Washburn University is a public municipal institution of higher education organized and existing under the provisions of the Kansas Constitution (Article 6, Section 2) and the Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A. 13-13a03 et seq). As a public institution, the meetings of its governing board are open to the public under the provisions of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq) and the records of the University are subject to inspection as provided under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215 et seq).