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Handbook page 179
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 179.
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the customary executive management exercised by a college or university president, 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 Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod and the policies of its Board of Directors, and pursuant to 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.
(d) He shall be the academic head of the faculty and be an ex officio member of all standing committees of the faculty and its departments.
(e) He shall periodically visit or cause to be visited the classes of professors and instructors, ensure ongoing development and training of professors and instructors, and secure conformity in teaching efficiency and subject matter to the standards and policies prescribed by the board of regents in pursuit of the Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcomes Standards and to the doctrine and practice of the Synod.
(f) He shall be responsible for the provision of spiritual care and nurture for, and, to the extent possible through each mode of instruction, the spiritual formation of, every student, and shall in general exercise such Christian discipline, instruction, and supervision as may be expected at a Lutheran educational institution.
(g) 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.
(h) He shall be responsible for the employment, direction, and supervision of all employees of the institution.
(i) He shall be responsible for the business management of the school and for the proper operation and maintenance of grounds, buildings, and equipment.
(j) He shall make periodic and special financial reports to the board of regents.
(k) He shall represent the institution on the Concordia University System Institution Advisory Council.
3.10.6.8.1 The president of each college or university shall serve a five-year renewable
term of office under the terms set forth herewith under Bylaw 3.10.6.8.1 (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 shall annually evaluate presidential effectiveness based on these goals and priorities.
