# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S346 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 346 HIGHER EDUCATION the present student body. and therefore the present re- sources and facilities would be even more efficiently utilized: d. That the proximity of many Lutheran parishes and ele- mentary and secondary schools affords excellent oppor- tunities for students to be involved in varied field experi- ences under careful guidance and close supervision at minimal cost and with limited travel: e. That urgent requests from students and parents for a program which will not require transfer to another insti- tution after 2 years indicate that expansion to a 4-year institution will facilitate recruitment of potential students for all church professions: and WHEREAS. The Michigan District has formally expressed its support for an expanded program and its willingness to work with the college in the pursuit of additional funds beyond the regular support given through the synodical budget: and WHEREAS. The concept of expansion is in harmony with the Board for Higher Education's recognition of the difficulty of operating the church's junior colleges efficiently and the fact that a significant number of students prefer to begin at a synodi- cal 4-year school rather than at one of the junior colleges, per- haps because the image of junior colleges to them is of lower quality or because they have been told about alleged difficulties in transferring: and WHEREAS. Concordia, Ann Arbor, meets the criteria set forth by the Board for Higher Education as an aid in determining which junior colleges may be moved to 4-year status: and WHEREAS. The presence of two state universities within 10 minutes of travel time offers great potential for cooperative programs: and WHEREAS. Michigan students attending Concordia for their junior and senior years may be able to retain state scholarships and grants-in-aid which are otherwise lost when students trans- fer to out-of-state colleges: and WHEREAS. Concordia will be able to benefit from corporation and foundation grants which presently exclude 2-year colleges: and WHEREAS. A 4-vear operation will provide the blessing of more mature juniors and seniors as a valuable Christian re- source in guiding and orienting freshmen and sophomores. better and more unified planning of academic programs, more opportunity for innovation in education. and a higher quality of cocurricular programs: therefore be it Resolved. That the Board of Control and the faculty of Con- cordia, Ann Arbor. respectfully request the Synod at its con- vention in 1975 to authorize and direct. at the earliest date. the expansion of Concordia Lutheran Junior College. Ann Arbor. Mich., to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution for all such programs as are authorized by the Board for Higher Education and are for ministry in The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod. Board of Control and Faculty Concordia. Ann Arbor Ernest C. Laetz Marilyn A. Beyer M. S. Pohl. President Identical or similar: 6-95B to 6-95J St. John’s, Ludington. Mich. Michigan District St. Paul’s, Ann Arbor, Mich. St. James, University City, Mo. Board of Directors, Michigan Dist. Trinity, Sawyer, Mich. Fredrick Reimann Richard Schlecht Norbert Mueller Tom Baker Richard Schlecht A. W. Pankratz Trinity, Jackson, Mich. D. Buegler Trinity, Scarsdale, N.Y. M. Meyer First, Windsor, Ont. M. R. Krey 6-96A To Introduce 4-Year Program at Austin WHEREAS, Concordia Lutheran College. Austin. Tex., has served The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod for nearly 50 years in the training of pastors and teachers and preparing young people for Christian service: and WHEREAS. Concordia College is located in a growing and dynamic center of Lutheranism and in a region of growing popu- lation that is committed to the support of the college: and WHEREAS. The present ability of the school to recruit quali- fied young people is limited by the necessity of transferring to another school to complete a baccalaureate degree, but in spite of this both overall enrollment and professional church worker enrollment have increased significantly in the last year: there- fore be it Resolved. That the Synod instruct the Board for Higher Education to approve and support the immediate establishment of a 4-year degree program at Concordia College, Austin, Tex. Messiah Lutheran Church Richardson, Tex. William C. Schmidtke, President Wayne Helberg. Secretary Identical or similar: 6-96B to 6-96Y St. Paul, Wilson. Tex. Hope. Austin, Tex. Gethsemane. Houston, Tex. Trinity, San Angelo. Tex. St. John, Beaumont. Tex. Redeemer, Austin, Tex. Our Redeemer. Wichita Falls. Tex. Good Shepherd. McAllen, Tex. St. Michael’s. Winchester. Tex. Zion, Dallas, Tex. Pilgrim. Kilgore, Tex. Trinity. Dallas. Tex. Christ, Austin, Tex. St. Matthew, Houston, Tex. Peace. Hurst. Tex. Faith. Amarillo. Tex. St. Luke, Olney. Tex. St. Paul, Austin, Tex. St. Paul, Bishop, Tex. Immanuel, Temple, Tex. Peace, Texas City, Tex. St. Mark, Houston, Tex. Zion, Tomball. Tex. Trinity, Houston, Tex. George Ascher John Ellwanger Eugene Heckmann Richard Mazak Douglas Rathgeber Louis Pabor Donald Peymann Ernesto Garcia Adolph Brand C. A. Gaertner Harold Wageman Harold Meissner Roy Bohrer . F. Droegemueller Roger Neeb Eldon Horn Harold Heckmann Edwin Schwanke Raymond Reich M. V. Kilian Walter Dube John Freed George Ascher Donald Black 6-96AA To Introduce 4 Years at Austin WHEREAS. Concordia Lutheran College. Austin, Tex., already has a fine reputation and record for providing outstanding Chris- tian education in the college years for young men and women aspiring to the church professions or other service careers: and WHEREAS. The potential for Concordia’s continued service to youth and to the church at large is extensive because of its location. excellent facilities. highly competent faculty and staff. and its provision for special and general education: and WHEREAS. Congregations and individual members of the Texas District and of adjacent Districts have made significant contributions and are committed to continue their generous support for the operation and capital improvement of Concordia: and WHEREAS, Concordia Lutheran College has been blessed with a 39% increase in overall enrollment and a 50% increase in professional church work enrollment in 1974—75 alone: and WHEREAS, Students, parents, pastors, teachers, and friends of Concordia have consistently indicated their interest in Con- cordia’s program, have supported the college, and have demon- strated their desire for continued progress and development of the campus; and WHEREAS. The 1976—77 school year marks the beginning of Concordia’s second half-century of service to the Lord and His church: and