Done well, project management drives production, increases employee confidence and helps businesses thrive. Poorly executed project management can corrupt employee morale, cause uncertainty and adversely affect an entire business. Friends University is partnering with Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council (MPMSDC) to offer three sessions on effective project management for the business community at-large. These […]

A Friends University graduate student is receiving national attention for research she did through the Master of Health Care Leadership (MHCL) program. Nicole Ensminger, an MRI technologist for Anatomi Imaging in Wichita, extensively researched and helped create a protocol for health care professionals to identify and help victims of human trafficking. “As I was doing […]

Audiences will marvel in the tight harmonies of the Jazz Vocal Ensemble and the big band sounds of Jazz Ensemble II as the two groups join on stage at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. The Jazz Vocal Ensemble, also known as JVE, is directed by Craig Curry. Jazz […]

The Singing Quaker Alumni Concert, directed by Dr. Cecil J. Riney, will perform its annual concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Guest conductor Dr. Andre Thomas will join the choir for this concert. The Alumni Choir is made up of almost 80 voices and orchestra. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Singing Quakers […]

Friends University is inviting local ghosts, goblins, fairy princesses, superheroes and more to its annual Trick-or-Treat Off the Street event from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 starting at Friends Village, 628 S. Hiram Ave. Children 12 and younger accompanied by their guardians will play games and collect candy throughout the University’s residence halls. A […]

Director Kay Buskirk will make her stage debut with the Friends University Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Davis Administration Building’s Alumni Auditorium. Buskirk, an adjunct professor at the University, is the new director for this student ensemble, which features talented Friends University students on various string instruments. This concert is free […]

The Friends University Concert Band will combine forces with Dr. Gary Leopold, adjunct professor of trumpet, in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Tickets are $6 for adults, and $4 for seniors and students; and can be purchased online at friends.edu/finearts or by calling the Box […]

Rachel Scribner will have artwork on display Oct. 13 to Nov. 14 in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery at Friends University. There will be a Final Friday reception from 5-7p.m. Oct. 31. Scribner is a local painter who is inspired by Cecily Brown, Cy Twombly, Joan Mitchell and Julie Heffernan. On her blog she states, […]

The Friends University Theatre Department will be performing the modern slapstick comedy “The 39 Steps” at 7:30p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in the Riney Fine Arts building’s Cornerstone Studio Theatre. “The 39 Steps” is Broadway’s longest running comedy. An ordinary man by chance meets a mysterious woman who claims to be a spy. After inviting her […]

Friends University has been granted an endorsement from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for the third consecutive three-year term since 2008. Friends University is the only private university in the state to earn such an honor and in 2008 it was the first university in the state to receive the endorsement from SHRM. […]