Friends University will honor several alumni as distinguished alumni during the university’s Homecoming, Oct. 8. The award categories this year highlight achievements in R.I.S.E. Values, Fine Arts, and Christian Leadership and Service. Awards will honor 2020 and 2021 recipients. “It is an honor to recognize these alumni for the work they do in their respective […]
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Friends University to celebrate 2021 Homecoming Oct. 8-10
Friends University Homecoming will be Friday, Oct. 8, through Sunday, Oct. 10, and will feature a variety of special events including an awards banquet, food trucks, a football game and a 5K run/walk. The Distinguished Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame Awards dinner and banquet will take place on Friday, Oct. 8 at 5:30 […]
Friends University enhances partnership with the Wichita Public Schools
Friends University is pleased to enhance the Wichita Public Schools’ Early College Academy (ECA) program to include a $13,000 scholarship to Friends for ECA students upon their high school graduation. The Early College Academy program allows selected high school students at Northwest High School to take college classes for dual credit and is designed to […]
Friends University to host live wall smash on April 30 to kick-off the Garvey P.E. Center renovation project
Leaders from Friends University along with several distinguished guests will host a live wall smash event on Friday, April 30 at 1 p.m. to kick off the renovation project at the Garvey Physical Education Center. This event will be broadcast live on Friends University’s Facebook and Instagram pages. The wall smash kick-off event marks the initial phase of […]
Dr. Alicia Thompson to keynote at Friends University Commencement May 8
Friends University will honor the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes at this year’s Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in INTRUST Bank Arena. The Graduate Commencement ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. and the Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. in order to allow for social distancing. Friends University is […]
Friends University announces major facility improvement project
Friends University has announced a major facility improvement project to the Garvey Athletic Center projected to begin in May 2021. This project is the first phase of the RISE Up Capital Campaign, which will include other updates and renovations across campus. Despite the challenges in the last year due to Covid-19, Friends University has […]
Friends University celebrates the Christmas season with lighting of clock tower Nov. 22
Friends University illuminates the historic Davis clock tower on Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. This time-honored tradition on the Friends University campus at Rose Window Plaza is a symbol of the start of the holiday season for the campus and the Wichita community. This year’s celebrations will shine brighter with a generous gift from Even […]
A statement from Dr. Amy Bragg Carey
Dear Friends University Community: We are a nation in the midst of a season of pain, sadness, frustration and fear. Like many of you, I am outraged at the death of George Floyd and that this senseless and cruel death is another dark reminder of structural racism and injustice. Clearly, the impact of inequality in […]
Friends University Center on Family Living offers free telemental health services to the Kansas community
Friends University Center on Family Living (CFL) is pleased to serve the Kansas community with free telemental health services for May and June. The highly ranked and award-winning, marriage and family therapy program strives to help individuals discover a positive change amid personal and relationship struggles. The month of May is dedicated to Mental Health […]
Regina Miller named to Friends University Board of Trustees
Regina Miller has been named to the Friends University Board of Trustees and will begin serving on the board on April 16. Miller is an award-winning entrepreneur in Wichita, Kan. with over 25 years of leadership and management experience. She is the owner of Pepperdine Academy, formerly the Princeton Children’s Center LLC and the R. […]