Seattle Pacific University students and faculty protest anti-LGBTQ hiring policy Students held a vigil while faculty consider a "vote of no confidence" after the Board of Trustees affirmed an employment policy against LGBTQ relationships. Author: Christine Pae (KING 5) Published: 1:17 PM PDT April 17, 2021 Updated: 1:37 PM PDT April 17, 2021 SEATTLE — A decision by Seattle Pacific University's Board of Trustees to uphold its employment policy relating to a person's sexuality is spurring action among students and faculty. Faculty at SPU — a private Christian school — are weighing a possible "vote of no confidence" against the Board of Trustees after the board decided Monday that it will retain an employment policy stating that marriage and relationships are "intended between a man and a woman."