Washburn University College of Arts and Sciences

09/01/2026

Join our team! The Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation is still accepting applications for open positions. Be a part of an incredible culture as we continue to make history during the Forever Washburn campaign.

Learn more at wualumni.org/page/employment.

09/01/2026

Position Title: Lecturer (Sociology) Department: Sociology & Anthropology Campus Location: Washburn University Position Summary: Washburn University's Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a Sociology Lecturer to begin in August 2027. This is a full-time, nine-month,....

08/31/2026

Celebrate Kansas' literary life at the 2026 Kansas Book Festival, Saturday, Sept. 26, on the Washburn University campus, 1719 Plass, Topeka, KS. Come for storytelling and activities all ages (and reading genre), stay for the community and . Click the link for more information, https://kansasbookfestival.com Kansas Talking Books Service Kansas Tourism

08/31/2026

Valley Falls is giving a shout-out to Washburn KN-PE student teacher, Dylan Cervantez. Have a great semester, Dylan.

Dylan Cervantez is joining our staff this semester to do his student teaching for Physical Education with Ms. Thayer. He is attending Washburn University and will graduate in December with his BS of Education -Physical Education/Kinesiology. Mr. Cervantez's hobbies include, running, playing basketball, and slow-pitch softball. He also coaches MS Boys Basketball and has his own lawn care business. Good luck to Dylan as he finishes his degree!

08/31/2026

08/28/2026

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has reappointed three Washburn University faculty members to serve on boards overseen by the Kansas Historical Society.

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

The biology department faculty and staff are ready for the Fall 2026 semester! We are in our 2nd week of the semester and getting to know our new Ichabods, reconnecting with returning Ichabods, and best preparing them all for future successes at Washburn University and beyond!

Check out this great group of folks... (photo by Peggy Clark) See less

08/27/2026

Today we're celebrating the abundance of creativity in our state with a look at Kansas artist Lisa Grossman (b. 1967) 🌻

Lisa Grossman's paintings and prints have been inspired by the rivers and tallgrass prairies of Kansas for decades. As she put it, "I revel in the lyrical sweep of the Kansas River, particularly an oblique, aerial view of the floodplain stretching to the prairie horizon... There’s nothing like painting to really see and develop affection for places, and, for me, it was a way to honor the river as a whole, one painting at a time.”

This work is currently on view in the exhibition "71%: Picturing Waterways."

Lisa Grossman
"Blue Kaw—Near Desoto," 2012
Relief-roll woodcut on silk tissue and mulberry, tinted with acrylic
Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University

08/27/2026

There's still time! Don't forget to submit your Washburn winter artwork for a chance to be featured on our holiday card and receive a $500 commission.

Learn more and submit your artwork at wualumni.org/page/holiday-artwork ❄