GENERAL BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND MINISTRY ¶ 1417
tutional integrity, well-structured programs, sound management, and clearly defined Church relationships.30 4. To establish effective annual reporting procedures that will provide the senate with the data necessary to complete its review of the institutional viability and program integrity of member institutions. 5. At the conclusion of each General Conference a complete set of the Daily Christian Advocate for that General Conference shall be sent to each theological school approved by the University Senate. ¶ 1416. Institutional Affiliation31—1. Approval by the senate is prerequisite to institutional claim of affiliation with The United Methodist Church. 2. Every effort shall be made by both the annual conferences and institutions to sustain and support each other, but identification of an institution with The United Methodist Church shall depend upon its approval by the senate. The senate shall provide adequate guidelines and counsel to assist institutions seeking initial or renewed affiliation. 3. Only institutions affiliated with The United Methodist Church through approval by the senate shall be eligible for funding by annual conferences, General Conference, general boards, or other agencies of The United Methodist Church. 4. To qualify for affiliation with The United Methodist Church, institutions must maintain appropriate academic accreditation. 5. Assessment of Church relationships shall be a part of the process for those institutions seeking approval of the senate for affiliation with The United Methodist Church. Inasmuch as declarations of Church relationships are expected to differ one from the other, and because of the diversity in heritage and other aspects of institutional life, declarations of Church relationship will necessarily be of institutional design. ¶ 1417. Annual Reports of Approved Institutions—1. Each year the senate shall publish a list classifying United Methodistaffiliated institutions. These institutions shall include secondary schools, colleges, universities, graduate theological seminaries, and special schools. 2. The senate shall also prepare annually a list of approved schools, colleges, universities, and graduate theological seminaries 30. See Judicial Council Decision 589. 31. See Judicial Council Decision 589. 649
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