April 14, 2026

RAPP Meeting Minutes 

Hybrid Mtg. 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

Tuesday April 14, 2026 

Summary

The RAPP tri-chairs opened the meeting with a review and approval of the previous week's minutes, followed by the weekly review of charges and norms. Vice President Ram Subramaniam shared a lottery funding request from Creative Arts Dean Kristin Skager. The tri-chairs then presented a compilation of feedback from RAPP committee members regarding the current Winter Quarter annual program review process. Finally, Tri-chair Lisa Ly shared a summary of Classified Senate’s input concerning the proposed Faculty Prioritization Committee (FPC) and Program Sustainability Committee (PSC).

Instructional Equipment and Lottery Funds

Tri-chair Lisa Ly reminded the committee of the January 27, 2026 updates to the instructional equipment request process. Timelines and procedures are available on the RAPP website. VP Subramaniam presented a request from Dean Skager for an increase in lottery funds from the prior $25,000.00 Creative Arts Division lottery fund budget to an increase of $65,000.00. He then explained that growth within the Creative Arts Division warrants the additional support. The RAPP committee unanimously approved the request.

Debrief of Annual Program Review Cycle: Winter 2026

Tri-chair Veronica Avila presented a compilation of constructive feedback regarding the Winter 2026 Quarter annual program review process. Committee comments were organized around the following themes: form design and alignment; questions and prompts within both the annual program review and feedback forms; rubric development and norming across groups; continuity and longitudinal tracking; accessibility and onboarding for new members; and equity across instructional and non-instructional areas.

Proposed FPC Subcommittee

Lisa presented a summary of feedback from a discussion held winter quarter 2026 with the Classified Senate. Responses from classified staff addressed the scope of work and membership structure. While some expressed interest in not appointing classified staff representatives to the FPC, others opted to forgo classified staff appointments preferring instead for staff to engage with the FPC process through existing shared governance structures such as RAPP, Classified Senate, and College Council. Discussion of the subcommittee proposal will continue in the coming weeks.

Attendees: Ram Subramaniam, Veronica Acevedo Avila, Lisa Ly, Felisa Vilaubi, Garret King, Glynn Wallis, Augustin Espino Diaz, Christina Wright, Michele LeBleu Burns, Salvador Pedroza, Sam Bliss, Cecilia Hui, Zander Blackman, Michelle Hernandez, Patricia Del Rio, Gabriela Nocito, Mehrdad Khosravi, Manisha Karia, Debbie Lee, Farhad Sabit, Eric Mendoza, Aisyah Faisal, Jayme Brown, Blen Ashebr

Absent: Alicia Mullens, Erick Aragon, James Nguyen

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

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