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For more than 100 years, this institution has provided students the opportunity to reach their educational goals and career aspirations by creating programs and student-oriented services that meet their needs. The following information is a summary of the services available to assist students in meeting their academic goals.
Contact Friends University
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Fridays in Summer months: 8 a.m. to noon)
Wichita - 316-295-5000
Greater Kansas City - 913-233-8700
Contacting Us Online For more information on any of the following services, please visit the Friends University website at www.friends.edu.
Academic Computing Center
Location: Olive White Garvey Business and Technology Building, Wichita
Phone: Wichita, 316-295-LABS (5227) Kansas City, 913-233-8700
Email: Wichita, acomp@friends.edu Kansas City, labsne@friends.edu
The Academic Computing Center, located in the Olive White Garvey Business and Technology Building in Wichita, is comprised of eight computer labs, which include an open lab, group lab, Macintosh lab, and networking lab. Wireless laptop labs are available in Kansas City to accommodate students. All computers are equipped with a variety of software programs, Internet and e-mail access to assist students.
The Technology Development Center (TDC) is available to Wichita students and faculty. A Technology Resource Center (TRC) is available in Kansas City for student and faculty use. Additional equipment, such as scanners and CD burners, is also available.
All labs are equipped with a variety of software programs, Internet and e-mail access. Academic Computing Centers constitute an essential element of Friends University with more than 200 computers to serve our students. Individual tutoring is available at all locations upon request.
Students are expected to follow the Internet and Network Usage Policy.
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Location: Edmund Stanley Library, Room 112, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5204
Email: arc@friends.edu
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) offers assistance for all Friends University students (undergrad, Friends Flex, and graduate) in writing. Undergraduate and Flex students may also get help with all levels of biology, chemistry, math, business and accounting, economics, music theory, Spanish, zoo science/conservation, and some theology/religion courses. In addition to one-on-one help, students have access to computers as well. A variety of workshops and study sessions are scheduled during each traditional semester to help students in their courses. In addition to in-person appointments being available for all students, graduate and Friends Flex students may submit papers electronically or request virtual appointments. Writing assistance is available throughout the entire year.
Academic Success Coaching
Website: https://www.friends.edu/academics/resources-support/success-coaches/
Success Coaching Philosophy
The Academic Success Coaches for the College of Adult and Professional Studies at Friends University provide proactive academic advising and guidance for adult students in the College. The advisors’ goal is for each student to experience a successful transition to college life and academic achievement. CAPS academic success coaches work cooperatively with students to prepare an academic plan that supports the academic, personal, and career goals of each student. Most importantly the success coach serves as the student advocate.
Success Coaching Activities
The CAPS Academic Success Coaches encourage all adult students to visit with their advisor on a regular basis, especially for the following activities: orientation, transcript evaluation, enrollment, course add/drops, career/major assessments, referrals, leaves of absence, degree checks, Intent to Graduate forms, etc. In addition to regular contact via phone, office visits and email, CAPS success coaches will visit with each student at least once every term and often during the student’s academic career.
Students wishing to enroll online must visit with their Success Coach each term to review their academic plan and to receive instructions on how to perform online enrollment.
Athletics
Location: Garvey Physical Education Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5700
Email: athletics@friends.edu
The University competes in athletics at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level and is a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC). Men’s intercollegiate sports include soccer, football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, cross country, powerlifting, and wrestling. Women’s intercollegiate sports include volleyball, tennis, soccer, basketball, track, cross country, golf, powerlifting, wrestling, and softball. Coed sports include cheer and dance. Home competitions are free to all Friends students with a valid Friends University Student ID.
Campus Life and Activities
Location: Casado Campus Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5529
Email: campuslife@friends.edu
Student involvement plays an integral part of the complete education of Friends University students. Focusing on the “out-of-classroom” components of the collegiate experience, the staff provides opportunities for students to join our community through activities that contribute to their social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, physical, and vocational growth and development.
Campus Ministries
Location: Davis Administration Building - 214/215, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5746 or 316-295-5488
Email: campusministries@friends.edu
Friends University Campus Ministries’ staff is ready to walk alongside and support students—no matter where they are on their faith journeys. The department offers a wide variety of activities for students to participate in, including chapel, worship teams, mission trips, retreats, small groups, and leadership opportunities. For any Spiritual Life Credit questions, please visit or contact the Campus Ministries’ staff.
Career Services
Location: Davis Administrative Building, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5832
Email: career@friends.edu
The Career Services office provides current students and Friends University alumni with current information and resources related to career planning and the job search process. Career Services offers various career assessments, which can be administered both online and in the office. Assistance with resume writing, interview skills, and networking is available. Career Services also maintains an online job posting system, which allows individuals to access job opportunities that have been posted with our institution. Students and graduates are encouraged to visit the Career Services website where a variety of resources and online services are available.
Casado Campus Center
Location: Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5875 or 316-295-5822
Email: casado@friends.edu or allen_eberwein@friends.edu
The Casado Campus Center is the focus of student life on the Wichita campus, providing a supportive environment of social and recreational activities. The Casado Campus Center is home to a full-service cafeteria, coffee shop, Community Market, rotating food option downstairs, Spirit Store, Student Government Association, intramurals, FitNEST center, Residential Life and the Diversity and Inclusion Lounge. All mailing and package delivery services are also located in Casado.
Cashier Services
Location: Sumpter Hall, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5865
Email: cashier@friends.edu
Students may make payments at the Cashier’s Office in Sumpter Hall on the Wichita campus. In Wichita, students may cash checks for up to $50 with the cashier. Paychecks for student employees are also available at the cashier.
