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(b) govern the institution at all times according to the commitment of the institution, in its mission and otherwise, to carry out its affairs as part of the Concordia University System and in accordance with the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod;

(c) govern the institution with consistent attention to specific ways that the institution is confessing Jesus Christ in full accord with the doctrinal position of the LCMS (Constitution Art. II) and fulfilling His mission in our world as proper to a college or university of the Synod under its objectives (Constitution Art. III ), intentionally seeking continual growth as a board in such governance;

(d) as a whole and as individual members, as stewards of the institution on behalf of the congregations of the Synod, embrace and advance with administration, faculty, staff, and students the institution’s fundamental purpose as inculcating the faith, as taught in the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions (Constitution Article II ), preparing students to live in this faith toward God and by this faith, in their various vocations, in love toward the neighbor;

(e) ensure that all faculty receive appropriate formal, ongoing training in the doctrines of Holy Scripture as rightly taught in the Lutheran Confessions as they relate to their academic disciplines, to enable faculty to engage in responsible exercise of their academic freedom within the confession of the institution and the Synod (Constitution Art. II);

(f) actively encourage and expect curricula and policies for student life and behavior consistent with the doctrine and practice of the Synod, and commit the institution to the principles of Christian discipline, an evangelical manner, and good order;

(g) maintain and approve an institutional master plan, any modifications to which shall be submitted to the Synod Board of Directors for its approval (Bylaw 3.3.4.5 [e]);

(h) ensure the communication of board -approved strategic plan documents to the Concordia University System Institution Advisory Council;

(i) review and approve academic programs recommended by the administration and faculty, giving due consideration to the Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcomes Standards and coordination with other Synod colleges and universities;

(j) ensure that its institution and constituent parts strive to excel in the Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcomes Standards, and to cooperate fully with processes for ecclesiastical visitation by the Concordia University System and for appointment of the institution’s president;

(k) ensure that its institution and constituent parts support the proper authorities of the Synod in their roles of ecclesiastical supervision of called workers, placement of graduates, and doctrinal review status appeals, and submit to the Synod’s expectations for handling of faculty complaints and dispute resolution, insofar as they apply;

(l) duly consider the common confession, mission, interest, and cooperative strength of the Synod, with its congregations, agencies,