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Handbook page 171
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 171.
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(i) Controversies and disagreements among faculty members or other employees (other than those involving matters described in Bylaw
3.10.5.7.5) shall be submitted to the president of the seminary for mediation.
(1) If this proves unsuccessful, he shall report the matter to the board of regents for arbitration.
(2) After hearing the parties to the matter, 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 President of the Synod.
(j) 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 a s “emeriti” (Bylaw 3.10.5.7).
(2) Service loads and the conditions of service after retirement shall be determined by the board of regents.
(k) Each seminary shall state policies regarding sabbaticals for faculty and leave -of-absence procedures for all employees within guidelines provided by the board of regents.
(l) 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.
F. Concordia University System Boards of Regents
3.10.6 Each college and university of the Synod, with its president and faculty,
shall be governed by a board of regents The board of regents governs the institution consistent with the institution’s mission, which expressly incorporates the institution’s commitment to conduct all of its affairs according to the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod and policies of the Synod’s Board of Directors. The board of regents shall have no authority to and shall never exercise any power contrary to the Constitution, Bylaws, or resolutions of the Synod.
3.10.6.1 In fulfilling its commonly understood fiduciary duties owed to the
institution, and its governance responsibilities, the board of regents shall:
(a) serve as the governing body corporate of the institution, vested with all powers its members may exercise either as directors, trustees, or members of the body corporate;
