Friends University carries on the momentum and surpasses last year’s highest number of incoming new student enrollment with significant growth for the 2021-2022 academic year. Last year marked the highest number of incoming student enrollment since 2011. Fall 2021 saw a 19 percent increase in new first-time students as compared to a six percent […]
Wichita, Kan. –Friends University will present its homecoming concert, Concert Jazz Band and Brass and Boujee, Saturday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. The Concert Jazz Band, presenting pieces by Stan Kenton, Charles Mingus and Count Basie, will be joined by Kansas City-based hip hop big band, Brass and Boujee. This innovative, twenty-person-band is the newest […]
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 […]
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for local artist, Priscella Brown Oct. 1 from 5-7 p.m. The in-person reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery on the Friends University campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit is titled Cultural Renaissance: The Sounds of Change. Through her […]
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 […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present the comedy, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Thursday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Story is a recent, comic farce and is taken from the famous mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story follows the iconic pair of Dr. John Watson and Mr. […]
Wichita, Kan, – The Friends University Concert Band will present its opening season concert on Monday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of Bands, Shawn M. Knopp, the concert will feature a variety of classics including Holst’s Second Suite in F, as well as works by Fillmore, […]
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend the Friends University enrollment day on Thursday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. either virtually or in-person at Fry and Woolman Hall. An RSVP is requested. Prospective adult undergraduate and graduate students can apply, enroll in classes, learn about financial aid, student […]
Friends University earns national rankings from the 2022 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings in the following categories: Top Regional University – Midwest Friends University is ranked #95 in the Midwest, at #3 among all Kansas higher education institutions and as #1 among private universities in Kansas. Top Performers on Social Mobility – […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University’s Fine Arts faculty members will present a fanfare of performances to showcase their artwork Thursday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium in Riney Fine Arts Center. The exhibit and show are an opportunity for the community to experience the creative and diverse faculty members in Friends University’s Division […]