The Friends University online application is currently down for maintenance. We are working hard to get it back up as soon as possible. In the meantime, if you want to get started, you can download the PDF version of our application, fill it out and Email it back to admissions. Instructions are below: Traditional Undergraduate […]
Friends University has named Brent E. Edmisten to its Board of Trustees. Edmisten will begin serving on the board in October. Edmisten is the vice president of operations, supply chain management and engineering of Excel Industries, where he has worked since July 2012. Previously, Edmisten held executive leadership positions at Cessna Aircraft Co. and Hawker […]
Friends University adopted a new policy, which will make transferring from any Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) community college easier for students. Beginning in Fall 2019, individuals entering Friends University with AA/AS degrees from KBOR community colleges will automatically satisfy all of Friends University’s general education requirements, except for the religion requirements. Traditional undergraduate students […]
Friends University will offer a cyber security training course to IT professionals and businesses from August 5 to August 9. The course will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will equal 40 hours of training. The CompTIA PenTest+ certification training will prepare attendees to take the CompTIA PenTest+ certification exam. “Studies show that […]
Friends University is pleased to announce the hiring of Shawn Knopp as the university’s new band director, music education program director and professor of music. Knopp will officially start at Friends in August 2019 and will direct the program following the retirement of long-time band director Dr. John Taylor. “I am excited to begin my […]
Friends University is pleased to announce the following list of students who are candidates for graduation from Friends University’s Class of 2019. Friends University graduated approximately 500 students this spring. Please Note: Some graduating students may not be listed because they are marked as “confidential” under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). To […]
Dr. Kent Walkemeyer has been named to the Friends University Board of Trustees and will begin serving on the board this August. He served for 15 years in pastoral ministry at East Whittier Friends Church in Whittier, Calif. before moving into academics at Azusa Pacific University. He has served as a professor of ministry at […]
Examining diverse cultures: Students will be able to investigate the diversity of human experience within the United States and abroad, considering, for example, age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and social class, and appreciate the contributions of different social groups. Students will examine a variety of perspectives in the global community, […]
Wichita, KS –Friends University Singing Quakers will give a send off concert saying “Arrivederci!” (goodbye) to the community as they embark on their June European tour to Italy and Austria. The performance will be Saturday, June 8 at 3 p.m. at the University Friends Church, 1840 W. University St, Wichita, Kan. It will be a […]
Examining responsibility to self and society: Students will be able to develop and apply a combination of knowledge and skills to demonstrate an understanding of social responsibility and ethical behavior. Furthermore, students will be able to act on this understanding of social responsibility and ethical behavior to others in one’s local, national, or global community, […]