May 19, 2026

RAPP Meeting Minutes 

Hybrid Mtg. 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

Tuesday May 19, 2026 

Summary

The meeting began with a review of the meeting minutes, followed by a review of the committee's charges and norms. Tri-chair Lisa Ly presented the Annual Governance Assessment survey in greater detail than the prior week. Tri-chair Ram Subramaniam led a discussion on amending the RAPP Faculty Prioritization Committee (FPC) charge to allow for Academic Senate confirmation of the six faculty positions intended to serve on it. Tri-chair Veronica Acevedo Avila then introduced a first read of the Program Sustainability Committee charge.

Annual Governance Assessment 

Lisa reviewed the survey and explained that it is a reflective survey completed collectively by RAPP members each year, in part due to accreditation requirements. Questions were raised regarding who fills out the survey and the role of College Council in this process. Lisa explained that the survey is distributed to all governance committees, and each committee submits a collective summary of responses from individuals within their respective governance body. Ram began the conversation with a response to question #2: "Reflecting on your governance group's processes and practices over the past year, please identify what has been working and what changes you plan to implement over the next academic year to ensure continuous improvement." He highlighted the creation of two operational subcommittees within RAPP - the Faculty Prioritization Committee (FPC) and the Program Sustainability Committee (PSC), both of which were established, in part, to address workload concerns within the larger committee. Faculty member Glynn Wallis stated that the proposed changes to the program review document are intended to inform the committee. He further noted that the prospective program review should address and inform all stakeholders, including instruction, student services, and administrative units.

Faculty Prioritization Amendment (FPC)

Ram explained RAPP's evolving approach to governance, which asks committee members to continually review and revise processes for ongoing improvement. He noted that RAPP had previously voted on the FPC structure, and while that vote stands, a brief amendment was brought forward. Per 10+1 legislation, the appointment of the six faculty positions within the FPC falls under the purview of the Academic Senate, which will review, discuss, and finalize those appointments. The amendment was passed and approved by the committee.

Program Sustainability Committee (PSC)

The PSC charge had been distributed to RAPP members for review prior to the meeting. The committee held a first read of the document and continued its discussion of the PSC. Members will resume discussion of the PSC at the next scheduled RAPP meeting on June 2.

 
 

Attendees: Ram Subramaniam, Lisa Ly, Veronica Acevedo Avila, Michele LeBleu Burns, Sam Bliss, Garrett King, Agustin Espino Diaz, Jayme Brown, Patricia Del Rio, Erick Aragon, Michelle Hernandez, Jamie Pelusi, Cecilia Hui, Christina Wright, Glynn Wallis, Hieu Nguyen, Zander Blackman, Thomas Ray, Arnav Junday, Ka Chun Wong, Mehrdad Khosravi, Randy Bryant

Absent: Felisa Vilaubi, Blen Ashebr, James Nguyen, Salvador Pedroza, Aisyah Faisal

RAPP Voting Members: Ram Subramaniam, Lisa Ly, Veronica Acevedo Avila, Farhad Sabit, Michele LeBleu Burns, Sam Bliss, Garrett King, Agustin Espino Diaz, Jayme Brown, Patricia Del Rio, Erick Aragon, Eric Mendoza, Michelle Hernandez, Jamie Pelusi, Felisa Vilaubi, Cecilia Hui, Christina Wright, Glynn Wallis, Aisyah Faisal, Blen Ashebr, James Nguyen, Salvador Pedroza, Zander Blackman.

Non-voting Advisory: Martin Varela, Randy Bryant, Shagun Kaur (for Erik Woodbury)