LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 147

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HIGHER EDUCATION 147

PRESENT WORDING

h. Criteria for Appointment: ...

6.54 Approval of Staff Appointments

ce. Initial appointments of instructors or assistant pro-
fessors at the theological seminaries are subject to the prior
consent of their electoral boards.

a. Full-time appointments to the teaching or administra~
tive staff of a synodical institution are subject to the prior
consent of the Board for Higher Education.

b. Appointments of part-time or of substitute teachers
extending beyond one school year are subject to the prior
consent of the Board for Higher Education.

d, The Board of Control of each institution, with the ap-
proval of the Board for Higher Education, shall appoint the
necessary administrative officials or empleyees whose elec-
tion or appointment is not provided for otherwise and shall
fix the conditions of their synodical service.

6.101 Call for Nominations

The Board of Control of each institution shall issue, in
the official publications of the Synod, a call for the nomina-
tion of candidates whenever a professorship or associate
professorship is to be filled. The call for nominations shall
describe the office and the qualifications desired to fill it.
Approval for filling vacancies must first be obtained from
the Board for Higher Education.

6.105 Status and Parish Experience of Candidates

a. Candidates for teaching and administrative positions
as associate professors on the Synod’s instructional staffs
shall be graduates of a synodical theological seminary or
teachers college or have achieved the status of Lutheran
pastor or teacher by colloquy or have acquired similar status
in a church body in fellowship with the Synod.

Re Concordia Seminary Extension Center
at University of Southern California

RESOLUTION 6-35
Overture 6-39 (CW, p. 257)

Wuereas, Representatives of the Southern California
District and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, have been
in consultation on the possibility of establishing a semi-
Nary graduate center at the University of Southern
California; and

Wuereas, Many technical educational matters, such
as the retention of accreditation and the granting of
degrees, are involved in the establishment of a graduate
center so far from the sponsoring institution; therefore
be it

PROPOSED WORDING

j. Criteria for Appointment: .. .

6.54 Approval of Staff Appointments

a. Initial appointments, without tenure, to the theologi-
cal seminaries are subject to the prior consent of their
electoral boards.

b. All other initial appointments, without tenure, to the
teaching staff of a synodical institution for full-time service
are subject to the prior approval of the Board for Higher
Education and the District President of the candidate,

c. Appointments of part-time or of substitute teachers
extending beyond one school year are subject to the prior
consent of the Board for Higher Education.

d. The Board of Control, on recommendation of the
president of the institution and the approval of the Board
for Higher Education, may nominate an eligible assistant
professor for tenure. By a procedure satisfactory to the
electors they may grant tenure to the candidate four weeks
after his name has been published in the official publication
of the Synod.

e. The Board of Control of each institution, with the
approval of the Board for Higher Education, shall appoint
the necessary administrative officials or employees whose
election or appointment is not provided for otherwise and
shall fix the conditions of their synodical service.

6.101 Call for Nominations

The Board of Control of each institution may issue, in
the official publications of the Synod, a call for the nomina~
tion of candidates for assistant professorships with tenure,
associate professorships, and professorships. The call for
nominations shall describe the office and the qualifications
desired to fill it. Approval for filling vacancies must first
be obtained from the Board for Higher Education.

6.105 Status and Parish Experience of Candidates

a. Candidates for teaching and administrative positions
as associate professors and professors on the Synod’s in-
structional staffs shall have the same qualifications as
described for the status of personnel with tenure (6.53 f).

6.129 Names of Possible Candidates

Members of the Synod are encouraged to submit to the
Board for Higher Education the names of possible candidates
for teaching positions in synodical schools.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Resolved, That Overture 6-39 be referred to the
Board for Higher Education and the Board of Control
of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, for complete study
and evaluation of the many factors involved; and be
it further

Resolved, That upon favorable evaluation by the
above-mentioned boards, the Board for Higher Edu-
cation be encouraged to authorize the administration
of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, according to Hand-
book 6.161, to initiate the establishment of a graduate
center of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, at the Uni-
versity of Southern California.

Action: This resolution was adopted.