Students had the opportunity to pick the brain of one of the nation’s foremost graphic designers during a workshop on Jan. 16 at Friends University’s Garvey Art Building. About 50 students participated in a creative workshop with Bill Gardner, a Wichita-based graphic designer who owns Bill Gardner Design and founded logolounge.com. Students were chosen to […]

Visual artist Heather Powell will show off her creations from Jan. 12 to Feb. 13 in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery at Friends University. There will be Final Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 30. Powell’s exhibit at Friends University will feature mixed media painting and drawing. Both the exhibit and reception are […]

The Friends University Theatre Department will present the musical comedy “Good News” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29-31 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. “Good News” is set on a college campus in the madcap 1920s. The big game approaches, but a failing grade looms over the school’s star player. An attractive tutor offers […]

Business owners can now save money as they drive innovation, production and creativity through a better-educated workforce. Friends University is offering the following discounts to employers whose employees enroll in the College of Adult and Professional Studies or the Graduate School: A 10 percent discount for classes formed and filled by a single employer on […]

While a college’s reputation and the availability of unique and varied course offerings remain the most important factors in the college selection process, research shows that students and their families are also deeply influenced by the escalating cost of higher education. This scenario is further complicated by the reality that the operating budgets of many […]

The Master of Science in Family Therapy degree at Friends University has been rated among the Midwest’s most affordable graduate degree programs in counseling and psychology. BestCounselingDegrees.net looked at 12 Midwestern states and ranked accredited counseling and psychology programs based on the cost per credit hour. Friends University, which is accredited by the Commission on […]

For the 22nd year, Friends University staff, faculty, students, alumni and families will work together to make Christmas a bit merrier for hundreds of needy families in Wichita. On Dec. 15, more than 250 University representatives will embrace the spirit of the season for the annual Salvation Army Service Day. As is tradition, the University […]

.news-image { float: right; width: 240px; margin: 5px; padding: 15px; background-color:#CCC; border: 0px; text-align: left; font-style:italic; font-size:10px; } Friends University is partnering with Pratt Community College (PCC) on an articulation agreement that allows students to seamlessly transfer credits from PCC to Friends University. “This agreement will allow a student who completes an associate degree at […]

The festive illumination of Friends University’s iconic clock tower has become one of Wichita’s traditional symbols for the start of the holiday season. This year’s celebrations will shine a bit brighter with the help of one of the community’s most charitable families. Friends University and the Goebel Family Star Lumber Charitable Foundation are pleased to […]

Join the Friends University Ballet Department as dancers perform their annual full-length production of “The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12-13, Dec. 19-20; and 2 p.m. Dec. 14 and Dec. 20 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Several guest artists will perform alongside student dancers from Friends University. During performances Dec. 12-14, Chandra […]