# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S240
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240

HIGHER EDUCATION

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
Tegistered, the Board of Regents shall investigate and reach a
decision on such charge before proceeding with the election.

ef. A Seareh Qualification Committee-+-tts-first-phase-ef
aetivity; shall be composed of three full-time faculty members
(elected by the faculty with one alternate} and three Board of
Regents members (elected by the board with one alternate). The
alternate members shall participate in all meetings but shall not
vote while serving as alternates. The Qualification Seareh Com-
mittee shall make a written report of the needs of the institution,
the requirements of the Synod, and the required and desired
qualifications of the nominees. This written report shall be
shared-with reviewed and adopted by the electors as the criteria
for evaluating the qualifications of candidates.

g. Fhe-Searek A Screening Committee, in #s the second
phase of aettvity the process, shall be composed of three Board
of Regents members plus one alternate, the-ertginal-Seereh
Committee-—with-the-additier-ef and three full-time faculty
members plus one alternate, elected by the respective entities
feleeted-by-the-faoulty). The Screening Searek Committee shall
gather information about nominees and prepare a reports on the
credentials of the nominees. The Board of Regents shall make
available to the Screening Searek Committee all information it
Teceives Tegarding the candidates. Fhe-Seareh-Committee-shall

- Open forums shall may be con-
ducted with administrative staff, students, and other constituents
as deemed essential by the Screening Seereh Committee to
gather extensive input to the process. The Screening Commit-
tee shall submit to the electors a report of evaluations based
upon the adopted qualifications of the electors and recommen-

ions i ing the candi

fh. At a meeting of the Board of Regents held to elect a pres-
ident, there shall be present and voting as electors the members
of the Board of Regents as a group with one vote (the District
president on the Board not voting with the Board); the District
President elected to the Board or his official representative with
a distinct vote; the President of the Synod or his official repre-
sentative with one vote; and the chairman of the Board for
Higher Education or his official representative with one vote.
The Executive Director of the Board for Higher Education shall
attend as an observer.

@i. The Screening Seareh Committee shall prepare present a
list of at least five candidates that it recommends to the electors

as the list from which the election slate is prepared. At least two
weeks before the election, the electors shall finalize the slate of
nominees to be interviewed in the election meeting. The slate is
fixed by a majority of the electors;

: . Frey The electors
may add names to the Searek Screening Committee’s list omy
from the officially published list of candidates semimees, after
consultation with the Screening Seareh Committee. Fhe-entire

Sore eening 2 Seereh Committee shall be available tc toa answer ques-
tions regarding petentie-interytewees candidates. If there are
persons placed on the slate who were not on the Screening
Seareh Committee’s recommendation list, they shall complete
all interviews and questionnaires prior to the election.

kj. The election shall be held on the day designated in the no-
tice published in an official periodical of the Synod or as soon
thereafter as feasible. The electors shall give due consideration to
the recommendations and statements of qualifications and objec-
tions submitted en-behalt-efealt-neminees about the candidates.

¢k. The initial election of a president shall require three of four
elector votes. If the electors are unable to finalize the slate or com-
plete the election, they shall postpone the election and, if desirable,
request the Board of Regents to issue a new call for nominations.

jl. The Board of Regents shall extend the fermebeeH ap-
pointment promptly after the election and submit its action to
an official periodical of the Synod for publication.

km. Whenever e-eal an appointment is declined, the chair-
man of the Board of Regents shall give notice in-er-offieial-pe-
riodieal-ofthe-Syred to all nominating entities and shall

promptly call another meeting of the electors, at which meeting
the eal: appointment may be reissued or another person may be
elected from among the remaining candidates, or the Board of
Regents may be requested by the electors to issue a new call for
eandidates nominees.

Board of Regents, Concerdia University, River Forest, IL;
Board for Higher Education/Concordia University System

5-54

To Encourage Boards of Regents to Elect
Other Than District Presidents as Chairs

Rationale

Concerns have been raised whether it is appropriate for a Dis-
trict President to serve as the chair of the local Board of Regents of
one of the Synod’s institutions of higher education. The District
President serves as the spiritual advisor/supervisor of the president,
faculty, and staff of an institution located in the respective District.
As spiritual advisor, he is called on to assist the institution in mat-
ters that reflect appropriate action and activity as an entity of the
Synod. His role includes providing a strong voice to maintain a sig-
nificant relationship to the mission and ministry objectives of the
Synod. As chairman of the Board of Regents he may well have a
conflict of interest in his responsibilities as a District President. The
leadership role of District President should not be limited by his
role as a chair.

Resolved, That the District President of a District in which an
institution of higher education is located is encouraged not to serve
as the chair of a college/university Board of Regents.

Board for Higher Education/
Concordia University System

5-55

To Commend Concordia University, Portland

Whereas, Concordia University, Portland has been and is an
answer to the directive given to the Northwest District one hundred
years ago by then-synodical President Pieper to “raise your own
workers”; and

WHEREAS, The college, and now the university, have understood
and have carried out the training of professional church workers as
an important part of its reason for existence; and

WHuerEAS, The university is an important partner with the
Northwest District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in
the District’s program of training of lay workers for service in the
church; and

WHEREAS, The university has heeded the words of Martin
Luther that, “If we want qualified and capable people for both civil
and spiritual leadership, we must spare no effort, time and expense
in teaching and educating our children to serve God and human-
ity,” by saying in its mission statement that “Concordia University
is a Christian university preparing leaders for the transformation of
society”; and

WHEREAS, The university sees that its own student body is a
mission field, reflecting the demographics of the region, including
the Pacific Rim countries; and

WHEREAS, Concordia University, Portland provides service, ex-
pertise, and resources to support leadership advancement, lay min-
istry training, the LWML, Tracking the Spirit, Mission Outreach
to the Pacific Rim, and student service to transform society; and

WHEREAS, The university has placed a major emphasis on the

nurture of the Christian life in its student body and in presenting
Lutheran teaching to each of its students; and

WHEREAS, The synodically rostered faculty members of Con-
cordia University, Portland unconditionally hold to the doctrinal
basis of our Synod, as given in Article II of the Synod’s Constitu-
tion; and