Friends University is pleased to announce the following list of students who are candidates for graduation from Friends University’s Class of 2018. Friends University graduated approximately 400 students this spring. Please Note: Some graduating students may not be listed because they are marked as “confidential” under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). To […]
Building upon its burgeoning expertise in cyber security, Friends University will begin offering cyber security training to IT professionals and businesses this fall. “Research shows that 79 percent of small-to-medium-sized businesses don’t have a cyber security plan or adequately trained staff to prevent or respond to cyber threats,” said Sean Cash, assistant professor and program […]
Vernon Dolezal has accepted the position of vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Friends University. He will begin his position at Friends June 27. Dolezal is a strategically-focused individual with 25 years of experience in accounting, finance, management and human resources. Since 2009, he has been serving as CFO and as a […]
Friends University congratulates the recipients of the W.A. Young Excellence in Teaching Award and the Jan LaFever Award for Adjunct Teaching. The awards were presented at the University’s Commencement ceremony May 12. Dr. Mark Bartel, associate professor of music and director of choral music in the College of Business, Arts, Sciences and Education, received the W.A. Young […]
Kaitlyn Matzen, of Derby, Kan., was honored at a recent signing ceremony at Friends University in Wichita. While attending Derby High School, Kaitlyn received a 79/80 at last year’s Kansas State High School Activities Association’s (KSHSAA) State Solo and Small Ensembles Festival and an 80/80 score at KSHSAA’s District Solo and Ensemble Festival. She also […]
Friends University is pleased to announce that High Touch Technologies is the technology sponsor of the cyber security program and the INTRUST Bank Cyber Security Laboratory at Friends University. “We are grateful to High Touch Technologies for sponsoring our cyber security program and laboratory,” said Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, president of Friends University. “Because of […]
Dr. Rob Ramseyer has been chosen as the new athletic director at Friends University, replacing Dr. Carole Obermeyer, who recently retired from the position. Dr. Ramseyer comes to Friends from Hesston College (Kan.), where he had most recently served as the school’s athletic director and vice president of student development. “We are so pleased to […]
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend an Open Enrollment Day Thursday, May 31, 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 […]
Very few of her friends knew that Elizabeth “Lyssa” McKee, a Friends University student majoring in biology, would be graduating with her Bachelor of Science degree this past Saturday at the age of 17. She entered Friends University as a 16-year-old junior. According to Friends University records, she is the youngest person to graduate from the university in […]
The Friends University Concert Band combined with the Senseney Music Community Band will perform Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 2 p.m. This is a benefit concert for Youth Horizons and a free-will offering will be collected. Guest soloist Earnest Alexander will join the bands. Be sure to bring lawn chairs and blankets as no chairs […]