Friends University staff, faculty, students, alumni and families worked together Dec. 14 to make Christmas a bit merrier for hundreds of needy families in Wichita. Approximately 150 University representatives embraced the spirit of the season for the annual Salvation Army Service Day. The group helped prepare and disperse donated gifts. “Service to others is a […]

Learn more about how Friends University can help you invest in yourself, your education and your future. You are invited to attend a come-and-go Open Enrollment Day Dec. 10 in Wichita and Topeka to enroll at Friends University. Whether you want a traditional, daytime program, a bachelor’s degree you can earn in the evenings or […]

Join the Friends University Ballet Department as dancers perform their annual full-length production of “The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12, Dec. 18-19; and 2 p.m. Dec. 13 and Dec. 19 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Several guest artists will perform alongside student dancers from Friends University. During performances Dec. 11-13, Chandra […]

By Kelli Elmore, Assistant Commissioner Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference The Friends University men’s cross country team has been awarded the 2015 KCAC Team of Character honor. The KCAC Team of Character award was based off of the NAIA Champions of Character award and recognizes a school in each sport, as voted on by their peer coaches. “Our team members have […]

The Friends University Jazz Department is proud to present trumpet player Tanya Darby in concert with the Friends University Jazz Ensembles on Friday, Nov. 20th at 7:30 PM in Sebits Auditorium. Tayna Darby is the jazz trumpet professor at the University of North Texas, and before this fall resided in New York City. She has […]

The Friends University Community Orchestra will present their fall concert on November 17, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium. The concert will feature two works based around Native American culture. The first work will be Colors of the Spirit by conductor Daniel Racer. Colors is based off of five paintings by Native American artist […]

The Friends University Percussion Group will be performing an eclectic program of works on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 5:00 in the Sebits Auditorium. Pieces to be performed include An Index of Possibility by Robert Honstein, Experiences by John Cage and Boboland by Kevin Bobo. An Index of Possibility, written in 2012, is sure to […]

Friends University’s Concert Band will perform on November 9, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Riney Fine Art Center’s Sebits Auditorium. The Concert Band will include guest artist Kevin Bobo, Professor of Percussion at the Indiana University School of Music and guest band, Butler County Community College Band with Brett Martinez, conductor. The concert will […]

Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, president of Friends University, is pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has elected Marsha Anderson Bewersdorf, CPA, CCIFP, as the vice president of finance/chief financial officer. Bewersdorf is the former director of business and finance at Hutton Construction Corp. of Wichita. Her prior experience includes CFO for the Cerebral […]

Friends University’s Jazz Vocal Ensembles and Jazz Ensemble II Concert will perform on November 6, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium This is the Jazz Vocal Ensembles fall concert and they will be joined by the Friends University Jazz Ensemble II. The performance will be held in Sebits Auditorium at the Friends University Campus […]