Friends University announced today that Starbucks Coffee is now on campus. A new Starbucks “We Proudly Serve” location will be serving Starbucks handcrafted espresso drinks, Teavana iced teas, Starbucks refreshers and more. In addition, Friends has added a new Casado Café where different culinary concepts will be offered on a rotating basis. The first concept […]
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend an Adult Enrollment Day Thursday, October 3, at the Friends University Wichita campus. This event will help prospective adult students learn more about how Friends University can help them invest in their education and their future. The “come and go” event is […]
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for painters Matthew Thonen and Payton Reaves. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center Oct. 4 from 5-7 p.m. Matthew Thonen is a local artist whose exhibit is a collection of expressively styled paintings. From […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present the comedic fable Fools by the late Neil Simon, Friday, Sept. 27, through Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 29, at 2 p.m. Fools celebrates the work of noted playwright and screenwriter, Neil Simon, whose works spanned several decades from the 1960’s and continues today. […]
Wichita, KS- Friends University congratulates junior Shannon McCon who has been accepted into an elite professional development track within The New Dance Lab. The New Dance Lab, a partnership between the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and Johnson County Community College, allows a select group of established and aspiring dance professionals the opportunity to participate […]
Wichita, KS- The Friends University ballet program will be the first in the USA to integrate the groundbreaking SAFE® BARRE method into its training, thanks to director Andrea Vazquez-Aguirre who acquired her coaching certificate in Paris this summer. This innovative barre training interconnects biomechanics and ballet. It pushes one not only physically, but mentally to […]
Wichita, KS- Friends University Fine Arts is excited to welcome to the stage “America’s Baritone,” William Michals, on Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Michals has impressive credits on the Broadway stage including being an original cast member of Bright Star. He also starred as Emile de Becque in the smash revival of South Pacific at New York City’s Lincoln Center. He […]
Wichita, KS- The Friends University Fine Arts department will host a free Creative Workshop series every other Tuesday in the month of October. Each lunch-time class will feature a different special guest. On Oct. 1 from 1-2 p.m in Sebits Auditorium, Hal Grossman, founder of The Grossman Method and Professor of Music at the University […]
Friends University’s Kappa Phi Chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society/Sigma Delta Phi has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities in 2018-19, an award that was bestowed to only 16 chapters nationwide in 2019. This is the 13th time since 1996 that Friends University has received this distinction. Professor Jerry Smartt, […]
Friends University will recognize Constitution Day by hosting former Kansas Governor, Jeff Colyer. Dr. Colyer served as the 47th governor of Kansas, after seven years as lieutenant governor in the Brownback administration. The former governor has degrees from Georgetown University, Cambridge University in England, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The topic of […]