# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S220
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Seminary and University Education

may take whatever action it deems appropriate, including recommendation for termination of the employment contract;
(2) regarding matters under Bylaw 3.10.5.6.5 (5)–(6), if
the member of the institution’s faculty or administration is a member of the Synod, it must also refer
the complaint to the district president, who shall follow the procedure set forth in Bylaw sections 2.14 or
2.17.
(h) At every stage of the above-described procedure, all
parties must be furnished copies of all documents filed.
(i) Any decision made pursuant to Bylaw 3.10.5.6.9 shall be
final and binding on the parties involved with no right of
further appeal.
(j) In consultation with the Commission on Constitutional
Matters, the Board of Directors of Concordia University
System shall maintain and amend, as necessary, a
Standard Operating Procedures Manual, which shall
serve as a comprehensive procedures manual for this
bylaw.
3.10.5.6.10 	 Each institution shall have established policies and
procedures related to salary, faculty organization, faculty involvement
in establishing institutional education policies, dispute resolution, modified service, sabbaticals and leaves. It shall also have policies and procedures related to student discipline.
(a) The salary schedules of all institutional employees shall
be fixed by the board of regents on recommendation of
the president of the institution. The salary schedules shall
be established within the broad guidelines provided by
the Board of Directors of Concordia University System.
(b) The board of regents, on recommendation of the president
of the institution, shall establish an effective faculty
organizational structure.
(1) The president or his designee shall preside at regular
and special meetings.
(2) The faculty shall elect a secretary and provide for the
election of committees, consisting of faculty members or of faculty members and other persons, who
shall study, evaluate, and report to the faculty on
policy matters affecting the academic activity of the
institution, the activity and welfare of the members
of the faculty, and the life 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.

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(f)

(g)
(h)

(i)

(j)

(k)

(l)

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.
Each faculty shall recommend policy to the board of
regents through the president regarding the maintenance
of wholesome conditions of faculty service and welfare.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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