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(b) Should the action or inaction prove, to the satisfaction of the Concordia University System Board of Directors and with the concurrence of the President of the Synod, to violate the doctrine and practice of the Synod (Const. Art. II) or to have caused the institution to be not in good standing with the Synod (Bylaw 3.6.6.4.1 [e]), the Concordia University System Board of Directors and President of the Synod shall admonish the president to take appropriate action consistent with the doctrine and practice of the Synod (Const . Art. II), and shall invite the respective board of regents and the district president thereon to join in said admonishment.

(c) Should repeated admonition prove futile, the Concordia University System Board of Directors may, by an affirmative vote of two- thirds of its current members, resolve that the president is unfit to serve as spiritual head of the college or university and so inform the respective board of regents, which shall remove him from office forthwith.

Concordia University System Faculties

3.10.6.9 The faculty of each college or university of the Synod shall consist of the

president, the full-time faculty, and the part-time faculty.

(a) Part-time or temporary faculty members are distinguished by an appropriate title.

(b) Part-time or temporary faculty members shall hold nonvoting membership on the faculty.

(c) Only the voting or full -time faculty who are in good standing as individual members of the Synod or are members in good standing of a member congregation of the Synod shall participate in faculty decisions regarding the qualification of graduates or colloquy program participants for rostered service.

3.10.6.9.1 Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, the board of regents on

recommendation of the president of the institution shall appoint all full - time members of the faculty. The terms and conditions of every appointment shall be stated in writing and be in the possession of both the institution and the prospective faculty member before the appointment is consummated. Limitations of academic freedom because of the religious and confessional nature and aims of the institution shall be stated in writing at the time of the appointment and conveyed to the person being appointed. Faculty members, full - and part-time, shall pledge to perform their duties in harmony with the Holy Scriptures as the i nspired Word of God, the Lutheran Confessions, and the Synod’s doctrinal statements.

3.10.6.9.2 All initial appointments to persons serving on theology faculties, or

teaching classes in or cross- listed with the theology department, shall require prior approval by a majority vote of the President of the Synod (or his designee), the chairman of the Cou ncil of Presidents (or his designee), and a member of the Concordia University System board selected by the chair, and shall include a thorough theological review. The three voters shall be ordained. The process shall be facilitated by the president of Concordia University System. Initial appointment refers to the initial engagement of any person to teach one or more theology courses, regardless of assigned academic department, other than faculty who teach theology courses no more than one academic year in any three-year period.