Wichita, KS— Friends University Director of Choral Studies Rayvon T.J. Moore received the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, 2024, in the college/university division. Moore was selected from applications reviewed from across the United States, with his performances of Music by Nance, Walker, Furman, Whitacre, with the Friends University Singing Quakers. Among the many contests of The American Prize, the Ernst Bacon […]
Friend’s Fall 2024 Honor Roll
Friends University is pleased to announce students who have been named to the President’s or Deans Honor Roll this fall. President’s Fall 2024 Honor Roll The following students have been named to the President’s Honor Roll at Friends University with a grade point average of 3.9 to 4.0. Dean’s Fall 2024 Honor Roll The following […]
Friends University celebrates 32 years of volunteering for Salvation Army Service Day on Dec. 6.
Wichita, KS— For over three decades, Friends University has been ringing in the Christmas season with the Salvation Army for our annual service day. More than 200 staff, faculty and students participate in the annual service day each year to help prepare gifts for thousands of local families, and this year is no exception. The partnership […]
Singing Quakers celebrate 100 years with anniversary concert
Wichita, KS— The Friends University Singing Quakers celebrated their 100 anniversary this past weekend. The occasion was marked with a Singing Quakers Alumni reunion and two special concerts, including the current choir, the Singing Quakers Alumni choir, and over 300 reserved tickets. Joined by the choirs were previous directors Dr. Cecil Riney and Dr. Mark […]
Intelligent.com Ranks Multiple Friends University Programs Among Best in U.S. for 2025
Wichita, KS— Intelligent.com has recognized multiple programs at Friends University in its 2025 rankings. Using a data-driven methodology, Intelligent.com evaluated programs across a broad range of criteria, including academic quality, graduation rates, cost, and return on investment (ROI), and student resources. Each program was scored on a proprietary scale of 0 to 100, drawing on […]
Friends University to honor distinguished alumni at Homecoming
Wichita, KS—Friends University will celebrate Homecoming weekend Oct. 4-5, featuring a variety of events including class reunions, award banquets, a jazz concert, and of course the football game against the Sterling College Warriors. The Distinguished Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame Awards dinner and banquet will take place on Friday, Oct. 4 at Crown Uptown […]
Friends University president announces new center for Friends University at breakfast event
Wichita, KS— Friends University announced a new center on campus at the annual Breakfast with the President on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, the university’s president, discussed the state of the university, highlighting the positive momentum on campus through record breaking enrollment, new facilities such as the Riney Fine Arts building, and […]
Ribbon cutting event scheduled to unveil completion of Riney Fine Arts Center and Sebits Fine Arts Addition
Wichita, KS—The final phase of the Friends University RISE Up Capital Campaign project is now complete as the finishing touches are added to the Riney Fine Art Center. Leaders and several distinguished guests will host a live ribbon-cutting event on Thursday, September 19 at 3:30 p.m. to commemorate the $7.8-million-dollar renovation project on the university’s […]
Friends University and Newman University co-host Gary Thomas for FriendsTalks series
Wichita, KS—Friends University and Newman University are honored to co-host author and teaching pastor Gary Thomas on Thursday, September 12 for the annual FriendsTalks series. Thomas will present his book Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God in the new chapel in Riney Fine Arts center at 7 p.m. Thomas will describe the […]
Friends University sustains enrollment momentum with record number of traditional undergraduate students
Wichita, KS—Friends University’s traditional undergraduate student enrollment continues to carry momentum of record-breaking numbers for the fourth year in a row. The student population has increased by 4 percent over last year to over 930 students, an achievement not reached since the fall of 2011. The campus is buzzing with activity as students fill the […]