Named after the Shaw Walker Foundation that helped fund it, Walker is home to the College of Sciences and Arts, the Department of Humanities, and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. It houses lab and creative spaces including the Humanities Digital Media Zone, or HDMZ (an interactive multimedia lab and classroom), the modern language lab, The Michigan Tech Writing Center, art studios, and theatre design shops and labs.

Students can become part of ensembles including jazz bands, choirs, and orchestras. The world-famous Huskies Pep Band is open to students with at least one year of high school band experience.

The McArdle Theatre, a traditional black-box theater, hosts student productions and exhibits.