# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S206
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HIGHER EDUCATION

dent’s effectiveness in the current term of office. The president
shall then be eligible for another five-year term by majority ac-
tion 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, com-
missions, 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 of-
fice of the president shall be considered vacant as of the end of

the term of the incumbent. _Hethe provident is tontredieeinofre-

A preside w whose t term is not renewed chell-be-offered-t-one-

Shall continue to receive "full salary and benefi ts for Six months

excepting those benefits specifically associated with the office .

of the president.

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 pres-
ident.

C. Faculties

6.21 Members

a. The regular faculty of each synodical institution shall!
consist of the president, the full-time faculty (instructors, assis-
tant professors, associate professors, professors, or full-time fac-
ulty without rank), and part-time or temporary nonvoting mem-
bers 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. Ateach school the president shall propose creation, mod-
ification, 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 adminis-
trative 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 institu-
tion. The Board for Higher Education shall periodically review
the internal administrative organization of the Synod’s institu-
tions.

e. Each Board of Regents shall maintain a clear plan of suc-
cession of administration to assure that the institution contin-
ues 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 presi-
dent of the institution shall appoint

e atten: all full-
time members of the faculty. The Board 1 for Higher Education
shall require certification of theological and professional com-
petency. All initial appointments to

eoHege seminaries and to college/university theology faculties
sit-alse shall require the prior approval of the Board for Higher

Education. All other initial full-time appointments shall include
a theological review and shall require prior approval of the
Board of Regents.

{Rationale: A Board of Regents committee could evaluate
the school’s needs and the candidate’s qualities more effec-
tively than the BHE/CUS. Adequacy of this process on each
campus would be reviewed in the periodic Board for Higher
Education institutional review visit.]

{Rationale: authorized under 6.03 j 3]

@: b. The terms and conditions of every appointment shall
be stated in writing and be in the possession of both the institu-
tion and the prospective faculty member before the appointment
is consummated. Limitations of academic freedom because of
the religious and confessional nature and aims of the institution
shall be stated in writing at the time of the appointment and con-
veyed to the person being appointed.

ec. Ordanly candidates for or teaching position witty ontre

full-time @ teaching
positions shall be rostered members of the Synod. When,-Hre-

coptionat eases, “aypersons srortnvoived they should be porone

full-time teaching positions, they shall pledge to perform their
duties in harmony with the Lutheran Confessions, the Synod's
doctrinal statements, and the policies of the Synod.

{Rationale: This new wording states the same policy in
clearer language.]

e. d. The Board of Regents may decline to renew the ap-
pointment of a faculty member without tenure at its discretion
and without formal statement of cause. If reappointment to the
teaching staff is not contemplated, the Board of Regents shall
so notify the faculty member through the president of the insti-
tution at least six months prior to the expiration of the current
appointment. In the case of individuals under consideration for
permanent tenure ¢Bylew-625 (b) such notice of nonreappoint-
ment shall be made at least 12 months before the expiration of
the current appointment.

£. e. The Board for Higher Education shall state standards
of good practice that provide uniform procedures for renewing
faculty employment contracts.

@. f. Each institution shall state policies regarding faculty
tenure, employment contracts, contract renewal, and contract
termination for all employees within Board for Higher Educa-
tion guidelines.

6.25 Resmenent Tenure and Rollover Contracts