 Since his first year in 1997, Farley has led Washburn to the construction of more than 10 new buildings, including the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Laboratory that was completed in 2015, and acquired the Washburn Institute of Technology from Topeka Public Schools in 2008.Besides the construction or acquiring schools, Farley has seen enrollment increase since 1997.He also saw the women's basketball team win the 2005 NCAA Division II Championship.