Friends University staff, faculty and students will be celebrating 31 years of working together to make Christmas merrier for hundreds of needy families in Wichita. University representatives and students from across campus will embrace the spirit of the season for the annual Salvation Army Service Day on Dec. 8. Service is one of Friends University’s RISE values (respect, […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University Fine Arts is pleased to announce the annual Christmas Candlelight Concert; to be performed Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 525 N Broadway Ave., Wichita, KS, 67214. This year, concert goers will receive plenty of what keeps them […]
Friends University illuminates the historic Davis clock tower on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. This time-honored tradition on the Friends University campus at Rose Window Plaza celebrates 25 years as a symbol of the start of the holiday season for the campus and the Wichita community. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony […]
Wichita, KS – Friends University Fine Arts Department is proud to present Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land on Saturday November 18, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday November 19, 2 p.m, in Alumni Auditorium located in the Davis Administration Building on the Friends University campus at 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, Kan. Set on a Midwestern farm in […]
Friends University is excited to celebrate the completion of a $2 million addition to the William Penn Science Building which houses two mechanical engineering labs and a visual arts lab. A ribbon cutting event to celebrate the new spaces will take place on Friday, Oct. 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the William Penn Science Building. The event will also be livestreamed on the Friends University Facebook page. The project broke ground in […]
Wichita, KS- Friends University Fine Arts Department announces a special collaboration with the Singing Quakers, Big Bands and Jazz Vocal Ensemble presenting Duke Ellington’s Best of The Sacred Concerts on Friday October 27, at 7:30 p.m. at University Friends Church, located at 1840 W. University St., Wichita, Kan. Duke Ellington, America’s most prolific composer, embarked on a mission in the latter half of the […]
Friends University Homecoming will be Friday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 24 and features a variety of special events including an awards banquet, food trucks, a football game and a jazz concert. The Distinguished Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame Awards dinner and banquet will take place on Friday, Sept. 22 at Crown Uptown Theatre. The 2023 Distinguished Alumni award winners include Bob Minter for Outstanding Achievement in R.I.S.E. […]
Friends University was awarded a $2.207 million Title III Part A Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant funds were generated from the U.S. Department of Education with period distributions awarded in payments over the next five years. The SIP program is designed to help eligible Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) to become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve […]
Friends University was officially founded in 1898 and opened its doors in September of the same year. The University is celebrating the 125th Anniversary milestone on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. in the Alumni Auditorium in the Davis Administration Building on the Friends University campus with a ceremony, the reveal of a brand-new timeline wall, a commemorative documentary release, campus tours and much more. “For 125 years, Friends University has been […]
Friends University’s mechanical engineering program receives accreditation through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). ABET is a specialized accreditor for college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. Friends University STEM faculty and industry leaders including Spirit, Bombardier, Koch Industries and Cessna met in 2017 to discuss the need for engineers to serve the local industry along with the deficiency of a local mechanical engineering […]