By the numbers
238 & 299
Number of pages in Volume 1 of the BSW & MSW self-studies
Halcyon Francis
Accreditation Specialist at CSWE
The Board of Accreditation is comprised of employees in the Accreditation division of the Council on Social Work Education.
Fiction - BOA members are all volunteers
Letter of Instruction (LOI)
Original name of Washburn University
Lincoln College, started in 1865
277,024
Total number of words in the two self-studies
Samantha Dutton, Associate Dean, Social Sciences, University of Phoenix
Marian L. Swindell, Program Director, Mississippi State University-Meridian
BSW site visitor & MSW site visitor
The Chair of the BOA is James Herbert Williams of Arizona State University.
Fiction - Dr. Williams is a member of the BOA. Dr. Octavia Ramirez, Fort Hays State University is the current Chair of the BOA.
The accreditation standards included in the LOI and general questions about the 5 standards
Areas of focus for the site visit (Site visitors are not to ask about standards not cited in the LOI)
Ichabod Washburn held a patent for this
barbed wire
1 - 1.5
Number of days the site visitors will be on campus
February 5, 2026
Site visit
The BOA is responsible for formulating accreditation standards and determining the criteria and process for evaluating these standards, as well as evaluating programs' compliance.
Fact
Pays for all travel expenses for the site visitors
University
KTWU, the first public broadcasting station in KS, began in this year
1965
$15,500
Cost for reaffirmation fees
30 days after June BOA meeting
When we will receive our final decision
Site visits are conducted by BOA members for all programs eligible for candidacy and reaffirmation of accreditation.
Fiction - Site visitors are not BOA members and do not participate in BOA meetings or have any direct contact with BOA members.
President (or designee), Primary Contact, Program Director, Field Education Director, Faculty, Students
People required to meet with the site visitor
Number of spring 2025 graduates from WU, WU Law, and WU Tech
over 1300
Too many
Number of hours spent writing the self-studies :-)
2 weeks
The amount of time we have to respond to the site visitors report
To become a member of the BOA, an individual must have conducted a minimum of 3 site visits.
Fact
Recommendations that site visitor can make to the BOA
None. Their role is only to convey information garnered during the visit. They are not to give advice, assistance, or guidance to programs or BOA.
Dr. Reed & WU's "Turtle Team" just achieved this milestone
Located its 500th ornate box turtle (which happens to be the official reptile of KS)