Friends University is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Rayvon T.J. Moore as the university’s Director of Choral Studies and Singing Quakers Director. Dr. Moore will officially start at Friends University in August 2020. Dr. Moore earned his bachelor’s degree in choral music from the University of Southern California (USC), his master’s degree in […]
Friends University is lighting the Davis Tower as a symbol of hope for the community
Friends University is turning the lights back on the Davis Tower this Friday as a symbol of hope and encouragement for our community. Friends University will host a virtual lighting ceremony on March 27 at 7:45 p.m. on the Friends University website at friends.edu/light-of-hope. “During this time of uncertainty, our Friends family has decided to […]
Friends University Coronavirus Update
In compliance with yesterday’s White House briefing stating Americans should not gather in groups of more than 10 people due to the coronavirus, Friends University faculty and staff will be working remotely effective immediately through March 29 and the campus is closed to visitors until further notice. All students are currently on spring break which […]
Friends University HALO students selected to be interns at United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
A group of Friends University Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO) student delegates have been selected as volunteer interns at the 38th National United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) Conference in Chicago from Feb. 20-23. The USHLI has become the premier Hispanic leadership conference in the nation and an award-winning non-profit organization. The mission of the […]
Friends University to offer summer school courses at $110 per credit hour
Friends University is offering summer school classes for both traditional undergraduate students through the College of Business, Arts, Sciences and Education and non-traditional undergraduates in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies at a reduced rate of $110 per credit hour during the summer. Enrollment is now open for summer classes and many classes begin […]
Friends University presents annual Singing Quakers Home Concert: Joy March 28-29
UPDATE: This event has been canceled. Please visit friends.edu/coronavirus for more details. Wichita, KS – Friends University’s 60-voice Singing Quakers choir will present their Home Concert March 28 at 7:30 p.m. and March 29 at 2 p.m. The theme of the spring concert is Joy. “The Singing Quakers will present music that is meant to […]
Friends University is the first university in Kansas to offer Dyslexia and Literacy Interventionist concentration beginning summer 2020
Friends University will begin offering a new Master of Education concentration in Dyslexia and Literacy Intervention this summer. Friends University and the Fundamental Learning Center have joined forces to provide teachers with professional training in dyslexia that will count toward a Master of Education at Friends University. This is the first concentration of its kind […]
Friends University hosts first annual Pre-Festival Band Clinic on March 25
UPDATE: This event has been canceled. Please visit friends.edu/coronavirus for more details. Wichita, KS- Friends University Bands will host its first-ever Pre-Festival Band clinic on March 25. Approximately 375 students from Andover, Haven, Hillsboro, Emporia and Wichita are expected to attend to gather feedback before the Kansas Large Group Music Festival in April. Dr. Karen […]
Friends University to present concert March 11 featuring Jazz Combos and Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University’s Jazz department will present a concert on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sebits Auditorium featuring the Friends University Jazz Combos and the Jazz Vocal Ensemble. The Jazz Combo portion of the concert will be directed by Dr. Robert Brooks. It will feature the four-person student band that played in […]
Opening Reception for Just Human: Paintings by Richard Davies, March 6 at Friends University
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for painter, Richard Davies. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center on March 6 from 5-7 p.m. Richard Davies has been painting since 1975 in oils and watercolor. His paintings have been sold to collectors […]