# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S166
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

7. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
4. Three laypersons appointed by the delegates of the
members of Concordia University System
5. The President of the Synod or his representative
Nonvoting Advisory Members:
1. A district president appointed by the Council of
Presidents
2. The Chief Financial OfficerUp to two persons
appointed by the Board of Directors of the Synod
3. The Chief Mission Officer or his/her representative
4. One university president appointed by the Concordia
University System Advisory Council
Persons elected or appointed to the Concordia University
System Board of Directors should have demonstrated
familiarity and support of the institutions, and shall
support the doctrinal positions of the Synod, and shall
possess two or more of the following qualifications:
theological acumen, an advanced degree, experience in
higher education administration, administration of
complex organizations, finance, law, investments,
technology, human resources, facilities management, or
fund development. The Chief Administrative Officer of the
Synod (or a designee) and the Secretary of the Synod (or a
designee) shall review and verify that nominees are
qualified to serve as stated above.
3.6.6.45 The presidents and interim presidents of the
Synod’s educational institutions shall comprise thean
advisory councilConcordia University System Advisory
Council, which shall: meet at the call of the Board of
Directors of Concordia University System and report the
results of its studies to the board for consideration in
making its decisions.
(a) in consultation with the Concordia University
System Board of Directors (“the board”), be responsible
for developing, executing, and assessing the long-term
strategic direction and plan for Concordia University
System, which focuses the mission of the institutions
within the broad assignment of the Synod
(b) assist the board in defining standards of viability,
integrity, and theological fidelity of the curricula (Bylaw
3.6.6.4 [d]) and in the development of policies and
procedures as described in Bylaws 3.6.6.4 (a) and 3.6.6.6;
(c) coordinate collaborative development, by their
respective institutions, of policies required by Bylaw
3.6.6.7;
(d) serve as a pool of experts to assist, upon the board’s
request, in evaluating institutional viability, and
regarding the consolidation, relocation, separation,
divestiture, or closure of a college or university;
(e) propose standards for ensuring curricular fidelity to
the doctrine and practice of the Synod;
(f) contribute to the board’s development of search
criteria in the selection process for a president of
Concordia University System;
(g) upon the board’s request, contribute to campus
transition reviews and recommendation of search
criteria in the selection for a college/university president;
(h) together with districts, congregations, local boards
of regents, and national efforts, assist congregations and
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districts in student recruitment for both professional
church work and lay higher education; and
(i) serve as a resource for the development of lists of
potential teachers and administrative personnel.
3.6.6.54 In keeping with the objectives and the
Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod, the
Board of Directors of Concordia University System shall
(a) adopt, in consultation with the Concordia University
System Advisory Council, coordinating policies, the
system-wide strategic plan, and procedures for
cooperative roles and responsibilities of the colleges and
universities after consulting with or receiving
recommendations from the colleges or universities of the
Synod;
(b) together with boards of regents and the Board of
Directors of the Synod, coordinate institutional planning
and approve capital projects in relation to campus
property-management agreements and changes to
institutional master plans of the colleges and
universities, upon recommendations of the boards of
regents;
(c) review and approve new programs and manage peer
review of programs in the interest of the institution(s)
and the Synod;
(d) adopt criteria and standards for determining
institutional viability of the colleges and universities,
subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the
Synod, and monitor compliance with these standards
and criteria;
(e) adopt standards for ensuring curricular fidelity to
the doctrine and practice of the Synod, and monitor
compliance with these standards and criteria;
(ef) together with districts, congregations, local boards
of regents, and national efforts, assist congregations and
districts in student recruitment for both professional
church work and lay higher education;
(fg) serve as a resource for the development of lists of
potential teaching and administrative personnel;
(gh) assist the President of the Synod in monitoring and
promoting the ongoing faithfulness of Concordia
University System colleges and universities to Article II
of the Constitution of the Synod; and
(hi) have authority, after receiving the consent of the
Board of Directors of the Synod by its two-thirds vote
and also the consent of eitherone of the appropriate
board of regents by its two-thirds vote, the Council of
Presidents by its two-thirds vote, or the appropriate
board of regentsConcordia University System Board of
Directors by its two-thirds vote, to consolidate, relocate,
separate, or divest a college or university.
3.6.6.6
The Board of Directors of Concordia University
System shall, after consulting with the colleges and
universities of the Synodin consultation with the Concordia
University System Advisory Council, adopt policies to assist
and ensure that the boards of regents and campus
administrators are:
(a) actively working to preserve their Lutheran identity
by supporting the objectives of The Lutheran Church—
Resolutions