Meet your Admissions Counselor

Your guides to becoming an Ichabod

Admissions Counselors can answer your questions about the application process, scholarships, living on campus and so much more. 

Live in Shawnee County, Kansas? Choose your high school to find your counselor:

Select Shawnee County High School Cair Paravel-Latin Hayden Heritage Christian School Highland Park Homeschool Hope Street Rossville Seaman Shawnee Heights Silver Lake Topeka High Topeka West Washburn Rural

Kansas high school students, select your county to find your counselor:

Select Kansas County Allen Anderson Atchison Barber Barton Bourbon Brown Butler Chase Chautauqua Cherokee Cheyenne Clark Clay Coffey Comanche Cowley Cloud Crawford Decatur Dickinson Doniphan Douglas Edwards Elk Ellis Ellsworth Finney Ford Franklin Geary Gove Graham Grant Gray Greeley Greenwood Hamilton Harper Harvey Haskell Hodgeman Jackson Jefferson Jewell Johnson Kearny Kingman Kiowa Labette Lane Leavenworth Lincoln Linn Logan Lyon McPherson Marion Marshall Meade Miami Mitchell Montgomery Morris Morton Nemaha Neosho Ness Norton Osage Osborne Ottawa Pawnee Phillips Pottawatomie Pratt Rawlins Reno Republic Rice Riley Rooks Rush Russell Saline Scott Sedgwick Seward Sheridan Sherman Smith Stafford Stanton Stevens Sumner Thomas Trego Wabaunsee Wallace Washington Wichita Wilson Woodson Wilson Wyandotte

If you're a high school student living outside of Kansas, please choose your state:

Select US State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

• Transferring from another institution? Interested in completing your degree? Jamie and Peyton and would be more than happy to assist!
• Are you a non-degree seeking student? Meet Brett. He'll help you through the process!  

 

Joseph Tinsley

Director of Admissions

Hometown: Owensboro, Kentucky

Email: joseph.tinsley@washburn.edu 

Office phone:785.670.1030

Favorite spot to relax on campus: The Garvey Fine Arts Center courtyard between White Concert Hall and the Mulvane Art Museum. It's very peaceful.

Advice for new Ichabods: Having fun and working hard in college goes together like peanut butter and jelly. The key is making sure to get the perfect balance.

 

Brett Johnson

Associate Director of Admissions

Hometown: Bonner Springs, Kansas

I work with students who: earned their high school diploma or GED over one year ago, but have not yet attended college since then.

Email: brett.johnson1@washburn.edu

Office phone: 785.670.1988

Advice for new Ichabods: Find something that interests you and become involved in it – could be Greek Life, Washburn Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, intramural sports, on-campus employment, or whatever else that interests you!

Favorite place to explore/eat in Topeka: First Fridays Art Walk in North Topeka (NOTO).

Favorite Washburn memory: As a student, painting up and cheering on our athletic teams on so many different occasions.

Hannah Kirby

Campus Visit and Events Coordinator

Hometown: Lansing, Kansas

Email: hannah.kirby@washburn.edu

Office phone: 785.670.1289

A hidden gem on campus is... the third floor of Mabee Library. The quiet floor is a great environment for studying, relaxing or taking a quick nap between finals!

Be sure to get involved in... something that brings you joy! Whether it's student government, a fraternity or sorority, the arts, athletics or your own organization, explore your interests and make connections.

 

 

Maddy Broeckelman

Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Topeka, Kansas

I work with students from: Cair Paravel, Heritage Christian, South Central Kansas, Oklahoma

Email: magdalena.broeckelman@washburn.edu

Cell phone (feel free to text): 785.221.7120

Office phone: 785.670.1287

Favorite place to explore in Topeka: All new restaurants and shops downtown (especially The Pennant on Washburn night!)

Advice for New Ichabods: Post-its and planners are life. And be sure to take advantage of all the discounts with your Student ID!

 

Seth Cross

Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Fort Scott, Kansas

I work with students from: Washburn Rural, Rossville and Silver Lake high schools, Northwest Kansas and Colorado

Email: seth.cross@washburn.edu

Cell phone (feel free to text): 785.260.4392

Office phone: 785.670.1626

Favorite place to explore in Topeka: Crestview Park and some of the great walking trails in the area. 

A hidden gem on campus is... The Reading Room in the LLC! 

 

Tierney Kester

Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Stockton, Kansas

I work with students from: Hayden High School, Shawnee Heights High School, Southeast Kansas and Missouri

Email: tierney.kester@washburn.edu

Cell phone (feel free to text): 785.260.4409

Office phone: 785.670.1652

A hidden gem on campus is: the Multicultural Intersectional Learning Space (MILS) in the Union Underground! They put on a ton of events to help you learn about other cultures and learn how to connect with your own, too.

Advice for New Ichabods: Take a chance! Try new things and find out what you're most passionate about. You're bound to stumble upon your purpose in life if you love what you do.

 

Jamie Diers

Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska

I work with: transfer students 

Email: jamie.diers@washburn.edu

Cell phone (feel free to text): 785.230.5113

Office phone: 785.670.1625

Advice for new Ichabods: Take advantage of all the resources on campus and embrace your college experience.

Be sure to get involved in... an organization tied to your major.

 

Peyton White

Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Topeka, Kansas

I work with: transfer students

Email: peyton.white@washburn.edu

Cell phone (feel free to text): 785.260.3021

Office phone: 785.670.1904

A hidden gem on campus is... the trees between Garvey and the Memorial Union. When it is warmer weather, it is a perfect area to hammock.

Be sure to get involved in... anything that is of interest to you. If it is an organization that you have done something similar to in the past, or even if it is something new and it has peaked your attention. Give it a try!

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GET IN TOUCH WITH Admissions

Washburn University Admissions
Morgan Hall Suite 100
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621

Phone & Email
785.670.1030
admissions@washburn.edu