The principal legislative body of the student government is the College Senate, which is composed of the Student Body President, fifteen students, four administrators, and three faculty members. The Senate funds a variety of campus media: a newspaper, The Whitetopper; a radio station, WEHC-FM; a yearbook, the Sphinx; a literary magazine, Ampersand; and the Student Handbook. The Senate also provides encouragement and funding to a wide variety of student interest groups and sports clubs. Additional independent student organizations provide a rich variety of extracurricular options.

Cultural events are organized into a Lyceum program which includes a variety of lectures, films, art exhibits, musical programs, theatrical presentations, and other events. Students have opportunities to demonstrate their own special talents through participation in the college choirs, drama and music productions, reading of academic papers, and art shows. Students are required to attend a certain number of approved Lyceum events as part of college graduation requirements.