LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2013, Page 213

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Seminary and University Education
(c) review and approve new programs and manage peer review of programs in the interest of the institution(s) and the Synod;
(d) establish policy guidelines involving distribution of grants from the
Synod (restricted and unrestricted) and efforts for securing additional financial support from other sources;
(e) obtain data on liberal arts education and current trends and government regulations in higher education that impact upon collaborative
efforts and relationships within the Concordia University System;
(f) together with the Board of Directors of the Synod, establish and
monitor criteria for determining institutional viability, fiscal and otherwise;
(g) together with districts, congregations, local boards of regents, and
national efforts, assist congregations and districts in student recruitment for both professional church work and lay higher education;
(h) serve as a resource for the development of lists of potential teaching
and administrative personnel;
[Note: Paragraph (i) from the version submitted by the CUS Board
of Directors has been deleted in this version by Concordia University Irvine.]
(i) provide prior approval for all initial full-time theology appointments
to college or university faculties, based on selection criteria and procedures recommended by the Council of Presidents;
(k) together with schools, districts, congregations, and national efforts,
foster continuing education for ministers of religion—commissioned; and
(l) have authority, after receiving the consent of the Board of Directors
of the Synod by its two-thirds vote and also the consent of either the
Council of Presidents by its two-thirds vote or the appropriate board
of regents by its two-thirds vote, to consolidate, relocate, separate,
or divest a college or university.
3.6.6.6 The Board of Directors of Concordia University System
shall receive evidence on a regular basis from the boards of regents and
campus administrators that they are doing the following:
1. Actively working to preserve their Lutheran identity by supporting
the objectives of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and complying with an emphasis on mission-focused leadership in service to
church and community
2. Delivering academic and student programs designed to give students
Christ-centered values and tools that equip them for vocations within the Church and world
3. Preparing graduates for service as ministers of religion—commissioned and for continued study for ministers of religion—ordained
for the Synod
4. Implementing accepted higher education standards, including policies that ensure fiscal and institutional viability:
• Achieving positive annual financial results
• Acquiring quality administrators, faculty, and staff
• Meeting fiscal and academic benchmarks
• Building endowments and managing investment assets for the
long-term benefit of the institutions
• Acquiring and managing long-term debt carefully and
responsibly
5. Sustaining a Concordia experience that reflects strong institutional
quality, provides opportunities to be of greater service to the Church
and society, and mobilizes individuals in a way that aids the campuses in achieving their collective vision with respect to their identity,
quality and viability
6. Maintaining accountability of its institutions to the system-wide
board, while expecting stronger governance of the institutions by
their boards of regents

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Colleges and Universities
College and University Boards of Regents
3.10.5 Each college and university of the Synod, with its president
and faculty, shall be governed by a board of regents, subject to general
policies set by the Synod.
3.10.5.1 In exercising its relationship to the Synod and to the Concordia University System as set forth elsewhere under Bylaw 3.6.6ff.,
the board of regents of each institution shall consider as one of its primary duties the defining and fulfilling of the mission of the institution
within the broad assignment of the Synod.
3.10.5.2 The board of regents of each college and university shall
consist of no more than 17 voting members:
1. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two laypersons shall be elected by the conventions of the Synod.
2. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two laypersons shall be elected by the geographical district in which the institution is located.
3. No less than four and no more than eight laypersons shall be appointed as voting members by the board of regents.
4. The president of the district in which the college or university is located or a district vice-president as his standing representative shall
serve as an ex officio member.
5. College and university boards of regents members may be elected or
appointed to serve a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms
and must hold membership in a member congregation of the Synod.
6. Not more than two of the elected members shall be members of the
same congregation.
7. Persons elected or appointed to a board of regents should be knowledgeable regarding the region in which the institution is located,
should have demonstrated familiarity and support of the institution,
and shall possess two or more of the following qualifications: theological acumen, an advanced academic degree, experience in higher
education administration, administration of complex organizations,
finance, law, investments, technology, human resources, facilities
management, or fund development. When regents are elected at the
national convention of the Synod, qualifications shall be reviewed
and verified as outlined in Bylaw 3.12.3.7. When regents are elected at district conventions or appointed by the board of regents, the
qualifications of all nominees, including floor nominees, shall be
reviewed and verified by the chair and secretary of the district board
of directors or their designees. When regents are appointed by the
board of regents, qualifications of all nominees shall be reviewed
and verified by the chair and secretary of the board of regents. [Note
change from version submitted by the CUS Board of Directors.]
3.10.5.3 Vacancies that occur on a board of regents shall be filled in
the following manner:
(a) If the vacancy occurs in a position that was previously filled by the
board of regents, the board of regents shall be the appointing body.
(b) If the vacancy occurs in a position that was previously filled at a
district convention, the district board of directors shall be the appointing body.
(c) If the vacancy occurs in a position that had been filled by a national
convention of the Synod, the Board of Directors of Concordia University System shall be the appointing body and shall follow the
nomination procedure provided for filling vacancies on elected
boards and commissions of the Synod as outlined in Bylaw 3.2.5.
3.10.5.4 The board of regents of each institution shall become familiar with and develop an understanding of pertinent policies, standards,
and guidelines of the Synod and the Board of Directors of Concordia
University System.
(a) It shall develop detailed policies and procedures for governance of
the institution, including but not limited to
(1) attention to specific ways that the institution is confessing
Jesus Christ and fulfilling His mission in our world,

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