Board of Trustees

Meeting Summaries

Summary of Seattle University Board of Trustee Actions November 14, 2019

The Board of Trustees held its regular meeting on November 14, 2019. The following is a summary of the Board’s actions:
Nov 15, 2019

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Summary of Seattle University Board of Trustee Actions September 12, 2019

The Board of Trustees held its regular fall meeting on September 12, 2019. The following is a summary of the Board’s actions:
Sep 13, 2019

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Summary of Seattle University Board of Trustee Actions May 8-9, 2019

The Board of Trustees held its annual retreat on May 8 and 9, 2019. The following is a summary of the Board’s actions.
May 10, 2019

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Summary of Seattle University Board of Trustee Actions May 2-3, 2018

The Seattle University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting and annual Retreat on May 2-3, 2018.
May 3, 2018

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Board Members

  • Kathleen H. Aikenhead
  • Ann Alokolaro
  • Fernando Alvarez Lara, S.J.
  • Arturo Araujo, S.J.
  • Rodney A. Bench
  • Jeannie Berwick
  • Ann Blume
  • Maureen Brotherton
  • David W. Burcham
  • Patrick J. Callans
  • Brenda Christensen
  • Anita Crawford-Willis
  • Paul Fitzgerald, S.J.
  • Melvin Flowers
  • Joseph M. Gaffney
  • Valerie Gorder
  • Bob Grimm, S.J.
  • Tim Engle
  • Russell Hagen
  • Drew Herdener
  • Patrick F. Kennedy
  • Steven P. Knight
  • Tod Leiweke
  • Killian Noe
  • Jason Oliver
  • William A. Owens
  • Eduardo M. Peñalver (ex officio)
  • Charles Porter
  • Ryan Sawyer
  • Lucas Sharma, S.J.
  • Ezra Teshome
  • Ruth A. Tressel
  • John H. Vassall, II
  • Eric J. Watson, S.J.
  • Jeffrey J. Wright
  • Eva Zhao

Executive Committee

  • Eduardo M. Peñalver, President (ex officio)
  • Patrick Callans, Chair
  • Jason Oliver, Vice Chair
  • Arturo Araujo, S.J., Jesuit
  • Jeannie Berwick, At-Large
  • David W. Burcham, At-Large
  • Russell Hagen, At-Large
  • Mary Petersen, Secretary (ex officio)

Trustee Emeriti

  • Anne V. Farrell
  • John W. Meisenbach
  • James D. Sinegal
  • Ann Wyckoff

Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Audit and Risk Committee

Capital Planning and Land Use

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Finance Committee

Intercollegiate Athletic Oversight Committee

Investment Committee

Mission Integration Committee

Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) Working Group

Strategy, Innovation and Technology

Trusteeship Committee

Advancement Committee