神学院的治理

The overall structure of governance and administration in seminaries of the Catholic Church is specified in the Code of Canon Law and in the Program of Priestly Formation. Agencies that provide academic accreditation also issue requirements for governance. In compliance with these expectations, the governance of Mount Angel 神学院 comprises the following major offices and bodies.

总理
财政大臣, in collaboration with the 董事会, ensures that the administration and faculty of the seminary offer a program in accord with the mind of the Church. He appoints the President-Rector after receiving the nomination from the 董事会 and ratification from the 董事会成员. He is also the chairman of the 董事会成员.
The Right Reverend Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B., Abbot of 安吉尔山修道院

董事会
The 董事会 ensures the seminary is achieving its mission. It is comprised of the 总理, 波特兰大主教, several monks of 安吉尔山修道院, 还有一些外行成员. The Board oversees the welfare, mission and growth of the seminary, reviewing and approving such areas as the institutional mission, 目标, 和程序, the appointment of major officials, 某些政策, 以及年度预算. It also evaluates the President-Rector and nominates the chair and new Board members.

董事会成员
The 董事会成员 consists of several monks of 安吉尔山修道院. It exercises oversight responsibility for the mission, leadership and financial assets of the seminary in cooperation with the 董事会 and must ratify such things as changes to the institutional mission, 年度预算, nominations to the 董事会, and the nomination of the President-Rector.

President-Rector
The President-Rector is the chief executive officer of the seminary and is responsible for the overall administration of the seminary.
Reverend Monsignor Joseph Betschart of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

副校长
The 副校长 assists the President-Rector as delegated and oversees the discipline of the student body.
职位开放.

Department Directors for the Dimensions of Formation
The department directors oversee the operation of the four major dimensions of the seminary program.

Director of Human Formation and Vice President of Administration: Reverend Stephen Clovis of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Director of Intellectual Formation and Vice President of Academics: Dr. 肖恩Keough
Director of Spiritual Formation: Reverend William Dillard of the Diocese of San Diego
Director of Pastoral Formation: Reverend Stephen Clovis of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (interim)

主教委员会
The membership of the 主教委员会 consists of the bishops, superiors and vocation directors of the dioceses and religious orders served by the seminary. It serves as a consultative body for the 总理 and the President-Rector regarding matters of priestly formation and the training of seminarians.

神学院的决策

在切实可行的范围内, the seminary seeks to involve our various stakeholders in decisions that affect them and make those decisions in a collaborative and consultative manner. In addition to the bodies above, the following bodies in the seminary help facilitate this practice:

President-Rector委员会
The President-Rector委员会 is the main administrative body of the seminary. It meets weekly to advise the President-Rector on seminary matters and works collaboratively, consultatively and collectively with him in the decision-making process. The Council is comprised of the vice rector, the director of student services, 注册主任, and the directors of the four dimensions of formation (human, 田园, intellectual and spiritual).

教务长委员会
教务长委员会 is comprised of the academic dean, 副院长, 注册主任, and two senior faculty members, to represent the College and Graduate School of Theology. 通常每周开一次会, 如果需要的话, 检讨课程, 建议开设新课程, 人力资源需求, 教师发展, 学位要求, academic policies and other academic matters and implements strategic planning for the intellectual dimension.

教师
教师 and administration serve on other committees in the seminary as well and are involved in the seminary’s assessment and strategic planning efforts. Meetings with the faculty as a whole are held regularly each semester to provide information and seek input on matters that pertain to them.

学生
学生 are formally involved in the decision-making processes of the seminary through the student Pastoral Council, comprised of the chairs of each division (theology, pre-theology and college) and other student representatives largely elected by the students themselves. It meets regularly to provide a forum where students can provide input on seminary life, offer counsel on issues affecting the community and assist in the task of planning and developing services for the good of the seminary community.