Wichita, KS— Friends University is happy to announce the launch of the Center for Mission-focused Teaching & Learning (CMFTL). This center seeks to cultivate scholarly and pedagogical excellence animated by the university’s Christian mission. Its initiatives will promote excellence in teaching and scholarship, improve the student learning experience and retention, and foster an innovative, Christ-centered […]
Wichita, KS— Friends University’s annual Day of Giving is set for April 8, 2025. This one-day event is dedicated to funding scholarships and life-changing opportunities for students who need them the most, reaching out to donors and the community to build an unbreakable community. Gifts to the university can be made online during this 24-hour […]
Wichita, KS— Friends University announces it has once again been named as a 2025-2026 Military Friendly School. To see Friends University’s page on the Military Friendly site, visit https://www.militaryfriendly.com/friends-university/. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2025-2026 survey with […]
Wichita, KS— On Saturday, March 29, Friends University professor Ken Spurgeon is celebrating his movie premiere of Sod & Stubble with a Q&A event, hosted by Friends University. The event will be held in the lobby of the Riney Fine Arts Center at 10 a.m., where the movie producer and actors will join the university’s […]
Wichita, KS— Friends University has announced its coordination with Aladdin Campus Dining to renovate the upper Casado Dining Hall. The new partnership began last summer, created to enhance the campus dining experience and deliver high-quality, cost-effective food service to its students and visitors. Simpson Construction, Shelden Architecture and John A. Marshall Co. are working together […]
Wichita, KS – Friends University Fine Arts presents the 31st Annual Jazz Festival, 2025,February 20-21 in the newly refurbished Riney Fine Arts Center (2100 W University Ave, Wichita, KS, 67213). Following a brief hiatus in 2024 while extensive improvements were made to the Riney Fine Arts Center, Sebits Auditorium and Instrumental Hall, the Jazz Festival is back for 2025 with an exciting itinerary and public concerts. Over 20 high school jazz ensembles will take part […]
Wichita, KS—Friends University is pleased to offer select 2025 Summer School courses for only $175 a credit hour! These general education classes will help accelerate your degree plan, give you early college credits if you are beginning your college career, and are offered at an extremely reasonable price! Major courses are offered at $250 a […]
Wichita, KS— Amid the devastating news of the Wichita plane crash in Washington D.C., Friends University is extending its support to those grieving. The Center on Family Living will be offering free therapy and teletherapy to anyone in the state of Kansas who has been directly impacted by the plane crash in Washington D.C. Bethany […]
Wichita, KS – Friends University Fine Arts presents the Spring Musical, Guys and Dolls;February 14-15 at 7:30 p.m.; February 16 at 2 p.m., in the newly refurbished SebitsAuditorium (2100 W University Ave, Wichita, KS, 67213). Guys and Dolls, set in post war 1940s New York, is the epitome of a classic musical. This satire follows the trials and tribulations of Adelaide and Sarah through their […]
Wichita, KS— Friends University is pleased to announce Rachel Steiner as the director of the new Center for Enterprise and Community Engagement. Steiner is a previously employed Falcon and returns to campus to lead the new efforts of community connection with the university. Steiner received her BA in Mass Communications from Southwestern College and her […]