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 up to 50 delegates from the six synods of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The 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 policymaking 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 2023-24 will be installed in October 2023.
| First | Last | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle | Long '85 | Chair |
| Bruce | Deal '87 | Vice Chair |
| Mark | Griffith '02 | Vice Chair |
| Thomas | Saathoff '87 | Vice Chair |
| Troy | Andrade '07 | Secretary |
| Patrick | Gehring | Treasurer |
| Allan | Belton | Ex-Officio |
| First | Last |
|---|---|
| Troy | Andrade '07 |
| Joyce | Barr '76, '08 |
| Allan | Belton |
| Jonette | Blakney '85 |
| Shelley | Bryan-Wee '88 |
| Rebecca | Burad '74 |
| Susan | Caulkins '82 |
| David | Coy '90 |
| Bruce | Deal '87 |
| Mark | Griffith '02 |
| Jaynee | Groseth |
| Matt | Iseri '99 |
| Sara | Kass '88 |
| Laurie | Larson-Caesar |
| Kathi | Littmann |
| Michelle | Long '85 |
| Joseph | Mayer |
| Mark | Miller '88 |
| Salvador | Mungia '81 |
| Arne | Ness '72 |
| Sheila | Radford-Hill |
| Thomas | Saathoff '87 |
| Laurie | Soine '88 |
| Scott | Squires '88 |
| Stacy | Wilson '03 |
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| Michael Frechette | Dean for Enrollment Management & Student Financial Services |
| Patrick Gehring | Associate Vice President for Finance |
| Joanna Gregson | Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Daniel Lee | Vice President for University Relations |
| Karen McConnell | Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer |
| Joanna Royce-Davis | Vice President for Student Life; Chair, PLU Staff Council |
| Rick Barot | English, Faculty Secretary |
| James Brown | Music, Faculty Representative to the Board of Regents |
| Neal Yakelis | Chemistry, Chair of the Faculty |
| Amy Young | Communication, Media, & Design Arts, Vice Chair of the Faculty |
| Kenzie Knapp | ASPLU President, Student |
| Andre Jones II | ASPLU Vice President, Student |
| Isaiah Lenard | ASPLU Social Justice Director, Student |
| Sheridan Moore | ASPLU PR Director, Student |
| Emma Niles | ASPLU Finance Director, Student |
| Syd Cameron | RHA President, Student |
| Mallory Drye | RHA Vice President, Student |
| Danny Samson | SAAC President, Student |
| Megan Barnhouse | SAAC Vice President, Student |
| Emily Hughes | Member Rep and Chair, Corporation Committee |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton | Presiding Bishop |
| Ms. Lori Fedyk | Treasurer |
| Bishop Laurie Jungling | Bishop, ELCA |
| Bishop Meggan H. Manlove | Bishop, ELCA |
| Deacon Susan Rothmeyer | Secretary |
| Rev. Lamont Wells | Executive Director, Network of ELCA Colleges & Universities |
| Bishop Shelley Wickstrom | Bishop, ELCA |