Program Viability Committee

The Program Viability Committee is a standing committee of the Academic Senate.Per the AP 4021, program initiation, modification and discontinuance proposals shall be submitted to the Academic Senate President no later than the eighth week of the fall semester

The Committee will use the evidence contained within the initial proposal as a foundation to make a qualitative assessment as to determining the merit of initiation, modification or discontinuance. The Committee will be charged with:

1. Determining the initial proposals evidentiary sufficiency per Section III according to AP 4021.
2. Exercising discretion to expand its membership to include program support staff, student services representatives, and adjunct instructors.
3. Gathering all qualitative and quantitative evidence into a written report.
4. Participating in all public meetings and discussions.
5. Recommending to the Academic Senate one of the three potential outcomes of the discontinuance process.

Meeting Dates & Times: 10:00am to 11:00am, second and fourth Thursday of the month.

Location: Zoom

Committee Chairs:

• Lisa Hooper, Faculty Chair/Academic Senate President/Kinesiology, Health & Wellness, Fitness & Athletics (KHWFA)

Committee Members:

• Erika Torgeson, Program Review Chair/Enrollment Services/Counseling
• Jason Burgdorger, Mathematics, Sciences & Engineering/COCFA President
• Jaya George, Health Professions, At-Large Faculty Representative
• Jennifer Paris, CTE Representative/ECE Rep/Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Jesse Vera, Enrollment Services/Counseling
• Karl Striepe, Social & Behavioral Sciences/Transfer Discipline Faculty
• Kathrina Almero-Fabros, Transfer Discipline Representative/At-Large member
• Ruth Rassool, Humanities (Adjunct)/Adjunct Representative
• Tricia George, Curriculum Committee Chair/Humanities
• VACANT, Adjunct/AFT-Student Services
• VACANT, ASG Student

Administrator Voting Members:

• Dr. Thea Alvarado, Interim Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Instruction
• Erin Tague, Assistant Superintendent of Facilities
• Jason Hinkle, Associate VP, Business Services
• Jim Temple, Assistant Superintendent/VP Technology, Inst. Dev. & Tech Computer Support

Additional Non-Voting Administrator Members:

• Jennifer Brezina, Dean, Health Professions
• Harriet Happle, Dean, Career Education, Integrative Learning and Employment Center
• Dianne Avery, Dean, Academic Innovation and Continuing Education Personal and Professional Learning
• Daylene Meuschke, Assoc VP Institute Research, Plan, Effectiveness & Stu Exp Red
• Nadia Cotti, Dean, Applied Technology/Dean, Business
• Kelly Dapp, Director, Campus Life & Student Engagement

Proposals may go through a Technical Review before being reviewed in committee.

• BP 4021 Program Viability 9.13.2016.PDF
• BP 4021 Program Viability 2023.PDF
• AP 4021 Program Viability_2016.PDF
• AP 4021 Program Viability 2023.PDF
• AP 4023 Academic Department_revised 2017.PDF
• AP 4021 Flow Chart(2).PDF
• Flowchart CTE_NONCTE Draft3_16.PDF

Proposal Submission Templates:

• Department Changes Proposal Template-Fillable Form_revised 2017.PDF

Committee Charter (Draft) and Evaluation Rubric

• ProgramViabilityCommitteeProcedures.docx
• Quick Checklist for Program Proposals10.31.16.docx
• Program Viability Rubric Revised.PDF
• Department Changes Rubric_Fillable Form_ revised 11.15.18.PDF

Resources:

• Understanding Labor Market Information Resources.PDF
• Making Use of Labor Market Information.PDF