Friends University Assistant Professor of Piano Dr. Jamie Knight will perform on February 9, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium. This recital is a celebration of the late piano works of Beethoven. The first work on the program is a collection of Bagatelles that happen to be the last pieces he wrote for piano. […]

The Friends University Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble will present a concert on Monday, February 8 at 7:30 PM in the Sebits Auditorium in the Riney Fine Arts Building on the Friends University campus. The Concert Band and the Percussion Ensemble have been selected by blind audition to perform at the Kansas Music Educators Association […]

Athletic Director and Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Carole Obermeyer has announced that Friends University will be adding women’s golf and competitive cheer to its roster of existing intercollegiate athletic teams. The University will also be adding a pep band starting in the fall. “We’re excited to offer these new teams and a pep […]

Friends University will induct three former Falcons into the University’s Athletic Hall of Fame Jan. 30. The new inductees will be introduced to the community at the Garvey Physical Education Center between the women’s and men’s basketball games (estimated to occur sometime between 6:15 to 6:45 p.m.). The inductees include: Dan Kontz, a 2007 graduate […]

On February 4, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at Friends University, 100 regional high school and junior college singers will join the Friends University Singing Quakers, Concert Choir and Jazz Vocal Ensemble in the 10th anniversary concert of the university’s annual vocal outreach festival. The “Sing it! Vocal Festival” features Friends University faculty and nationally known […]

Friends University will perform the Opera Dido and Aeneas on January 29-30, 2016 in Sebits Auditorium. Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas is an adaptation of Virgil’s Aeneid. This work, England’s first surviving opera was first performed at an all-girls boarding-school in 1689. Purcell, familiar with the musical and dramatic tools of his day chose […]

Dr. Tor Wynn, assistant professor of sociology and criminology, earned this year’s Faculty of Distinction Award from the Kansas Independent College Association (KICA). He was among 17 college faculty members to receive the award and was recognized at a workshop and award reception in November. Dr. Wynn earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Oakland […]

Friends University staff, faculty, students, alumni and families worked together Dec. 14 to make Christmas a bit merrier for hundreds of needy families in Wichita. Approximately 150 University representatives embraced the spirit of the season for the annual Salvation Army Service Day. The group helped prepare and disperse donated gifts. “Service to others is a […]

Learn more about how Friends University can help you invest in yourself, your education and your future. You are invited to attend a come-and-go Open Enrollment Day Dec. 10 in Wichita and Topeka to enroll at Friends University. Whether you want a traditional, daytime program, a bachelor’s degree you can earn in the evenings or […]

Join the Friends University Ballet Department as dancers perform their annual full-length production of “The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12, Dec. 18-19; and 2 p.m. Dec. 13 and Dec. 19 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Several guest artists will perform alongside student dancers from Friends University. During performances Dec. 11-13, Chandra […]