Washburn University Aleshire Center for Leadership and Community Engagement

Thank you for everyone who joined us for Derechos Lotería! Its important to be informed of what rights you have as citizens, permanent residents, and non-citizens and how those rights apply when interacting with law enforvement.
Huge shoutout to the Isavel and HALO for making this event happen!
And a special shout out to everyone who brought food!

✨💐All Aleshire Center Members Invited💐✨
Spring Celebration will be held Tuesday, April 21 at the Foundry from 6-8pm. The Foundry is located at 400 SW 33rd St, Topeka, KS. RSVPs close on April 15.
We would to see everyone there because we want to celebrate you!
If you want to be a part of making the magic of the event happen, you can find a volunteer sign up in the Aleshire Center weekly emails!

Thank you to everyone that came to our Japanese Social Exchange event with students from Fukuoka University! We had such a great time getting to know each other and talking about our lived experiences. Shout out to also for having such amazing food! 🌸✨

We want to thank each and every volunteer that contributed their time and effort to the 2026 Washburn Leadership Challenge Event®! We know that this event simply would not be possible without our volunteers, and every one of you made a difference in how successful WLCE® was this year!

Congratulations to our 2026 Washburn Leadership Challenge Event ®️winners! 🤩 We are so proud of all our participants and what they accomplished this year. Thank you again to all the sponsors and volunteers that make this event possible.

🌟 SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE: March 4 & 5, 2027 🌟

Congratulations to our 2026 WLCE® winners! We are so proud of all of the participants and loved seeing the teams compete!

Join us and Japanese exchange students on Thursday, March 5th for a social exchange event! We will start at Study Grounds in Plass at 4:30pm with discussion geared toward sharing lived experiences. Then, dinner at 6:00pm at the Thursday Club, 1710 SW Medford Ave, Topeka, KS 66604. The first 15 Aleshire Center students at the Thursday Club will have their meal covered! 🫶🇯🇵✨

There are only 2 days remaining on our countdown! We are WLCE® ready! Check out our WLCE® history from 2019 to today.

There are only 4 days left until WLCE®! We are so excited to have everyone here and to see the competition unfold! Here’s a look into past WLCE® years and their themes.

We have 5 days remaining on our WLCE® countdown! Stay tuned to see the following year’s themes and fellows!

We have 6 days remaining on our WLCE® countdown! If you’re wondering which teams to look out for this year, here’s the list of all our winners!