The student body is represented by the Douglass College Government Association (DCGA), whose purpose is "to consolidate college activities into a closer union, to regulate the life of students while under college jurisdiction, and to prepare students to assume the duties of active world citizenship."
The legislative power of the student government is vested in an assembly of student representatives from the four classes, the student senators, the student representatives to the faculty fellows meetings, and five executive officers. The assembly meetings are held weekly and are open to all members of the university community.
