Audiences will marvel in the tight harmonies of the Jazz Vocal Ensemble and the big band sounds of Jazz Ensemble II as the two groups join on stage at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. The Jazz Vocal Ensemble, also known as JVE, is directed by Craig Curry. Jazz […]

Friends University is inviting local ghosts, goblins, fairy princesses, superheroes and more to its annual Trick-or-Treat Off the Street event from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 starting at Friends Village, 628 S. Hiram Ave. Children 12 and younger accompanied by their guardians will play games and collect candy throughout the University’s residence halls. A […]

The Singing Quaker Alumni Concert, directed by Dr. Cecil J. Riney, will perform its annual concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Guest conductor Dr. Andre Thomas will join the choir for this concert. The Alumni Choir is made up of almost 80 voices and orchestra. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Singing Quakers […]

Director Kay Buskirk will make her stage debut with the Friends University Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Davis Administration Building’s Alumni Auditorium. Buskirk, an adjunct professor at the University, is the new director for this student ensemble, which features talented Friends University students on various string instruments. This concert is free […]

The Friends University Concert Band will combine forces with Dr. Gary Leopold, adjunct professor of trumpet, in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Tickets are $6 for adults, and $4 for seniors and students; and can be purchased online at friends.edu/finearts or by calling the Box […]

Rachel Scribner will have artwork on display Oct. 13 to Nov. 14 in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery at Friends University. There will be a Final Friday reception from 5-7p.m. Oct. 31. Scribner is a local painter who is inspired by Cecily Brown, Cy Twombly, Joan Mitchell and Julie Heffernan. On her blog she states, […]

The Friends University Theatre Department will be performing the modern slapstick comedy “The 39 Steps” at 7:30p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in the Riney Fine Arts building’s Cornerstone Studio Theatre. “The 39 Steps” is Broadway’s longest running comedy. An ordinary man by chance meets a mysterious woman who claims to be a spy. After inviting her […]

Friends University has been granted an endorsement from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for the third consecutive three-year term since 2008. Friends University is the only private university in the state to earn such an honor and in 2008 it was the first university in the state to receive the endorsement from SHRM. […]

Friends University has been selected as an excellent place to learn, grow and succeed by the Colleges of Distinction college guide. Colleges of Distinction is a tool for prospective students, counselors and parents to dive deeply into what the guide considers the most important factors when it comes to successful outcomes:   Nationally recognized by […]

Friends University Ballet will present its FALL BALLET October, 17, 18, 19, in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. This performance will present two new ballets from Denver choreographer James Wallace and Dominic Walsh, former Principal of The Houston Ballet and Director of Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre in Houston, Texas. These two different choreographers […]