The spring opera, The Mikado, will take place Friday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. at Friends University in Sebits Auditorium, Riney Fine Arts Center. The Mikado, one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s greatest hits, lampoons the stuffiness and legalism of Victorian England with a witty and beautiful score. “Originally […]
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 […]
After new freshmen and transfer students in the College of Business, Arts, Sciences and Education (CBASE) attend an enrollment day and choose a course schedule, their next step is to RSVP for New Student Orientation. The dates for New Student Orientation are Aug.15-18, 2024. This program is mandatory for new incoming students. RSVP now to […]
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 […]
Learning happens inside and outside of the classroom. As you are preparing for professional practice, internships are a very important part of your educational experience. Internships are offered in many different formats: Required or optional Paid or unpaid Local or national Short-term or long-term Regardless of the type of internship, all experiences can help you […]
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 […]
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. – 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 […]