Friends University is honored to host dynamic executive, speaker and founder of RC Consulting Reagan Cannon for the FriendsTalks series. She will present “Five Ways to Hire, Engage and Promote Women in the Workplace to Win the War for Talent.” The Keynote presentation will be Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Auditorium located in the Davis Administration Building on […]
Wichita, KAN., October 26, 2022 – Kansas Independent College Association (KICA) today released the results of a study that estimates the impact of Friends University on the statewide economy to be $76.9 million and 682 jobs. Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, president of Friends University said, “Friends University gives students the skills to think broadly and experience a thoughtful and caring environment. Students can deepen their spiritual core, […]
Wichita, KS – Friends University is excited to announce the upcoming opera performance of The Gondoliers, Nov. 18-20, 2022. The Gondoliers is a story of love, kidnapping and switched identities. It is an entertaining and boisterous story considered the last great success of the famous theatrical duo, Gilbert and Sullivan. “This promises to be a wonderful […]
Wichita, Kan. – The Friends University Community Orchestra will present their first performance of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. on the Sebits Auditorium stage. The concert will feature “Pirates of the Caribbean” a medley of memorable tunes from the hit blockbuster film arranged by Klaus Badelt. “I wanted to program a […]
Wichita, Kan. – Last week, Friends University hosted Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth, for a master class with Friends University students. She arrived on Friends University’s campus the afternoon of Oct. 7 where approximately 200 music theatre high school students and directors were ready to see her in action. The […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present an evening of Latin music at Odd Fellow Hall Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. The performance will include the Friends University’s elite Latin jazz group, Conjunto Latino, opening up for Alex “Apolo” Ayala & The Bámbula Project. Conjunto Latino, led by Miguel Santana Morales and Dr. Nick Schroeder, […]
U.S. News and World Report recently released the 2022-2023 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings. Friends University is part of the Regional Universities – Midwest category with both public and private universities and was ranked in the following categories. Friends University is ranked #14 for Campus Ethnic Diversity Friends University is ranked #24 for our percent of classes under 20 […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present its homecoming concert, Concert Jazz Band and Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Friday evening, Oct. 14. The performance will feature Kansas City-basedgroup, Stranded in the City. Performing an eclectic mix of original and cover music, Stranded in the City draws influences from the Chicano, funk, rock and soul legends. Their jazz “takes your body and mind on a musical journey, while your soul stays Stranded in the City.” Friends jazz alumni, Andre Reyes Jr. […]
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for self-taught abstract artist, Iris Fletcher, Oct. 7 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. Fletcher was born and raised in New York City and relocated to Kansas in 2010. She has exhibited her acrylic paintings in many galleries here in Wichita and surrounding areas. The exhibit is titled Abstract My […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University is excited to invite Broadway star, Kristin Chenoweth, for a master class with students, Oct. 7. “We are thrilled to provide this opportunity for our students,” said Dr. Nathanael May, Friends University’s Fine Arts Division Chair. “Our students are so excited to work directly with Ms. Chenoweth, whose Midwest roots […]