Ownership, Support, Government:
The university is owned and operated by Pacific Lutheran University, Inc., a Washington corporation whose purpose is higher learning. The PLU corporation meets annually on the PLU campus to elect regents and to conduct other business. The corporation consists of 125 delegates from the six synods of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The 37-member Board of Regents includes members of ELCA congregations, representatives from the Alumni Association, at-large members, bishops from the synods of Region I, and the university president.
The policy making and governing body of the University is the Board of Regents. On the basis of recommendations made by the president, it charts a course for the university and strives to provide essential funds. The student body and the faculty have non-voting representatives who meet with the board. The installation of new Board of Regents Officers occurs each October. The Board of Regents for the Academic Year of 2014-15 will be installed in October 2014.
| OFFICERS 2014-2015 | |
| NAME | TITLE |
| Mark Knudson | Chair |
| Brenda Morris | Vice Chair |
| Brad Tilden | Secretary |
| Thomas W. Krise | President, PLU; Ex-Officio |
| MEMBERS Class of 2012-2015 |
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| NAME | Area | Represents |
| Linda Barbo | Seattle, WA | At-Large |
| Gayle Berg | Martinsdale, MT | ELCA |
| Edward Grogan | Gig Harbor, WA | ELCA |
| Roe Hatlen | Big Fork, MT | At-Large |
| Lisa Kittilsby | Mercer Island, WA | ELCA |
| Mark Knudson | St. Paul, MN | At-Large |
| Jon Kvinsland | Gig Harbor, WA | Alumni |
| David Peters | Billings, MT | ELCA |
| Donna Schlitt | Portland, OR | ELCA |
| Tom Eric Vraalsen | Oslo, Norway | At-Large |
| Donald Wilson | Canby, OR | ELCA |
| Class of 2013-2016 | ||
| NAME | TITLE | Represents |
| Dale Benson | Lake Oswego, OK | ELCA |
| David Brauer-Rieke | Portland, OR | Bishop, ELCA |
| Andrew Finstuen | Boise, ID | ELCA |
| Darren Hamby | Seattle, WA | ELCA |
| D. Tony Hicks | Scottsdale, AZ | At-Large |
| Mack Hogans | Bellevue, WA | At-Large |
| Richard Jaech | Tacoma, WA | Bishop, ELCA |
| Lisa Korsmo | Lakewood, WA | ELCA |
| Michelle Long | Katy, TX | At-Large |
| Osamu Matsutani | Anchorage, AK | ELCA |
| Nancy Powell | Gig Harbor, WA | At-Large |
| Pam Russell | San Diego, CA | Alumni |
| Jan Ruud | Tacoma, WA | ELCA |
| Martin Wells | Spokane, WA | Bishop, ELCA |
| Class of 2014-2017 | ||
| NAME | TITLE | Represents |
| Daniel Alsaker | Spokane, WA | ELCA |
| Neal Arntson | Vancouver, WA | ELCA |
| Bruce Bjerke | Seattle, WA | At-Large |
| Estelle Kelley | Portland, OR | At-Large |
| Brenda Morris | Lake Tapps, WA | At-Large |
| Jeffrey Rippey | Hood River, OR | At-Large |
| Jerry Skaga | Gig Harbor, WA | ELCA |
| Charleen Tachibana | Woodinville, WA | ELCA |
| Bradley Tilden | Seattle, WA | Alumni |
| Andrew Yee | Camano Island, WA | ELCA |
| PLU ADVISORY | |
| NAME | OFFICE |
| Joanna Royce-Davis | Vice President for Student Life, Dean of Students |
| Donna Gibbs | Vice President for Marketing and Communications |
| Lucy S. Morros | Interim Vice President for Advancement |
| Steven P. Starkovich | Provost |
| Sheri J. Tonn | Vice President for Finance and Operations |
| Kevin O’Brien | Religion, Faculty |
| Joanna Gregson | Sociology, Faculty |
| Jill Whitman | Geosciences, Faculty |
| Sarah Smith | ASPLU President, Student |
| Dan Stell | ASPLU Vice President, Student |
| Zach Blakeslee | ASPLU Director of Finance, Student |
| CHURCH OFFICIALS | |
| NAME | TITLE |
| Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton | Bishop |
| Carlos E. Peña | Vice President |
| Rev. Wm. Chris Boerger | Secretary |
| Linda O. Norman | Treasurer |
| Rev. Mark Wilhelm | Program Director for Schools, College, and Universities |