WICHITA, KS — Friends University will celebrate National Constitution Day with a lecture presented by noted civil rights historian and Friends University Professor Emerita Gretchen Cassel Eick, Ph.D. Dr. Eick worked as a foreign policy and peace lobbyist prior to joining Friends University as a professor of history in 1993. In 2000, she became the […]

The Friends University Theatre Department will present an original play by Friends University faculty member Dr. Charles Parker. “The Rain Game, Or, Baal Out, He Said” will be performed Sept. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Cornerstone Studio Theatre in the Riney Fine Arts Center on the Friends University […]

Auditions for The Nutcracker will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Center at Friends University Sept. 11-12.  Auditions for Experienced Dancers – Ages 15 & OlderFriday, Sept. 11, 5 to 6 p.m. Auditions for Boys (for The Party Scene – no dance training required)Saturday, Sept 12, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Auditions for Girls […]

Come join the ensemble “Jargon” on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium as they present “Singing America’s Early Music: The Yankee Tunesmiths”. This lecture recital lays out the history of the Yankee Tunesmiths who were America’s first homegrown composers, or makers of tunes, known as “Tunesmiths.” These hardy, enthusiastic, self-reliant men […]

Wichita, KS — Friends University has partnered with four Kansas community colleges to offer on-site degree programs to students attending Hutchinson Community College, Dodge City Community College, Garden City Community College and Seward County Community College. The program, “Finish with Friends,” will offer degree completion in accounting, business management, computer information systems, and human resource […]

The Graduate School at Friends University has completed a redesign of the Master of Arts in Teaching curriculum and is re-launching the updated program with a new name that reflects those changes. Designed for working teachers, the 30-credit-hour Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning program combines in-depth core education curriculum with the opportunity for […]

Friends University welcomes Dr. Amy Bragg Carey as the 14th president of Friends University; she began her tenure on July 1. Dr. Carey previously served as vice president for institutional advancement at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minn. She brings to Friends a strong background in development, marketing and communications, and enrollment management. […]

Friends University has embarked on a large scale expansion and improvement of the College of Adult and Professional Studies program that includes the addition of two new degree programs, enhancements to existing programs and a reduction in tuition fees for adult and professional students.  The two additional degree completion programs are Elementary Education and Psychology. […]

Nine Friends University athletic programs have been given the distinction of NAIA Scholar-Team for the 2014-15 school year as announced by the national office Wednesday afternoon. The average grade point average for the year for all varsity participants in a sport must be 3.0 or higher for a program to be honored. Teams making the […]

Friends University has moved their satellite location, the Friends University Kansas City Education Center, from Lenexa, KS to Overland Park, KS. Friends University will occupy 6300 Glenwood St., Suite 100 in the Cloverleaf Office Park at Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway. The new location offers graduate level education for students pursuing a master’s degree […]