Friends University staff, faculty and students will work together to make Christmas a bit merrier for hundreds of needy families in Wichita. Approximately 150 University representatives will embrace the spirit of the season for the annual Salvation Army Service Day Dec. 12. The group will help prepare and disperse donated gifts. “Service to others is […]
Friends University adds Keeper of the Plains replica to campus
Friends University is pleased to announce the addition of a ten-foot tall fiberglass replica of the Keeper of the Plains. Friends University staff installed the statue on the south side of the campus Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in connection with the Together Wichita project. Located north of Kellogg and east of Meridian, the statue can […]
Online health care master’s ranked in top 30 for the third time
Friends University has been ranked as offering one of the top 30 best value Master of Health Administration (MHA) online degree programs in the nation by College Values Online. The ranking, based upon affordability, was published on the organization’s website in November. Friends University was ranked 24th and is the only program listed in Kansas. […]
Open Enrollment Day for adults to be held Dec. 8
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend an Open Enrollment Day Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Friends University Wichita campus. This event will help prospective students learn more about how Friends University can help them invest in their educations and their futures. The “come and go” event is free […]
The New York City Ballet and Colorado Ballet will perform at Friends University’s production of The Nutcracker
Join the Friends University Ballet Department as dancers perform their annual full-length production of “The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9-10, Dec. 16-17; and 2 p.m. Dec. 11 and Dec. 17 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Several guest artists will perform alongside student dancers from Friends University. During the performances Dec. 9-11, […]
Friends University Choir Performs Christmas Concert
Join the Friends University Singing Quakers, Concert Choir, Jazz Vocal Ensemble and Choral Union in the annual Christmas Candlelight concerts concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3, and 2 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. The choirs will be joined by brass and organ and will present a wide […]
Friends University presents a Jazz Concert with Kevin Mahogany
Jazz Vocalist Kevin Mahogany will be the featured guest artist with the Friends University Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Vocal Ensemble on Monday, November 21, 2016 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium Mr. Mahogany, originally from Kansas City, now resides in Miami and travels the world as a performer and jazz educator. He […]
Habben receives KICA Faculty of Distinction Award
Dr. Chris Habben, professor of marriage and family therapy, Kansas City site program director, and Kansas City site specialized accreditation and assessment administrator, received this year’s Faculty of Distinction Award from the Kansas Independent College Association (KICA). Dr. Habben was honored, along with faculty members from the other 18 accredited private colleges in Kansas, at […]
Friends University presents the Percussion Group
Friends University will present the Percussion Group in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium on November 1, 2016. The Friends University Percussion Group (FUPG) will present a concert tracing the influence of minimalist composer Steve Reich. Steve Reich is one of the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. He is one […]
Friends University presents the Faculty Brass Quintet Nov. 13
Friends University will present the Faculty Brass Quintet in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium at 3 p.m. Nov. 13, 2016. The concert will feature, among other works, two major works for Brass Quintet, including Malcolm Arnold’s Quintet and Anthony Plog’s Animal Ditties VII. Asher Isaac will be featured as narrator on the Animal […]