Wichita, KS- Friends University will present its spring Community Orchestra Concert March 13 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature Friends University student and Miller Competition winner Kiesha Anderson performing “O Mio Babinno” and “Italian Street Song.” Briley Lewis, Wichita Metropolitan Music Teachers Association concerto winner, will also be performing Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The […]
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Friends University to present 2018 Spring Ballet March 9-11
Wichita, KS- The Friends University Ballet will present its Spring Ballet March 9 at 7:30 p.m., March 10 at 7:30 p.m., and March 11at 2 p.m.. The event will feature two guest choreographers. The first is Los Angeles choreographer Francisco Martinez. Martinez is the artistic director of Francisco Martinez Dance Theatre, the director of the dance […]
Two new members join Friends University Board of Trustees
Friends University has appointed two new members to serve on its Board of Trustees. Jim Nagy is executive vice president of GM Financial-International Operations with responsibility for numerous global functions. He has been employed by the General Motors captive finance entity for more than 38 years, holding leadership roles on three continents. Nagy graduated from […]
Friends University presents the Singing Quakers Home Concert – “Come, Creator Spirit”
Wichita, KS – Friends University will present the Singing Quakers Home Concert March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and March 4 at 2 p.m. The 70-voice Friends University Singing Quakers will present “Come, Creator Spirit,” performing music from their annual tour. The concert will include traditional classics by Purcell, Mozart and Randall Thompson, as well as […]
Cyber lab named INTRUST Bank Cyber Security Laboratory at Friends University
Friends University announced today that INTRUST Bank is partnering with the university to provide funding and underwriting for Friends’ cyber lab. As a result, the lab will be known as the INTRUST Bank Cyber Security Laboratory at Friends University. “We are very pleased INTRUST Bank has generously provided funding to support this state-of-the-art lab, which […]
Friends to offer Six Sigma certificate program starting March 12
REVISED FEB. 28, 2018 Friends University will be offering a Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate providing practical training and the skills needed to drive change within an organization. An online and on-campus course will be offered beginning March 12, and the certificate earned during the course will enable students to analyze business performance, improve processes […]
Friends University to Host History Day Competition Feb. 23
Friends University will host the 2018 National History Day Kansas District 6 Competition Friday, Feb. 23. Approximately 300 high school and middle school students, together with their teachers and parents, will participate in the competition. In addition to Friends University professors’ and students’ assistance with the event, more than 30 professors, historians, specialists and teachers will […]
Friends and Butler Community College sign cyber security degree partnership agreement
Friends University is partnering with Butler Community College on an agreement that allows Butler students to seamlessly transfer credits to Friends University’s cyber security bachelor’s degree program. “We are pleased to partner with Butler Community College on this agreement which allows a student who completes an Associate of Applied Science in Cyber Security degree or […]
Friends establishes Dallas Willard Chair in Christian Spiritual Formation, names Dr. James Bryan Smith as first chair
Friends University is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dallas Willard Chair in Christian Spiritual Formation. The new endowed chair is named after Dr. Dallas Willard, an American philosopher known for his breakthrough understanding of the process of Christian formation – a field of academic study that focuses on discipleship and education and helps […]
Aaron Krone artwork to be featured at gallery opening Feb. 23
Friends University will host a Final Friday reception featuring Aaron Krone, Friends University assistant professor of art. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center Feb. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. Influenced by the artwork “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2” by Marcel Duchamp, Krone particularly […]