Phase one of the Friends University RISE Up Capital Campaign project for the Garvey Physical Education Center is now complete. Leaders and several distinguished guests will host a live ribbon-cutting event on Friday, Oct. 22 at 3:30 p.m. to commemorate the $2.3-million-dollar renovation project on the university’s campus. This event will be broadcast online via […]
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Friends University celebrates Garvey P.E. Center renovation project completion
The Garvey Physical Education Center underwent a $2.3-million-dollar renovation as part of the first phase of the Friends University RISE Up Capital Campaign. The campaign which kicked off in May included renovations and updates to the building. Leaders from Friends University along with several distinguished guests will host a live ribbon-cutting event on Friday, Oct. […]
Graduates to be honored as distinguished alumni at Friends University Homecoming Oct. 8
Friends University will honor several alumni as distinguished alumni during the university’s Homecoming, Oct. 8. The award categories this year highlight achievements in R.I.S.E. Values, Fine Arts, and Christian Leadership and Service. Awards will honor 2020 and 2021 recipients. “It is an honor to recognize these alumni for the work they do in their respective […]
Friends University to celebrate 2021 Homecoming Oct. 8-10
Friends University Homecoming will be Friday, Oct. 8, through Sunday, Oct. 10, and will feature a variety of special events including an awards banquet, food trucks, a football game and a 5K run/walk. The Distinguished Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame Awards dinner and banquet will take place on Friday, Oct. 8 at 5:30 […]
Friends University enhances partnership with the Wichita Public Schools
Friends University is pleased to enhance the Wichita Public Schools’ Early College Academy (ECA) program to include a $13,000 scholarship to Friends for ECA students upon their high school graduation. The Early College Academy program allows selected high school students at Northwest High School to take college classes for dual credit and is designed to […]
Friends University to host live wall smash on April 30 to kick-off the Garvey P.E. Center renovation project
Leaders from Friends University along with several distinguished guests will host a live wall smash event on Friday, April 30 at 1 p.m. to kick off the renovation project at the Garvey Physical Education Center. This event will be broadcast live on Friends University’s Facebook and Instagram pages. The wall smash kick-off event marks the initial phase of […]
Dr. Alicia Thompson to keynote at Friends University Commencement May 8
Friends University will honor the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes at this year’s Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in INTRUST Bank Arena. The Graduate Commencement ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. and the Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. in order to allow for social distancing. Friends University is […]
Friends University announces major facility improvement project
Friends University has announced a major facility improvement project to the Garvey Athletic Center projected to begin in May 2021. This project is the first phase of the RISE Up Capital Campaign, which will include other updates and renovations across campus. Despite the challenges in the last year due to Covid-19, Friends University has […]
Friends University celebrates the Christmas season with lighting of clock tower Nov. 22
Friends University illuminates the historic Davis clock tower on Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. This time-honored tradition on the Friends University campus at Rose Window Plaza is a symbol of the start of the holiday season for the campus and the Wichita community. This year’s celebrations will shine brighter with a generous gift from Even […]
A statement from Dr. Amy Bragg Carey
Dear Friends University Community: We are a nation in the midst of a season of pain, sadness, frustration and fear. Like many of you, I am outraged at the death of George Floyd and that this senseless and cruel death is another dark reminder of structural racism and injustice. Clearly, the impact of inequality in […]