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Governance
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The
Board of Trustees
The management and control of Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary is vested in a board of directors known as the Board
of Trustees of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
This Board consists of no more than 37 members elected to
represent various synods of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
The Board through its appointed administrative offices gives
oversight to the operations of the Seminary. It elects faculty
and confers degrees. The Board of Trustees has responsibility
for the policies governing all aspects of Seminary life.
The
Faculty Council
This Council's primary responsibilities include the review
of students, the initiation of changes in the M.Div. and the
M.A. curricula, responsibility for the Th.M. and D.Min. programs,
and decisions regarding the hiring and promotion of faculty.
The Vice President for Finance, the Vice President for Library
and Information Technology, the Vice President for Seminary
Relations, the Associate Dean and Registrar, the Dean of Students,
the Director of Admissions, the Executive Director of the
Louisville Institute, the Associate Director of the Louisville
Institute, the Coordinator of Academic Support Services, the
Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Director
of Field Education, Director of Vocational and Spiritual Formation,
Assistant to the President, Director of the Center for Congregations
and Family Ministries, and the Associate Vice President for
Seminary Relations, sit with the faculty as a deliberative
body, and they have voice and vote, except in matters relating
to the hiring and promotion of faculty. The hiring and promotion
of faculty members are decided by those faculty who hold tenure.
The President presides.
Seminary
Council
The Seminary Council consists of all faculty and 10 students,
and administrative members of the Faculty Council, who sit
with the faculty as a deliberative body, and they have voice
and vote. The areas of responsibility of the Seminary Council
are spelled out in the Plan of Governance. They involved specifically
responsibility for the M.Div. and the M.A. curricula and community
life. The President, the Dean, or the President of the Student
Body presides.
President’s
Cabinet
The President's Cabinet consists of the President, the
Vice President Administrators, and the Executive Director of the Louisville Institute. The primary purposes of the
President's Cabinet are to facilitate communication among
the three major areas of the administration of the Seminary
and to provide a forum for mutual support and encouragement. The President presides.
Administrative
Council
The Administrative Council is composed of all administrative
members of the Seminary. Its purposes are to provide communication
within the administration, to identify emerging problems or
issues to be addressed, and to offer education about the intersecting
areas of the Seminary's life. It normally meets twice an academic
year, and the President presides.
Staff
Council
The Staff Council is made up of all staff members of the Seminary.
The Council elects its own officers, and the Moderator of
the Staff Council presides. One faculty is elected each year
as a liaison to the Staff Council. The Vice President for
Finance sits with the Staff Council, and the President will
attend as needed. The Staff Council discusses issues related
to the work of the staff and makes recommendations to the
President. It meets upon the call of the Moderator of the
Staff Council.
Revised
4/03
The
President's Roundtable
Established in 1995, the President's Roundtable
is an ecumenical body that works with Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary to support, educate and influence one
another through: 1) studying contemporary issues facing the
Church and theological education today, and 2) building and
maintaining mutual communication and support between Louisville
Seminary and the congregations, governing bodies, and denominational
offices served by the Seminary. The
number of members ranges from 30 to 50, and their primary
focus is to provide feedback to the President and Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
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