More than any other area of the college, the Media and Performing Arts Department faces the challenge of responding to the ever-changing landscape of new technologies and their application to art-making. It is with the means of various 21st century media that students in the department find and give form to their visions.

The department offers concentrations in photography, film/video, and interrelated media. Although these disciplines have their own histories, aesthetics, equipment, and technology, the faculty share a commitment to the use of media principally in the service of art.