Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present the recent adaptation of Frankenstein Friday, Sept. 28, and Saturday, Sept. 29. The fall theatre production is a new drama by Bo List and produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Company. Frankenstein is based on the 200-year-old gothic novel by Mary Shelly. It is a morality play, […]
Friends University to offer entrepreneurship workshops this fall
Friends University is launching a series of workshops designed to create intersections of opportunity where entrepreneurs, faculty and business professionals can come together to mentor, teach, learn and discuss entrepreneurship and business concepts. The workshop series is scheduled to begin in October and will feature a variety of speakers and topics to better equip aspiring […]
Friends University to host Higher Education Forum Sept. 13
Friends University is hosting a Higher Education Forum, which includes a panel and roundtable discussion of higher education attitudes in Wichita, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Friends University, 2100 W. University Ave. Local educators, political leaders, business leaders and community leaders will lead the discussions with time for audience participation. According […]
Faculty Fanfare to showcase Fine Arts faculty Sept. 6
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University’s Fine Arts faculty members will present a fanfare of performances as well as showcase their artwork Thursday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium in Riney Fine Arts Center. Friends University’s diverse group of faculty professors will share music, dance and visual arts as they inspire students and the […]
Friends University earns Young Professionals Choice Award
Friends University won the Young Professionals of Wichita (YPW) Choice Award for the large company division. YPW presented the award to Friends University during the YPW Founders’ Day celebration in late July. The award recognizes area businesses that are exemplary places for young professionals to work. Friends University stands out as a leading organization in […]
Matthew Miller’s Gallery Reception Set for Aug. 31 at Friends University
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will host a gallery reception featuring local artist Matthew Miller. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center Aug. 31 from 5-7 p.m. A frequent open air painter, Matthew Miller currently lives and works in Hays. He graduated from Fort Hays State […]
Division of Fine Arts announces events, dates and featured guests for 2018-19 season
Wichita, KS- Friends University has announced its 2018-19 Fine Arts events calendar. Patron favorites such as The Nutcracker and Symphony of Spring are part of the upcoming season. New concerts will include Jazz Swings Western Style, a concert highlighting the Cherokee Maidens and Sycamore Swing. The Four Freshmen will be featured at this year’s 26th […]
Friends University welcomes new faculty to campus
Friends University is pleased to welcome the following new faculty to campus this fall. Andrea Vázquez Aguirre Andrea Vázquez Aguirre is serving as visiting lecturer of dance. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National Conservatory of Dance in Mexico and her Master of Fine Arts from SUNY Brockport. She is an interdisciplinary dance […]
Friends University hires new Division of Fine Arts chair
Friends University has hired Dr. Joan Griffing as the Tim and Gail Buchanan Endowed Chair in Fine Arts. She began serving in the position Aug. 6. Dr. Griffing has spent the last 21 years serving as professor of music and chair of the music department at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va. She was the […]
Open Enrollment Day for adults scheduled for Aug. 15
Adults wishing to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree are invited to attend an Open Enrollment Day Wednesday, Aug. 15, 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 […]