The Arboretum Steering Committee is composed of deans and senior administrative officials appointed by the executive vice president and provost and has charge of overseeing the work of the Arboretum and acting as a reporting line for the Arboretum director. The Steering Committee is chaired by the vice provost for academic affairs.

• Dr. Nicholas P. Jones
  Executive Vice President and Provost
• Kathleen Bieschke
  Vice-Provost for Faculty Affairs
• Dr. Richard Roush, Dean
  College of Agricultural Sciences
• Dr. Stephen Carpenter, Dean
  College of Arts and Architecture