Friends University staff, faculty and students will be celebrating 27 years of working together to make Christmas merrier for hundreds of needy families in Wichita. Approximately 150 University representatives will embrace the spirit of the season for the annual Salvation Army Service Day Dec. 9. The group will help prepare and disperse donated gifts. “With […]
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Friends to kick off Christmas season with lighting of clock tower Dec. 4
The illumination of Friends University’s historic clock tower has become one of Wichita’s traditional symbols for the start of the holiday season. Friends University invites the community to join in the Ceremony of Lights scheduled for Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. This year’s celebrations will shine a bit brighter as Friends honors local artist Hugh […]
Adult Enrollment Day scheduled for December 5
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend an Adult Enrollment Day Thursday, December 5, at the Friends University Wichita campus. This event will help prospective adult students learn more about how Friends University can help them invest in their education and their future. The “come and go” event is […]
Dr. Jeff Colyer at Friends University for Constitution Day
Friends University will recognize Constitution Day by hosting former Kansas Governor, Jeff Colyer. Dr. Colyer served as the 47th governor of Kansas, after seven years as lieutenant governor in the Brownback administration. The former governor has degrees from Georgetown University, Cambridge University in England, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The topic of […]
Friends University to recognize 2019 graduates May 11
Friends University will honor approximately 525 students at this year’s Commencement Ceremony this coming Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 2 p.m. in INTRUST Bank Arena. The ceremony will recognize graduates from the university’s Wichita and Overland Park sites as well as online graduates. Jim Nagy, a 1997 Friends University graduate, will give the Commencement address. […]
Open Enrollment Day scheduled for May 2
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend an Open Enrollment Day Thursday, May 2, at the Friends University Wichita campus. This event will help prospective adult students learn more about how Friends University can help them invest in their education and their future. The “come and go” event is […]
Friends University to host health care panel April 30
Friends University will host a Health Care Leadership Panel April 30 that will discuss challenges in the health care profession and provide advice to those pursuing or interested in this profession. The panel will feature Friends University alumni who are business leaders in the Wichita region working in health care, including: Chris Keith with Select […]
Friends to offer Big Idea Teacher Education Conference June 25-26
This year’s Teacher Education Conference at Friends will be offered June 25-26 and will focus on “The Big Idea: Developing Skilled Thinkers.” Educators will learn how to reframe the material they teach to empower students to examine it in new, more thoughtful ways. Keynote speaker Dr. Kevin D. Washburn is the executive director of Clerestory […]
Friends to host GM-Financial Global Footprint presentation and networking event
Friends University’s Global MBA program and Graduate Recruitment will host a Global Trade presentation April 4 featuring Jim Nagy. Nagy is the executive vice president of GM Financial-International Operations and a 1997 Friends University graduate. He will share his thoughts and experiences from years of working in many global environments. Nagy has been employed by […]
Friends University to host Cesar Chavez Day March 21
Friends University’s Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO), a student organization, will host an event March 21 in honor of César Chavez Day. Nearly 200 Hispanic students plan to attend a fast-moving and visual event, along with inspiring guest speakers and other leaders in Wichita’s Hispanic community. Activities will also include choral and dance performances, break-out […]