# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S147 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) HIGHER EDUCATION 147 PRESENT WORDING h. Criteria for Appointment: ... 6.54 Approval of Staff Appointments ce. Initial appointments of instructors or assistant pro- fessors at the theological seminaries are subject to the prior consent of their electoral boards. a. Full-time appointments to the teaching or administra~ tive staff of a synodical institution are subject to the prior consent of the Board for Higher Education. b. Appointments of part-time or of substitute teachers extending beyond one school year are subject to the prior consent of the Board for Higher Education. 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 empleyees whose elec- tion or appointment is not provided for otherwise and shall fix the conditions of their synodical service. 6.101 Call for Nominations The Board of Control of each institution shall issue, in the official publications of the Synod, a call for the nomina- tion of candidates whenever a professorship or associate professorship is to be filled. The call for nominations shall describe the office and the qualifications desired to fill it. Approval for filling vacancies must first be obtained from the Board for Higher Education. 6.105 Status and Parish Experience of Candidates a. Candidates for teaching and administrative positions as associate professors on the Synod’s instructional staffs shall be graduates of a synodical theological seminary or teachers college or have achieved the status of Lutheran pastor or teacher by colloquy or have acquired similar status in a church body in fellowship with the Synod. Re Concordia Seminary Extension Center at University of Southern California RESOLUTION 6-35 Overture 6-39 (CW, p. 257) Wuereas, Representatives of the Southern California District and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, have been in consultation on the possibility of establishing a semi- Nary graduate center at the University of Southern California; and Wuereas, Many technical educational matters, such as the retention of accreditation and the granting of degrees, are involved in the establishment of a graduate center so far from the sponsoring institution; therefore be it PROPOSED WORDING j. Criteria for Appointment: .. . 6.54 Approval of Staff Appointments a. Initial appointments, without tenure, to the theologi- cal seminaries are subject to the prior consent of their electoral boards. b. All other initial appointments, without tenure, to the teaching staff of a synodical institution for full-time service are subject to the prior approval of the Board for Higher Education and the District President of the candidate, c. Appointments of part-time or of substitute teachers extending beyond one school year are subject to the prior consent of the Board for Higher Education. d. The Board of Control, on recommendation of the president of the institution and the approval of the Board for Higher Education, may nominate an eligible assistant professor for tenure. By a procedure satisfactory to the electors they may grant tenure to the candidate four weeks after his name has been published in the official publication of the Synod. e. The Board of Control of each institution, with the approval of the Board for Higher Education, shall appoint the necessary administrative officials or employees whose election or appointment is not provided for otherwise and shall fix the conditions of their synodical service. 6.101 Call for Nominations The Board of Control of each institution may issue, in the official publications of the Synod, a call for the nomina~ tion of candidates for assistant professorships with tenure, associate professorships, and professorships. The call for nominations shall describe the office and the qualifications desired to fill it. Approval for filling vacancies must first be obtained from the Board for Higher Education. 6.105 Status and Parish Experience of Candidates a. Candidates for teaching and administrative positions as associate professors and professors on the Synod’s in- structional staffs shall have the same qualifications as described for the status of personnel with tenure (6.53 f). 6.129 Names of Possible Candidates Members of the Synod are encouraged to submit to the Board for Higher Education the names of possible candidates for teaching positions in synodical schools. Action: This resolution was adopted. Resolved, That Overture 6-39 be referred to the Board for Higher Education and the Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, for complete study and evaluation of the many factors involved; and be it further Resolved, That upon favorable evaluation by the above-mentioned boards, the Board for Higher Edu- cation be encouraged to authorize the administration of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, according to Hand- book 6.161, to initiate the establishment of a graduate center of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, at the Uni- versity of Southern California. Action: This resolution was adopted.