# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S150
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and welfare of the students.
(3) The faculty shall elect a standing hearings
committee or assign the functions of such a committee to another standing committee.
(c) Each faculty shall recommend policy to the board
of regents through the president for the admission,
transfer, dismissal, or withdrawal of students, set the
standards of scholarship to be maintained by students,
determine criteria for graduation or failure, and act on
recommendations in the matter of granting certificates,
diplomas, and such academic or honorary degrees as
may lawfully be conferred by the institution.
(d) Each faculty shall develop and construct curricula
implementing the recognized and established purposes
of the institution and designed to attain the objectives
of preparation for professional church workers and
other Christian leaders approved by the Synod.
(e) Each faculty shall pursue the improvement of
teaching and learning and the evaluation of their
effectiveness in every segment of the institution and
its curriculum.
(f) Each faculty shall recommend policy to the board
of regents through the president regarding out-of-class
life and activity of its students so that the co-curricular and off-campus activities of the students contribute
to the attainment of the educational objectives of the
institution. The faculty shall recommend such policies
as will be conducive to the cultivation of a Christian
deportment on the part of all students, will stimulate
the creation of a cultured and academically challenging
atmosphere on and about the whole campus, and will
make a spiritually wholesome community life possible.
(g) Each faculty shall recommend policy to the board
of regents through the president regarding the maintenance of wholesome conditions of faculty service and
welfare.
(h) The faculty of each institution which prepares professional workers directly for service in the Synod shall
conform its placement policies to the provisions for
the distribution of candidates and workers through the
Board of Assignments of the Synod.
(i) Controversies and disagreements among faculty
members or other employees (other than those involving matters described in Bylaw 3.10.5.6.5) shall be
submitted to the president of the institution for mediation.
(1) If this proves unsuccessful, he shall report the
matter to the board of regents for arbitration.
(2) After hearing the parties, the board will render its decision, which shall be final, without the
right of appeal under the provisions of the dispute
resolution process of the Synod.
(3) A record of the proceedings shall be filed with
the Board of Directors of Concordia University
System.
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(j) Faculty members may request early retirement
under the applicable provisions of the Concordia
Retirement Plan.
(1) Upon retirement, faculty members who are
ordained or commissioned ministers of religion
are retained on the emeritus roster of the Synod
on the basis of Bylaw 2.11.2.1 and may, by action
of the board of regents, be retained on the roster of
their faculty as “emeriti” (Bylaw 3.10.5.6).
(2) Service loads and the conditions of service
after retirement shall be determined by the board
of regents.
(k) Each institution shall state policies regarding sabbaticals for faculty and leave-of-absence procedures for
all employees within Board of Directors of Concordia
University System guidelines.
(l) Each board of regents, on recommendation of
the president, shall adopt a comprehensive policy
statement committing the school to the principles of
Christian discipline, evangelical dealing, and good
order, governing the students individually and collectively.
(1) Each student shall be informed regarding the
disciplinary policy and procedure and under what
conditions and to whom an appeal from a disciplinary decision may be made.
(2) There shall be no right of appeal under the
provisions of the dispute resolution process of the
Synod.
Action: Adopted (8)
(When introducing Res. 5-06A, the committee instructed the
convention to remove the word “guidelines” at the end of the proposed new wording for Bylaw 3.10.5.6.1. The proposed addition
of the word “only” after “employment may” in the new wording
proposed for Bylaw 3.10.5.6.4 was received by the committee as a
friendly amendment. After discussion, the resolution was adopted
as amended [Yes: 918; No: 48].)

To Thank God for Affiliation of Concordia
University Wisconsin and Concordia
University Ann Arbor
RESOLUTION 5-07
Presidents Report, Part 2 (TB, p.23)
Whereas, Enrollment and financial challenges made it necessary to combine the operations of Concordia University Ann Arbor
with another institution; and
Whereas, Concordia University Wisconsin exerted considerable effort and offered collegial assistance to Concordia University
Ann Arbor; and

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