Artist Brittany Schaar will show off her art until October 16. 2015. There will be a Final Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. September 25, 2015 Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. For more information on this event or other Fine Arts events, please contact the Fine Arts […]

The Friends University Jazz Department is proud to present the renowned jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut, along with vocalist Connaitre Miller in concert on Friday, Oct. 2,, 2015 at 7:30 PM in Sebits Auditorium. Cyrus Chestnut is one of the foremost jazz pianists on the scene today, drawing on both his gospel and jazz roots to […]

Friends University’s Fine Arts faculty will present a fanfare of music at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 2015, in the Riney Fine Art Center’s Sebits Auditorium.  Friends University’s diverse group of faculty professors will share music, drama and visual arts as they inspire new and returning students. Featured performances include a piano duet, the Tower Wind […]

WICHITA, KS — Friends University will celebrate National Constitution Day with a lecture presented by noted civil rights historian and Friends University Professor Emerita Gretchen Cassel Eick, Ph.D. Dr. Eick worked as a foreign policy and peace lobbyist prior to joining Friends University as a professor of history in 1993. In 2000, she became the […]

The Friends University Theatre Department will present an original play by Friends University faculty member Dr. Charles Parker. “The Rain Game, Or, Baal Out, He Said” will be performed Sept. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Cornerstone Studio Theatre in the Riney Fine Arts Center on the Friends University […]

Auditions for The Nutcracker will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Center at Friends University Sept. 11-12.  Auditions for Experienced Dancers – Ages 15 & OlderFriday, Sept. 11, 5 to 6 p.m. Auditions for Boys (for The Party Scene – no dance training required)Saturday, Sept 12, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Auditions for Girls […]

Come join the ensemble “Jargon” on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium as they present “Singing America’s Early Music: The Yankee Tunesmiths”. This lecture recital lays out the history of the Yankee Tunesmiths who were America’s first homegrown composers, or makers of tunes, known as “Tunesmiths.” These hardy, enthusiastic, self-reliant men […]

Wichita, KS — Friends University has partnered with four Kansas community colleges to offer on-site degree programs to students attending Hutchinson Community College, Dodge City Community College, Garden City Community College and Seward County Community College. The program, “Finish with Friends,” will offer degree completion in accounting, business management, computer information systems, and human resource […]

The Graduate School at Friends University has completed a redesign of the Master of Arts in Teaching curriculum and is re-launching the updated program with a new name that reflects those changes. Designed for working teachers, the 30-credit-hour Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning program combines in-depth core education curriculum with the opportunity for […]

Friends University welcomes Dr. Amy Bragg Carey as the 14th president of Friends University; she began her tenure on July 1. Dr. Carey previously served as vice president for institutional advancement at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minn. She brings to Friends a strong background in development, marketing and communications, and enrollment management. […]