DRAC Supported Programming

The Department Related Activities Committee (DRAC) is the organizing framework for budgeting and distributing Services and Activities (S&A) fees for student programs and activities that are departmentally related.

Theatre and Dance

DRAC funds support the Theatre and Dance Department’s various co-curricular activities, primarily our performing art productions and student travel. Hosting 6-9 performances each year, DRAC funding is essential for our department, allowing us to produce professional quality performances and giving students opportunities to act, dance, choreograph, design, stage manage, or work in our scene shop and costume shop. This funding brings in guest artists to work side by side with our students, allowing for hands on, out of the classroom experiences alongside industry professionals.  We also use these funds to send WWU students traveling to the American College Dance Festival and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, covering the accommodations and registration for WWU students who apply for the travel funds.These conferences allow students to attend performances, workshops, auditions, portfolio reviews, and interviews, and serve as a valuable extracurricular educational experience during their time at Western Washington University.

Music

Music Department DRAC funding supports public music performances and other music events, music purchases, performance licensing, software licensing, sound technology, and student employment. These funds make it possible for all students (including nonmajors) to access our department resources and allows for department outreach to audiences from Western’s community and the larger Bellingham community. Through local, national, and international tours, this outreach positively impacts the reputation of our university and allows our department to recruit from populations that might otherwise not know of our resources and opportunities.