Catholic university

University identity and standing

Record legal names, identifiers, governing instruments and evidence of university standing independently of religious affiliation.

1. Which legal entity or documented institutional arrangement constitutes this university, and which authority establishes its university standing? definition
2. Which campuses, seminaries, ecclesiastical faculties and sponsoring bodies are internal units, and which are separate entities? boundary

Basis and scope of Catholic identity

Record what supports the Catholic designation, who makes or recognises it and whether its scope is contested.

1. Which current instruments or attributable statements establish the basis of Catholic identity, and who issued them? provenance
2. Does that identity apply to the whole university, particular constituent institutions or only a historical association? boundary

Sponsorship instruments

Record each sponsor's relationship and any powers or obligations attached to it.

1. Which diocese, religious institute or other Catholic body currently sponsors the university, if any, and what instrument defines that relationship? provenance
2. Which appointment, asset, mission or amendment decisions does the sponsor control or participate in? action

Authority and conflict resolution

Record decision jurisdiction, reserved powers and documented procedures for disagreements.

1. Which governing documents identify the competent ecclesiastical authorities and distinguish their powers from those of the university's civil governing bodies? provenance
2. What consultation, consent, appeal or dispute process applies when a proposed university decision raises a Catholic identity issue? action

Mission and academic policy

Record adopted expectations for Catholic intellectual engagement and the policies governing academic inquiry.

1. What institution-wide expectations, if any, connect Catholic mission with theology, philosophy, disciplinary teaching or research? definition
2. Which policy and review process governs tensions between an asserted mission obligation and academic freedom? action

Ecclesiastical units and teaching authorisations

Record any special faculty status, degree authority or religious teaching authorisation with its precise scope.

1. Which faculties, programmes or teaching roles, if any, have a documented ecclesiastical status or authorisation requirement, and under what authority? provenance
2. Which degrees, appointments and activities fall within those requirements, and which remain outside them? boundary

Pastoral responsibility and access

Record who provides and oversees pastoral care, worship and religious formation, including access conditions.

1. Which university or external Catholic body appoints and oversees those responsible for campus pastoral care and worship? provenance
2. Which religious activities are offered or required, for whom, and what documented alternatives or exemptions apply? boundary

Role-specific religious conditions

Distinguish conditions of admission, employment, leadership and voluntary religious participation.

1. What published religious or mission-related conditions apply separately to students, faculty, staff, trustees and senior leaders? definition
2. What process addresses requests for religious accommodation or challenges to the application of those conditions? action

Mission review evidence

Record how the university assesses its own mission commitments and how resulting concerns are handled.

1. What evidence and criteria does the institution use to assess implementation of its stated Catholic mission? measurement
2. Who receives mission review findings, and who can require or authorise corrective action? action

Transition authority and continuity

Record proposed and completed transitions without assuming that loss of one status ends every other institutional relationship.

1. What documented approvals and obligations govern changes to Catholic designation or sponsorship, merger or dissolution? action
2. After such a change, which legal identity, degree powers, sponsor relationships and mission obligations continue, and on what evidence? boundary

Check these first

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1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Kinds and varieties

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1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

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1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

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1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

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1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

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1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

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1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

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1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Catholic university this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance