# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S129
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RESOLUTIONS 129

plying higher education in a Christian Lutheran con-
text; and

Wuereas, The present financial condition of the
Synod’s treasury makes budgetary assistance to the
university difficult, if not impossible; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod encourage congregations
to remember Valparaiso University’s great need in their
annual offering in its behalf.

Action: Adopted (11).

To Amend Bylaws (Colleges
and Seminaries)
RESOLUTION 6-35

Overtures 6-43, 6-51 to 6-55, 6-58, 6-59 (CW, pp. 315—322,
324—327); 6-90U, 6-92U (URO, pp. 63—64)

Wuereas, Current practices make certain synodical
Handbook regulations obsolete, inapplicable, or imprac-
ticable; therefore be it

Resolved, That selected Bylaws in the synodical
Handbook be revised as follows:

6.11 Meetings with the Faculties
Delete

6.27 Election of Elective Members

b. The required number of elective members for each
Board of Control shall be elected by the voting delegates to
the convention.

Delete c and d.

6.39 General Functions and Duties

h. The Board of Control may appoint, or cause to be ap-
pointed or elected, standing or special committees consisting
of its members or of any other persons qualified to participate
in the designated activity of the committee.

6.53 Appointments of Members of the Faculty

a. The Board of Control, on recommendation of the presi-
derit of the institution and with the prior consent of the
Board for Higher Education, shall appoint the members of
the faculty. Initial appointments to the theological semi-
naries require also the prior approval of their electors.

b. Appointments shall ordinarily be for terms of one to
four years. Appointments with permanent tenure may also
be made if the candidate has already been granted perma-
nent tenure by another educational institution of the Synod
or if the requirements for the granting of permanent tenure
are satisfied at the time the appointment is made.

c. The Board of Control may decline to renew the ap-
pointment of a faculty member without tenure at its discre-
tion and without formal statement of cause. If reappoint-
ment to the teaching staff is not contemplated, the Board of
Control shall so notify the faculty member, through the
president of the institution, at least 6 months prior to the
expiration of the current appointment.

d. The terms and conditions of every appointment shall
be stated in writing and be in the possession of both the in-
stitution and the prospective faculty member before the ap-
pointment is consummated. Limitations of academic freedom
because of the religious nature and aims of the institution
shall be stated in writing at the time of the appointment and
conveyed to the person being appointed.

e. From time to time the Board for Higher Education
shall provide general statements on selection and advance-
ment criteria based on academic, professional, ministerial, or
other applicable qualifications.

f. Ordinarily candidates for teaching positions with ten-
ure on the Synod’s instructional staffs shall be graduates of
a theological seminary or teachers college affiliated with the
Synod or shall have achieved such status by colloquy. When,
exceptionally, laymen are involved, they should be persons

who are solemnly pledged to the Holy Scriptures as the in-
spired Word of God and to the Lutheran Confessions.

Delete g to j.

6.54 Permanent Tenure

a. The Board of Control may grant permanent tenure at
any time to any member of the faculty, regardless of rank,
upon the recommendation of the president and with the prior
consent of the Board for Higher Education and the electors
of the institution (see 6.115).

b. The electors may grant such consent by any appropri-
ate procedure 4 weeks after a notice of the intent to grant
qgnure has been published in the official publications of the

ynod.

ce. If a faculty member completes 7 years of creditable
service (periods of leave are not included) as a member of
the faculty of one or more educational institutions of the
Synod of collegiate or seminary level, at least the last four
of which shall be in the institution he is currently serving,
and has not been granted permanent tenure, he shall be
granted permanent tenure. His 7 years of creditable ser-
vice shall be deemed sufficient satisfaction of all probation-
ary requirements.

d. The granting of permanent tenure shall in no case be
construed as requiring or indicating advancement in rank.

6.55 Ranking of Members of Staff

a. The Board of Control shall determine the assignment
and rank of members of the faculty and of the administrative
officers.

b. The approved nomenclature for the ranks of faculty
members is: instructor, assistant professor, associate pro-
fessor, professor.

c. The descriptive prefixes “visiting” or “guest” may be
used, when appropriate, with the designation of any rank.
The descriptive suffix “emeritus” may be used, when ap-
propriate, with the designation for any rank, by special reso-
lution of the Board of Control in the case of each person to
be so designated.

d. Persons appointed with the designation “graduate as-
sistant” shall not be voting members of the faculty but may
be granted other faculty privileges and benefits as deter-
mined by the Board of Control.

6.59 Faculty Organizations and Meetings

e. The faculty shall elect a secretary and provide for the
election of committees, consisting of faculty members or of
faculty members and other persons, who shall study, eval-
uate, and report to the faculty on policy matters affecting the
activity of the institution, the activity and welfare of the
members of the faculty, and the life and welfare of the
students.

6.73 Exchanges and Transfers
Delete

6.79 Modified Service and Retirement

a. The president of a synodical institution may be hon-
orably retired from his presidential responsibilities by ac-
tion of the Board of Control, or at his request, at any time
after the end of the school year in which he attains the age
of 60, or after 15 years of service as president of the same
school. He shall be relieved of his presidential responsibility
at the end of the school year in which he reaches the age
of 65.

b. A president who has been honorably retired from his
presidential responsibilities shall ordinarily no longer be
actively associated with the school which he last served.

c. A president who has been honorably retired may elect
to serve under the direct jurisdiction of the Board for Higher
Education. In such cases the retired president’s compensa-
tion and benefits shall be a direct responsibility of the Board
for Higher Education, and his responsibilities and assign-
ments, if any, shall be determined by that Board.

d. Former presidents shall continue to hold the rank of
professor if and when they become members of a faculty or
staff of a synodical school or if they opt to serve directly
under the Board for Higher Education. Former presidents
shall also retain the synodical housing and retirement pro-
visions for professors and administrators.

e. Faculty members may be honorably retired or trans-

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