Friends University is pleased to welcome the following new faculty to campus this fall: Dr. Roja Esmaeeli Dr. Roja Esmaeeli will serve as the new assistant professor of mechanical engineering. She received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and her master’s degree in energy systems from Alzahra University. Dr. Esmaeeli […]
Category: Academics
Adult Enrollment Days scheduled for adult and graduate students
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend one of two Enrollment Days. The virtual Adult Enrollment Day for graduate school only is Tuesday, July 28 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the in-person Adult and Graduate Enrollment Day is a come and go event on Thursday, July 30 […]
Cyber security degree program now includes CompTIA Security+ certificate
The Friends University cyber security degree program prepares students with the skills needed to protect people, systems, applications and technologies. Beginning this fall, the CompTIA Security+ certificate is included with the degree program. Students who enroll in the cyber security degree program at least part-time this fall will also be eligible for a $500 scholarship […]
Friends faculty receive teaching awards
Friends University congratulates the recipients of the W.A. Young Excellence in Teaching Award and the Jan LaFever Award for Adjunct Teaching. Faculty, students and staff nominate full-time and adjunct faculty members for these awards. Dr. Kassia Waggoner, assistant professor of composition, received the W.A. Young Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Waggoner pushes her students to […]
Friends University offers a new Criminal Justice Degree this fall
Friends University will begin offering a new Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice degree program beginning this fall. The new degree will be offered to adult students in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. “The bachelor’s degree in criminal justice gives students the opportunity to understand the theories and research of the field and […]
Friends University announces five STEM Scholarship winners
Friends University is pleased to announce five STEM Promise Scholarship winners selected from several Wichita area high schools. The winners are Dennys Calvillo from West High School, Ondrea Thomas from West High School, Joshua Loucks from Halstead High School, Grethel De la Torre from South High School and Alexyss Miller from South High School. “These […]
Virtual Enrollment Days scheduled for adult and graduate students
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend a virtual Enrollment Day. The virtual Adult Undergraduate Enrollment Day is Tuesday, May 19 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the Graduate School Enrollment Day is Wednesday, May 20 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. These events will help prospective adult […]
Friends University introduces new in-demand business concentrations for today’s competitive job market
Friends University is pleased to begin offering three new competitive concentrations to their business degree programs beginning this fall. The new concentrations include Supply Chain Management with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. In addition, Sports Management and Project Management will be available with the Master of Business Administration and Global Master of […]
Friends University hosts Cyber Hygiene in a COVID World virtual event
Staying home and staying in means more time online. Are you cyber safe? Friends University Assistant Professor of Cyber Security, Jonathan Lanning will present Cyber Hygiene in a COVID World, a virtual Zoom event on Friday, May 1 at 1 p.m. The event will highlight how the changes in distancing and social norms are impacting […]
Friends University announces USD 259 Fellowship winner
Sunny Overholt, an art educator from USD 259 Northwest High School has been selected as the 2020 Friends University USD 259 Fellowship recipient. Overholt was required to discuss how her teaching career demonstrates the Friends University RISE Values (Respect, Inclusion, Service, Excellence). Her experiences have reinforced her belief that the power of creativity can support […]