The department is comprised of students, faculty and staff.  There are various committees that meet regularly to conduct the business of the department. 

• Leadership Team: The leadership team meets weekly to guide the department as a whole.
• Program Areas: Each program meets weekly to guide the specific programs. These meetings are coordinated by the Area Coordinators.
• Tenured Faculty Committee: This group conducts all faculty evaluation  in the department.
• Curriculum & Assessments: The group approves curriculum requests and conducts assessment activities for the department.
• Season Selection: The group works with programs and their pedagogical  goals to determine a season.
• Field Studies: This group works to plan and execute the yearly trip to NYC for seniors.
• Ad-Hoc Committees: Groups are gathered around specific goals such as searches, values statements, department culture, etc.
• Guest Artist Representatives: Each program appoints a representative to coordinate guest artists.
• Library Representative: The department appoints one faculty member to coordinate with the library.

Students elect representatives for monthly faculty/staff meetings, the Season Selection committee, on search committees, and on ad-hoc working groups that have included department cultures & traditions, values statement, and antiracism initiatives as part of the Leadership Team