# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S132
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RESOLUTIONS
g. delegate or reassign one or more of his functions
to a member of the faculty or staff, although standing
administrative assignments shall be made by the Board
of Regents on his recommendation;
h. be responsible for the provision of spiritual care
and nurture for every student;
i. carefully watch over the spiritual welfare, personal life, conduct, educational progress, and physical
condition of the students and in general exercise such
Christian discipline, instruction, and supervision as
may be expected at a Christian educational institution;
j. be responsible for the employment, direction, and
supervision of all employees of the institution;
k. be responsible for the business management of
the school and for the proper operation and maintenance of grounds, buildings, and equipment;
l. make periodic and special financial reports to the
Board of Regents.
6.13 Term of Office
a. The president of each seminary, college, or university shall serve a five-year renewable term of office,
under the terms set forth herewith under Bylaws 6.13
and 614 Bylaw 6.14, beginning with the date of his assumption of his responsibilities as president.
b. Each president shall relinquish academic tenure
upon assumption of the presidency, and shall not be
granted academic tenure during the time of presidential
service.
[Rationale: This eliminates potential conflicts in situations where the president is a tenured faculty member but it is not in the best interest of the school for him
to remain actively associated with the school.]
6.14 Evaluation
The president and Board of Regents shall develop
mutually agreed upon institutional goals and priorities
that give direction to the individual as he carries out
the duties of the office of the presidency. The Board of
Regents will annually evaluate presidential effectiveness based on these goals and priorities.
6.15 Renewal
Nine months prior to the end of each five-year term
the Board of Regents will conduct a formal review of the
president’s effectiveness in the current term of office.
The president shall then be eligible for another fiveyear term by majority action of the Board of Regents,
voting with a ballot containing only the current president’s name. In addition to considering the evaluation
report, the Board of Regents shall consult with the
President of the Synod and the chairman of the Board
for Higher Education. The Regents may consult with
other boards, commissions, and councils of the Synod
as they deem wise.
6.16 Nonrenewal Procedure
In the event that a president’s term is not renewed,
the office of the president shall be considered vacant as
of the end of the term of the incumbent. If the president
is tenured, lack of renewal shall not affect tenure status
in an academic department. A president whose term is
not renewed shall be offered a one-year sabbatical at
full salary with health and welfare benefits. shall continue to receive full salary and benefits for six months
excepting those benefits specifically associated with the
office of the president.
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.

6.17 Retirement Procedure
When a president retires, the Board of Regents may
continue the president’s full salary and benefits for six
months excepting those benefits specifically associated
with the office of the president.
C. Faculties
6.21 Members
a. The regular faculty of each synodical institution
shall consist of the president, the full-time faculty (instructors, assistant professors, associate professors,
professors, or full-time faculty without rank), and parttime or temporary nonvoting members distinguished by
an appropriate prefix or suffix (“visiting, guest, adjunct,
emeritus”) or the term “graduate assistant.”
b. Any part-time or temporary faculty members
shall hold nonvoting membership on the faculty.
c. Administrative positions may be created, modified, abolished, or have functions assigned to them by
the Board of Regents on recommendation by the president of the institution. Such offices are to be those
made necessary by the functions assigned to the institution and appropriate to its size and internal organization. Appointments to these offices are to be for renewable terms. Ordinarily administrative officers are
also to carry a partial teaching load.
c. At each school the president shall propose creation,
modification, or abolition of administrative positions to
the Board of Regents for its approval. The Board of Regents at each school shall maintain clear policies for filling and vacating administrative positions.
[Rationale: Each institution has policies that deal
with the detail listed in item c. (Note Bylaws 6.03 b and
6.12 b.)]
d. Administrative appointments shall be made by
the Board of Regents on recommendation by the president of the institution. The Board for Higher Education
shall periodically review the internal administrative organization of the Synod’s institutions.
e. Each Board of Regents shall maintain a clear plan
of succession of administration to assure that the institution continues to function effectively in the case of incapacity or lengthy absence of the president.
[Rationale: This is necessary and very important at
every institution.]
6.23 Appointment of Members
a. The Board of Regents on recommendation of the
president of the institution shall appoint the members
of the faculty to positions approved by the Board for
Higher Education. all full-time members of the faculty.
The Board for Higher Education shall require certification of theological and professional competency. All initial appointments to seminary, university, and college
seminaries and to college/university theology faculties
will also shall require the prior approval of the Board
for Higher Education. All other initial full-time appointments shall require prior approval of the Board of
Regents and shall include a thorough theological review
involving the District President and selected members
of the Board of Regents.
[Rationale: A Board of Regents committee including
the District President could evaluate the school’s needs
and the candidate’s qualities more efficiently than the
BHE/CUS. Adequacy of this process on each campus,
based on established guidelines, would be reviewed as
part of the periodic Board for Higher Education institutional review visit.]
b. Appointments shall ordinarily be for one to four
years and may be extended by the Board of Regents unless otherwise indicated at the time when prior approval is granted.
[Rationale: Authorized under 6.03 j 3.]