LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2023, Page 156

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OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS
G. TO REVISE BYLAWS RELATED
TO THE ADMINISTRATION
OF AFFILIATED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

In keeping with the charge of 2019 Res. 7-03 to “review the process
for selecting presidents of institutions” and to “review the financial models for the institutions,” the following bylaws are revised.
As with bylaws dealing with the boards of regents, bylaws dealing
with institution presidents have attempted to provide a relatively
detailed description even of the customary duties of any university president, which have changed over time, and which might erroneously suggest to some that the Synod asserts authority over
“left-hand” matters that are exclusively under the governance of
the institution’s board of regents. The president of the college or
university, as the spiritual head of the institution, remains an absolutely essential leader in advancing the confessional identity and
mission effectiveness of the institution as an affiliate of the Synod.
The Synod therefore rightly retains definite expectations for the
presidency of affiliated institutions. After a significant amount of
input from boards of regents, the 2019 convention of the Synod
already made significant changes to the presidential selection process, moving the work of Synod’s prior approval panel earlier in
the process to allow for more effective communication of the panel
with the board of regents and to reduce opportunities for disappointment or misunderstanding formerly associated with the process. These changes have aided presidential appointment processes
conducted since and remain in place in the following. While many
processes might be proposed for the appointment of a president,
the significant change from agency to affiliate relationships and the
introduction of CUE accreditation suggest continuity as presently
the better approach where this subject is concerned. Therefore be it
Resolved, that Bylaws 3.10.6.6–3.10.6.6.2 be revised as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
Concordia University SystemSynod-Affiliated College and University Presidents
3.10.6.68 The president of the institution shall be the executive
officer of the board of regents. He As a foremost duty, in addition to the customary executive management duties of a college
or university president, and in regard specifically to the relation
of his affiliated institution to the Synod, he shall serve as the
spiritual, academic, and administrative head of the institution
and carry out the following responsibilities. :
(a) He shall represent the institution in its relations to the Synod
and its officers and boards.
(b) He shall supervise, direct, and administer the affairs of the
institution and all its departments, pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Synod and its boards and agencies and the
policies of the board of regents.
(c) He shall bring to the attention of the board of regents matters that require consideration or decision and make pertinent
recommendations.
(dc) He shall be the academic head of the faculty, preside at its
meetings, and be an ex officio member of all standing committees of the faculty and its colleges and departments with
the exception of the standing hearings committee or of another standing committee to which the functions of such a
committee have been assigned.
(ed) He shall periodically visit or cause to be visited the classes
of professors and instructors, and in general secure conformity in teaching efficiency and subject matter to the stan2023 Convention Workbook

dards and policies prescribed by the board of regents and
by the Synod through the Board of Directors of Concordia
University System and to the confession and mission that the
institution shares with the Synod and its congregations, and
in intentional and pervasive pursuit of the Lutheran Identity
and Mission Outcome Standards.
(f) He shall advise and admonish in a fraternal spirit any member of the faculty found dilatory, neglectful, or exhibiting
problems in his teaching. Should this action prove ineffective,
he shall request selected members of the faculty privately to
engage their colleague in further fraternal discussion. If this
results in failure to correct or improve the situation, the president shall report the matter to the board of regents with his
recommendation for action.
(g) He shall delegate or reassign one or more of his functions
to a member of the faculty or staff, although standing administrative assignments shall be made by the board of regents
upon his recommendation.
(he) He shall be responsible for the provision of spiritual care
and nurture for, and, to the extent possible through each
mode of instruction, the comprehensive moral formation of,
every student.
(i) He shall carefully watch over the spiritual welfare, personal
life, conduct, educational progress, and physical condition of
the students, and shall in general exercise such Christian discipline, instruction, and supervision as may be expected at a
Christian educational institution.
(gf) He shall diligently manage the institution subject to, and
effectively support the exercise of, the governance of the institution by the board of regents, consistent with the expectations of Bylaw 3.10.6.1.
(j) He shall be responsible for the employment, direction, and
supervision of all employees of the institution.
(k) He shall be responsible for the business management of
the school and for the proper operation and maintenance of
grounds, buildings, and equipment.
(l) He shall make periodic and special financial reports to the
board of regents.
(mg) He shall represent the institution, if currently accredited,
on the Concordia University System Institution Advisory
Council.
3.10.6.68.1 The president of each college or university shall serve
a five-year renewable term of office under the terms set forth
herewith under Bylaw 3.10.6.6.1 (c), beginning with the date of
his assumption of his responsibilities as president.
(a) Each president shall relinquish academic tenure upon assumption of the presidency, and shall not be granted academic
tenure during the time of presidential service.
(b) The president and board of regents shall develop mutually
agreed upon institutional goals and priorities that give direction to the individual as he carries out the duties of the office
of the presidency. The board of regents will annually evaluate
presidential effectiveness based on these goals and priorities.
(c) Nine months prior to the end of each five-year term, the
board of regents will conduct a formal review of the president’s effectiveness in the current term of office, evaluating
his leadership, both of the administration of the institution
and of the institution’s advancement of Synod’s confession
and pursuit of Synod’s mission objectives. The president