The Friends University Community Orchestra will present its spring concert Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium in the Riney Fine Arts Center. “We will be featuring Miller Concerto Competition winner Elyssa Day on Weber’s Concertino for Clarinet,” said Dan Racer, conductor. Additional selections include Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia and […]

Brent E. Edmisten, vice president of global supply chain, engineering and logistics at Excel Industries, Inc., will discuss the book “Leadership Gold: Lessons I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Leading” at 7 p.m. May 11. The event is part of Friends University’s “Those Who Lead, Read” program, a monthly speaker series that engages students and […]

Friends University will honor approximately 500 students at this year’s Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017, at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan. Dr. Fred Wolinsky, a 1972 graduate of Friends University and the John W. Colloton Chair in Health Management and Policy at the University of Iowa, will give the Commencement […]

Friends University is pleased to announce the addition of a branch of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO). “HALO is dedicated to promoting Hispanic culture and awareness while at the same time helping the Wichita community and the Friends University community,” said Teresa Molina, visiting lecturer-Spanish. “The organization will also function as a support system […]

The following College of Business, Arts, Sciences and Education students have been named to the Honor Roll at Friends University for the fall 2016 semester. Students listed on the President’s Honor Roll achieved a grade point average of 3.9 or above. Students listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll achieved a grade point average of 3.6 […]

Phi Theta Kappa has placed Friends University on its 2017 Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes excellence in community college transfer pathways. Friends University is one of only 65 institutions in the nation to receive this honor, and it is the only private university in Kansas listed. This is the second year since Phi Theta Kappa […]