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Friends University highlights scholarship opportunities

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Friends University is dedicated to offering scholarship opportunities to support students in obtaining a college degree.* The University is pleased to expand the scholarships available to specific career fields. Teaching Opportunity Program (TOP): TOP provides opportunities for individuals to pursue a career in K-12 education by providing funding, mentoring, and career guidance to students who enter one of the teacher education programs at Friends University. Apply here. Christian Spiritual […]

Friends University Christmas Candlelight is Back on Campus Dec. 2-4

November 2, 2022November 4, 2022

Wichita, Kan. –Wichita’s beloved holiday tradition, the Christmas Candlelight concert, will be returning to the Friends University Sebits Auditorium stage. This year, concert goers will receive plenty of what keeps them coming back every year with exciting new additions. The Singing Quakers, coming up on its 100th year in existence, will be joined by the […]

Friends University to host Reagan Cannon for FriendsTalks series

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Friends University is honored to host dynamic executive, speaker and founder of RC Consulting Reagan Cannon for the FriendsTalks series. She will present “Five Ways to Hire, Engage and Promote Women in the Workplace to Win the War for Talent.” The Keynote presentation will be Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Auditorium located in the Davis Administration Building on […]

Davis Administration Building in the Fall

Friends University Economic Impact Estimated to be $76.9 million

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Wichita, KAN., October 26, 2022 – Kansas Independent College Association (KICA) today released the results of a study that estimates the impact of Friends University on the statewide economy to be $76.9 million and 682 jobs. Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, president of Friends University said, “Friends University gives students the skills to think broadly and experience a thoughtful and caring environment. Students can deepen their spiritual core, […]

Friends University presents The Gondoliers, a Gilbert and Sullivan opera Nov. 18-20

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Wichita, KS – Friends University is excited to announce the upcoming opera performance of The Gondoliers, Nov. 18-20, 2022. The Gondoliers is a story of love, kidnapping and switched identities. It is an entertaining and boisterous story considered the last great success of the famous theatrical duo, Gilbert and Sullivan. “This promises to be a wonderful […]

Friends University’s Community Orchestra to Perform Nov. 1

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Wichita, Kan. – The Friends University Community Orchestra will present their first performance of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. on the Sebits Auditorium stage. The concert will feature “Pirates of the Caribbean” a medley of memorable tunes from the hit blockbuster film arranged by Klaus Badelt. “I wanted to program a […]

Friends University Conjunto Latino jazz bandfeatures Alex “Apolo” Ayala & The Bámbula Project in special off-campus performance Oct. 27

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present an evening of Latin music at Odd Fellow Hall Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. The performance will include the Friends University’s elite Latin jazz group, Conjunto Latino, opening up for Alex “Apolo” Ayala & The Bámbula Project. Conjunto Latino, led by Miguel Santana Morales and Dr. Nick Schroeder, […]

Actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth, worked with Friends University Students on Oct 7

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

Wichita, Kan. – Last week, Friends University hosted Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth, for a master class with Friends University students. She arrived on Friends University’s campus the afternoon of Oct. 7 where approximately 200 music theatre high school students and directors were ready to see her in action. The […]

Friends earns national rankings from 2023 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

U.S. News and World Report recently released the 2022-2023 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings. Friends University is part of the Regional Universities – Midwest category with both public and private universities and was ranked in the following categories. Friends University is ranked #14 for Campus Ethnic Diversity Friends University is ranked #24 for our percent of classes under 20 […]

Jazz concert to feature KC funk band Stranded in the City, Oct. 14

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present its homecoming concert, Concert Jazz Band and Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Friday evening, Oct. 14. The performance will feature Kansas City-basedgroup, Stranded in the City. Performing an eclectic mix of original and cover music, Stranded in the City draws influences from the Chicano, funk, rock and soul legends. Their jazz “takes your body and mind on a musical journey, while your soul stays Stranded in the City.” Friends jazz alumni, Andre Reyes Jr. […]