Friends University has earned high rankings for its online bachelor’s and master’s programs from U.S. News & World Report. The 2018 rankings were published today on the U.S. News & World Report website, with Friends University’s rankings appearing here. Friends’ online Master of Education program was ranked nationally at #76 on the 2018 Best Online […]

Prospective students who have an interest in attending Friends University will have a chance to take a shot at earning FREE TUITION as part of the Hoops Hysteria event Feb. 3, 2018. The event will occur during halftime of a home Friends University Falcons basketball game. Activities for prospective students start at 5:45 p.m. Feb. […]

Some students from Wichita area middle and high schools are spending two Saturdays per month throughout the school year developing their technology skills and helping local businesses. Currently, five to nine students from third through eighth grade, along with several Friends University students, participate in the Hack-A-Thon sessions, according to Dr. Dick Teter, professor of […]

Friends University is ranked No. 4 among the best online colleges in Kansas for 2017, as assessed by TheBestColleges.org. Friends University outranks all public universities offering online courses in Kansas. “Friends University provides quality online programs to adult learners, who are balancing work and family responsibilities,” said Dr. David Hofmeister, dean of the College of […]

Shelly Prichard, president and CEO of the Wichita Community Foundation, will discuss “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End” by Atul Gawande Dec. 7 at Friends University. The event is part of the Those Who Lead, Read program, a monthly speaker series that engages students and the Wichita community in a timely discussion […]

Wichita, Kan. – Guest dancers from the New York City Ballet and Colorado Ballet will be featured in the Friends University Ballet Department and Wichita Ballet Theatre full-length production of “The Nutcracker.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8-9 and Dec. 15-16, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 and Dec. 16, 2017 in Sebits […]

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) announced today that Friends University’s Teacher Education program is one of 43 providers from 22 states and the District of Columbia to receive accreditation for their educator preparation programs. The fall 2017 review by the CAEP Accreditation Council increased to 101 the total number of providers […]

Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will celebrate the holiday season with its annual performance of the Christmas Candlelight Concert, featuring the Friends University Singing Quakers, Concert Choir, Jazz Vocal Ensemble and the 150-voice Choral Union. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-2 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 3 in Sebits Auditorium. The […]

The illumination of Friends University’s historic clock tower has become one of Wichita’s traditional symbols for the start of the holiday season. Friends University invites the community to join in the Ceremony of Lights scheduled for Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. This year’s celebrations will shine a bit brighter with the help of donors Renae […]

Wichita, Kan. – The Friends University Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Vocal Ensemble and both big bands will present a Jazz Meets Stevie Wonder concert Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium. “The students will be dressed in outfits highlighting the 1960s and ’70s periods of Stevie’s career,” said Lisa Hittle, director of jazz. “This […]