# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S204
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HIGHER EDUCATION

sion of the institution within the broad assignment of the Synod
and shall

a. become familiar with and develop an understanding of
pertinent synodical and Board for Higher Education policies.
standards, and guidelines:

b. develop details of policies and procedures for governance
of the institution;

C. participate in planning for the institution and approve the
institution's plans:

d. review and approve academic programs recommended by
the administration and faculty after assessment of system poli-
cies in accordance with Board for Higher Education standards
and guidelines and institutional interests and capacities:

e. review and approve the institutional budget;

f. approve institutional fiscal arrangements, develop the fi-
nancial resources necessary to operate the institution, and par-
ticipate in its support program:

g. establish appropriate policies for institutional student aid;

h. participate fully in the procedures for the selection and
regular review of the president of the institution and of the major
administrators; approve of the appointment of faculty members
who meet the qualifications of their positions and have received
prior approval by the Board for Higher Education; approve sab-
batical and study leaves; and encourage faculty development
and research:

i. take the leadership in assuring the preservation and im-
provement of the assets of the institution and see to the acquisi-
tion, management, use, and disposal of the properties and equip-
ment of the institution within the guidelines set by the Board of
Directors of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:

j. Operate and manage the institution as the agent of the
Synod, in which ownership is primarily vested and which exer-
cises its ownership through the Board of Directors as custodian
of the Synod’s property, the Board for Higher Education, and
the respective Board of Regents as the local governing body; in-
cluded in the operation and management are such responsibili-
ties as

1. carrying out efficient business management through a
business manager appointed on recommendation of the presi-
dent of the institution and responsible to him,

2. receiving of all gifts by deed, will, or otherwise made to
the institution and delivering them to the Vice-President—Fi-
nance—-Treasurer of the Synod or such other person as may be
designated by the Board of Directors of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod, unless precluded by law or the terms of the gift.
In such case, the Board of Regents shal] hold and administer the
same, in accordance with the terms of the instrument creating
such gift and in accordance with the policies of the Board of Di-
rectors of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod;

3. concern for the general welfare of the institutional staff
members and other employees, adoption of regulations govern-
ing off-campus activities, development of policies regarding
salary and wage scales, tenure, promotion, vacations, health ex-
aminations. dismissal, retirement, pension. and other employee
welfare benefit provisions;

4. determining that the charter, articles of incorporation, con-
stitution, and bylaws of the institution conform to and are con-
sistent with those of the Synod:

5. serving as the governing body corporate of the institution
vested with all powers which its members may exercise in law
either as directors, trustees, or members of the body corporate,
unless in conflict with the laws of the domicile of the institution
or its articles of incorporation; in such event the Board of Re-
gents shall have power to perform such acts as may be required
by law to effect the corporate existence of the institution;

6. establishing and placing a priority on the capital needs of
the institution and determining the plans for the maintenance
and renovation of the buildings and property and purchase of
needed equipment, but having no power by itself to close the in-
stitution or to sell all or any part of the property which consti-
tutes the main campus:

7, recognizing that the authority of the Board of Regents re-
sides in the board as a whole and delegating the application of

its policies and execution of its resolutions to the president of
the institution as its executive officer:

8. reviewing and approving the major policies of the institu-
tion regarding student life and activities as developed by the fac-
ulty and recommended by the administration;

9. promoting the public relations of the institution and de-
veloping the understanding and cooperation of its constituency:

10. requiring regular reports from the president of the insti-
tution as the executive officer of the board and through him
from other officers and staff members in order to make certain
that the work of the institution is carried out effectively.

B. Presidents
6.11 Election

a. As soon as an impending vacancy in the office is known.
the Board of Regents. with prior consent of the Board for Higher
Education, shall issue in an official periodical of the Synod a
call for the nomination of candidates for the presidency of the
institution. The call for nominations shall describe the office and
qualifications desired to fill it.

b. Candidates may be nominated by congregations of the
Synod, the Board for Higher Education. the Board of Regents,
and the faculty of the institution.

c. All nominations must be filed with the-seeretesy-ef the
Board of Regents within 60 days of the date of its published re-
quest unless the request sets a later date. Persons nominated may
decline to be candidates. and their names will be removed from
the list of nominees. Nominees who allow themselves to be
listed as candidates will be asked to pledge, if called, to render a
decision within 15 days of receipt of the call, unless granted an
extension by the Board of Regents. The seeretery-efthe Board
of Regents shal! publish, in an official periodical of the Synod.
the names of the nominees who have permitted themselves to
be candidates and the date on which the election is to be held,
which shall not be less than 30 days after the date of the publi-
cation of the names of the candidates.

(Rationale: Dropping the requirement that the board secre-
tary handle nominations allows the board more flexibility to
work as it sees best.]

d. All recommendations, statements of qualifications of any
nominees, or objections to any nominee with reasons therefor,
must be filed with the Board of Regents before the time fixed
for the election. If a charge of false doctrine or offensive life is
registered, the Board of Regents shall investigate and reach a
decision on such charge before proceeding with the election.

e. A Search Committee. in its first phase of activity, shall
be composed of three full-time faculty members (elected by the
faculty with one alternate), and three Board of Regents ewe
beard members (elected by the board with one alternate). The
alternate members shall participate in all meetings but shall not
vote while serving us alternates. The Search Committee shall
make e-earefanahysis a written report of the needs of the in-
stitution, the requirements of the Synod, and the required and
desired qualifications of the nominees.
This written report shall be shared with the electors.

The Search Committee, in its second phase of activity, shall
be composed of the original Search Committee, with the addi-
tion of three full-time faculty members (elected by the faculty).
The Search Commitee shall prepare reports on the credentials
of the nominees. The Board of Re-
gents shall make available to the. Search Committee all infor-
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