# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S72
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72 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 1

Action: Section 6.23 was adopted as printed above
after an amendment was passed defining the terms of
members of Boards of Control as four years and stipu-
lating that one half of the members of the Boards of
Control should be elected by each convention of the
Synod.

6.27 Election of Elective Members

a. The Committee on Convention Nominations shall solicit
names of suitable candidates for the Board of Control of
each educational institution of the Synod and compile a list
of candidates in accordance with the specific provisions of
Section 2.147a and Sections 6.23 and 6.25 of the Bylaws of
the Synod.

b. Each District President shall designate from his Dis-
trict’s delegation a voting pastor and a lay delegate who shall
help to constitute an Electoral College for the required num-
ber of elective members for each Board of Control.

c. At a time designated by the President of the Synod, the
chairman of the Convention Elections Committee shall con-
vene this Electoral College, which shall then organize itself
and hold the elections.

d. The members of.the Board for Higher Education and
its advisory council are authorized to attend the meetings of
this Electoral College.

Action: Section 6.27 a, b,c, d was adopted.

6.53 Members of Teaching Staff

The following classifications of the faculties of synodical
institutions are provided:

a. Graduate Assistants: On recommendation of the presi-
dent of the institution the Board of Control shall appoint
an approved number of graduate assistants recruited pri-
marily from the ranks of current recent graduates of the
seminaries and teachers colleges. The original appointment
shall be for one year and may be renewed for one-year terms
if the appointee is enrolled as a resident student in a formal
program of graduate studies.

b. Instructors: On recommendation of the president of the
institution the Board of Control shall appoint an approved
number of instructors for two-year terms. The original ap-
pointment may be renewed more than once. After completing
at least one full term, instructors may be advanced to the
rank of assistant professor by the Board of Control with the
prior consent of the Board for Higher Education, or they may
be appointed to the staff of another synodical institution. If
reappointment to the teaching staff is not contemplated in
a particular case, the Board of Control shall so notify the
instructor, through the president, six months prior to the
expiration of the current appointment.

c. Assistant Professors: On recommendation of the presi-
dent of the institution the Board of Control shall appoint an
approved number of assistant professors. The period of ap-
pointment shall be four years. If there is no intent to renew
the appointment, the Board of Control shall convey notice
in writing, to the person involved, through the president, at
least six months prior to the date of expiration of the cur-
rent appointment.

d. Associate Professors: Associate professors shall be
chosen in accordance with the synodical regulations. The
position of associate professor shall involve permanent tenure.

e. Professors: Associate professors may be advanced to
the rank of professor by the Board of Control on the recom-
mendation of the president of the institution and with the
consent of the Board for Higher Education. Qualified per-
sons not on the teaching staff of a given school may be called
as professor according to synodical regulations. This position
shall involve permanent tenure.

f. Substitute Teachers: On recommendation of the presi-
dent of the institution the Board of Control may appoint
substitute teachers in extraordinary situations. The original
appointment shall not exceed one academic term in length
and may be renewed once only without the prior consent of
the Board for Higher Education.

g. Visiting Professors: A faculty member with tenure at

one synodical institution may be appointed as a visiting
professor on another synodical faculty for renewable terms
of one or two years without loss of tenure, with the approval
of the Board for Higher Education and the consent of both
Boards of Control.

h. Criteria for Appointment: From time to time the Board
for Higher Education shall issue general statements of selec-
tion criteria and criteria for differentiation in rank, based
on academic, professional, ministerial, or other applicable
qualifications and achievement levels. Appointments or elec-
tions proposed to Boards of Control shall be in accordance
with these criteria.

Action: Section 6.53 was adopted after the words “in
writing” had been inserted after the word “notice” in
paragraph c.

6.51 (Change in numbering only)
Action: Section 6.53 was changed to 6.51.

Nore: At this point the convention proceeded to review
the proposed changes in the Handbook paragraph by para-
graph without, however, adopting the sections individually,
it being understood that a vote to adopt all of the approved
sections would be taken after all of the proposed changes
had been reviewed.

6.54 Approval of Staff Appointments

d. The Board of Control of each institution, with the ap-
proval of the Board for Higher Education, shall appoint the
necessary administrative officials or employees whose elec-
tion or appointment is not provided for otherwise and shall
fix the conditions of their synodical service.

6.55 Ranking of Members of Staff

The Board of Control of each institution, with the ap-
proval of the Board for Higher Education, shall determine the
work assignment and rank of members of the faculty and of
the administrative officers according to synodical regulations.
It shall fix their salaries according to the salary schedules
established from time to time by the Board of Directors on
recommendation of the Board for Higher Education.

6.57 Salary Schedules

The salary schedules of all institutional employees shall
be fixed by the Board of Directors on recommendation of the
Board for Higher Education.

6.59 Faculty Organizations and Meetings

a. Instructional staff size or special synodical responsibil-
ities may lead to the organization of a faculty senate.

6.65 Evangelical Discipline and the Right of Appeal

a. Each faculty shall develop, formulate, promote, and fos-
ter ideals, standards, and criteria of personal conduct and ‘of
the community life of the campus worthy of the Christian
calling and of ministers in training for the church.

b. Each Board of Control on recommendation of the fac-
ulty shall adopt a comprehensive policy statement commit-
ting the school and its officers to the principles of Christian
discipline, evangelical dealing, and good order governing the
students individually and collectively.

c. Each student, together with his parents and advisers,
shall be informed regarding the disciplinary policy and pro-
cedure and under what conditions and to whom an appeal
from a disciplinary decision may be made. The proper line
of appeal proceeds from the student and his faculty counselor
through the dean of students to the president as chief execu-
tive of the institution.

6.71 Sabbatical Leave and Leave of Absence

b. A Board of Control, with approval of the Board for
Higher Education, may grant any member of the instruc-
tional staff a leave of absence for a fixed period of time to
pursue advanced studies in his special field of work or to
render particular service to the Synod or to its agencies.
Time so spent on a special leave shall ordinarily not be ac-
cumulated toward a subsequent sabbatical leave. Budgetary