President of Washburn University
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Former names
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Lincoln College Washburn College Washburn Municipal University |
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| Motto | Non Nobis Solum |
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Motto in English
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Not for Ourselves Alone |
| Type | Public |
| Established | February 6, 1865 |
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Academic affiliation
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CNAHEC AASCU |
| Endowment | $156.48 million (2015) |
| Chairman | William Sneed |
| President | Jerry Farley |
| Provost | JuliAnn Mazachek |
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Academic staff
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1,000 |
| Students | 6,691 (fall 2017) |
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Topeka, Kansas, U.S. 39°02′02″N 95°41′56″W / 39.033786°N 95.698975°WCoordinates: 39°02′02″N 95°41′56″W / 39.033786°N 95.698975°W |
| Campus | Urban, 160 acres (0.65 km2) |
| Colors | Yale Blue & White |
| Nickname | Ichabods |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – MIAA |
| Mascot | The Ichabod |
| Website | www |
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Washburn University (WU) is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 undergraduate students and nearly 800 graduate students. The university's assets include a $152 million endowment.
Washburn University was established in February 1865 as Lincoln College by a charter issued by the State of Kansas and the General Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches of Kansas on land donated by abolitionist John Ritchie. The school was renamed Washburn College in 1868 after Ichabod Washburn pledged $25,000 to the school. Washburn was a church deacon, and industrialist who resided in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas, adopted a variation of the Washbourne Arms, using creative license to alter the tinctures (colors), to its school's colors, and used it as its own logo. Since becoming "Washburn University", the school has abandoned the Washburn Arms logo. They're now using a stylized "W" in its place. The school mascot "The Ichabods", is still in use.
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