UW Board of Regents

The University of Washington Board of Regents is the University’s governing body whose broad responsibilities are to supervise, coordinate, manage and regulate the university, as provided by state statute.

The Board of Regents consists of ten members, one of whom is a student. Regents are appointed by the governor to serve six-year terms, with the exception of the student regent, who serves a one-year term.

Meeting updates

• The meetings of the Board scheduled for Wednesday, January 13, and Thursday, January 14, 2021, are cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meetings of the Board will therefore be held on Wednesday, February 10, and on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Schedule and agendas will be available at noon on Friday, February 5, 2021.
• For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Governor’s partial waiver of certain provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, public commenters must sign up in advance via webform, email, or telephone.
  Sign up to provide public comment at the meetings of the Board on Wednesday, February 10, and Thursday, February 11, 2021. Sign up using the Request to Provide Public Comment form available at noon on Friday, February 5, 2021.
• 2021 Meeting Schedule
• 2020 Meeting Schedule
• 2019 Meeting Archive
• Due dates and formatting guidelines for Board Meeting items

Announcements

• Office of External Affairs launches new website: UW in Your Community.
• Former Regent William H. Gates, Sr. dies at 94.
• Governor Jay Inslee appoints Kristina Pogosian to be the 2020-21 Student Regent.
• The webform for requests to convene an Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing is active.