The Friends University Jazz Department is proud to present the renowned jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut, along with vocalist Connaitre Miller in concert on Friday, Oct. 2,, 2015 at 7:30 PM in Sebits Auditorium. Cyrus Chestnut is one of the foremost jazz pianists on the scene today, drawing on both his gospel and jazz roots to […]

Friends University’s Fine Arts faculty will present a fanfare of music at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 2015, in the Riney Fine Art Center’s Sebits Auditorium.  Friends University’s diverse group of faculty professors will share music, drama and visual arts as they inspire new and returning students. Featured performances include a piano duet, the Tower Wind […]

The Friends University Theatre Department will present an original play by Friends University faculty member Dr. Charles Parker. “The Rain Game, Or, Baal Out, He Said” will be performed Sept. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Cornerstone Studio Theatre in the Riney Fine Arts Center on the Friends University […]

Auditions for The Nutcracker will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Center at Friends University Sept. 11-12.  Auditions for Experienced Dancers – Ages 15 & OlderFriday, Sept. 11, 5 to 6 p.m. Auditions for Boys (for The Party Scene – no dance training required)Saturday, Sept 12, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Auditions for Girls […]

Wichita, KS — Friends University has partnered with four Kansas community colleges to offer on-site degree programs to students attending Hutchinson Community College, Dodge City Community College, Garden City Community College and Seward County Community College. The program, “Finish with Friends,” will offer degree completion in accounting, business management, computer information systems, and human resource […]

Come join the ensemble “Jargon” on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium as they present “Singing America’s Early Music: The Yankee Tunesmiths”. This lecture recital lays out the history of the Yankee Tunesmiths who were America’s first homegrown composers, or makers of tunes, known as “Tunesmiths.” These hardy, enthusiastic, self-reliant men […]

The Graduate School at Friends University has completed a redesign of the Master of Arts in Teaching curriculum and is re-launching the updated program with a new name that reflects those changes. Designed for working teachers, the 30-credit-hour Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning program combines in-depth core education curriculum with the opportunity for […]

Nine Friends University athletic programs have been given the distinction of NAIA Scholar-Team for the 2014-15 school year as announced by the national office Wednesday afternoon. The average grade point average for the year for all varsity participants in a sport must be 3.0 or higher for a program to be honored. Teams making the […]

Friends University has moved their satellite location, the Friends University Kansas City Education Center, from Lenexa, KS to Overland Park, KS. Friends University will occupy 6300 Glenwood St., Suite 100 in the Cloverleaf Office Park at Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway. The new location offers graduate level education for students pursuing a master’s degree […]

Pianist Gila Goldstein will perform a solo recital on Friday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held in Sebits Auditorium in the Riney Fine Arts Building. Ms. Goldstein is the featured artist for the Kansas Music Teachers Association’s annual conference that is being held this year at Friends University. The public is […]