faculty Director creates a compliance and accreditation issue under the American Bar Association "Faculty Section G-401" Paralegal Guidelines.  This request aligns with the college’s emergency hiring criteria for positions "Required by law or accreditation".

RAPP continued its work on program review feedback. Members met in five breakout groups to evaluate assigned reviews and provide feedback using respective feedback form documents.

Next Steps
·       Proposals for the Faculty Prioritization and Program Sustainability committees will be sent to DASG, Classified Senate, Academic Senate and the Deans.

·       RAPP will continue to meet remotely through the end of the winter quarter

Attendees: Ram Subramaniam, Veronica Acevedo Avila, Sam Bliss, Michele LeBleu Burns, Farhard Sabit, Nazy Galoyan, Garrett King, Eric Mendoza, Michelle Hernandez, Felisa Vilaubi, Zander Blackman, Patricia Del Rio, Glynn Wallis, Cecilia Hui, Jayme Brown, Hieu Nguyen, James Nguyen, Martin Varela, Lisa Ly, Erik Woodbury, Salvador Pedroza, Erick Aragon, Elvin Ramos, Kim Palmore, Adrienne Hypolite, Agustin Espino Diaz, Debbie Lee, Martin Varela

Absent: Blen Ashebr, Christian Wright, Aisyah Faisal

RAPP Voting Members: Ram Subramaniam, Lisa Ly, Veronica Acevedo Avila, Farhad Sabit, Michele LeBleu Burns, Sam Bliss, Nazy Galoyan, Garret King, Augustin Espino Diaz, Jayme Brown, Patricia del Rio, Erick Aragon, Adrienne Hypolite, Eric Mendoza, Michelle Hernandez, Felisa Vilaubi, Christina Wright, Cecilia Hui, Glynn Wallis, James Nguyen, Zander Blackman, Aisyah Faisal, Jayme Brown, Kim Palmore (for Alicia Mullens), Blen Ashebr, Salvador Pedroza

Non-voting Advisory: Martin Varela, Randy Bryant, Erik Woodbury