Center on Family Living (CFL)
Location: Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5638
Email: wichitacfl@friends.edu
The CFL provides affordable therapeutic services to couples, families, and individuals including Friends University students, their families, and greater Wichita community members. Friends University students may receive six free therapy sessions at the CFL and any additional sessions are $15/session. More information is available at www.friends.edu/cfl.
Dining Services
Location: Casado Campus Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5510 or 316-295-5875
Email: dining@friends.edu
Dining services are provided in the Casado Campus Center through the Dining Room, Casado Café, Starbucks, Rotating Food Option(downstairs), and Community Market. All residential students and first-time, full-time freshmen in the traditional program are required to purchase a meal plan. Other students, faculty, and staff can pay when they eat or purchase a meal plan.
Diversity Programming/Support Services
Location: Casado Campus Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5832
Email: face@friends.edu
The Friends University Falcon Activities & Campus Events (FACE) Diversity Committee works closely with Campus Life to offer diverse programming and support services to the Friends University community. All of these entities work together to help faculty, staff, and students grow in their knowledge and appreciation of diversity issues.
Financial Aid
Location: Davis Administration Building, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5100
Email: financialaid@friends.edu
The Financial Aid Office assists students with every aspect of their financial aid process. Staff members evaluate students’ financial aid files, issue award notices, process loan applications, and help students obtain information concerning outside scholarships.
Fine Arts
Location: Riney Fine Arts Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5877
Tickets: 316-295-5677
Email: finearts@friends.edu
A variety of music, theater, dance, performance, and art exhibits are available to students each year on the Wichita campus. Students may receive one free ticket per event, but you must reserve the ticket ahead of time. Reserve your ticket early to ensure availability. Students should check the website calendar for a listing of all fine arts events.
Fitness Facilities
Location: Casado Campus Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5875
Email: casado@friends.edu or trevor_biedron@friends.edu
The Falcon FitNest center is located in lower Casado. It is free to all students, faculty and staff with a valid Friends University ID. It features several different types of cardio equipment including treadmills, bikes, stair-climbers, rowers, and ellipticals. There are also several different types of free weights and resistance equipment for use including dumbbells, barbells, Smith machines, and kettlebells. The Falcon FitNEST center is open during Casado Campus Center hours. There are also fitness options in Garvey Physical Education Center containing basketball courts, a weight room, and a multipurpose recreational room. In addition to these facilities, the Hoyt Athletic Field and Lattner Tennis Courts are available for student use. Please contact the Athletic Department for availability and use guidelines on these facilities.
Identification Cards (ID’s)
Location: Casado Campus Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5832
Email: casado@friends.edu
All community members, including students, faculty, and staff must have a Friends University ID. You can take your picture and obtain your ID from the Student Affairs office on the lower level of the Casado Campus Center. Your first ID is free. A fee will be charged for a replacement Student ID card. Refer to the Fee Schedule for additional information.
International Student Services
Location: Casado Campus Center and/or University Registrar’s Office, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5779
Email: internationalservices@friends.edu
The International Student Advising office assists international students in a variety of ways. They advise F-1 students in all aspects of the student and exchange visitor program guidelines. These guidelines include the issuing of an I-20, maintaining SEVIS records, health insurance, and Visa records, employment documentation, and enrollment. All of these areas are important to international students who need to “remain in status” while in the United States. It is required for international students to contact the office to update and maintain appropriate documentation.
Intramural and Recreation Programs
Location: Casado Campus Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5822 or 316-295-5917
Email: intramurals@friends.edu, allen_eberwein@friends.edu, or trevor_biedron@friends.edu
Intramural and Recreation programs at Friends University are designed to provide each student with the opportunity to grow and learn, as well as share in fellowship with others through participation in competition. A few examples of sports offered include basketball, volleyball, bowling, indoor soccer, and softball. Other non-traditional sports include cornhole, mini-golf, poker, pool, pickleball, ping-pong and E-Sports(video games). Student, staff, and faculty participation in intramurals and recreation is viewed as a continuum of the University’s commitment to providing opportunities for emotional, spiritual, and social development of all of those who participate. For more information find us on social media at: Falcon Intramural on Instagram/Facebook or @FalconIMs on X.
Library, Edmund Stanley
Location: Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5880
Email: askalibrarian@friends.edu
Edmund Stanley Library provides students a comfortable place on campus to research, study, and receive guidance and resources to support their academic pursuits. The library offers a variety of print and electronic resources, including books, ebooks, online databases, journals, magazines, newspapers, and media. Electronic resources are accessible both on campus and remotely via the library’s website, and materials not found can be requested via interlibrary loan. The library provides printing, desktop computers, and a variety of spaces and seating options for individual and group study. Students are invited to make an appointment with a librarian for any assistance they may need in utilizing library resources.
University Registrar
Location: Sumpter Hall, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5400
Fax: 316-295-5072
Transcript Requests: GetMyTranscript.com
Email: registrar@friends.edu
The University Registrar’s Office maintains students’ academic records and academic history. The office processes and issues the grades for the University. The Registrar also evaluates a student’s academic record to receive the appropriate degrees. Please contact the University Registrar’s Office for enrollment verifications, course registrations, and academic transcripts. Transcripts may be requested at the Registrar’s front desk, online, or by written request. Please visit the Registrar’s website for more information.
Security
Location: Sumpter Hall - First Floor, Wichita
Emergency: 5911 (on-campus)
Police: 911
Non Emergency: 316-295-5911
Email: security@friends.edu
The Department of Security strives to maintain the safety of all members of the Friends University community, its visitors, and its properties. The department patrols the campus area, enforces parking regulations, and responds to emergency situations. It also provides many services to students, faculty, staff, and visitors, including unlocking vehicles, escorting individuals, and assisting with stalled vehicles. It is the policy of the University that all emergencies be reported immediately by calling Security at 5911 and then calling 911. For non-emergency matters, security personnel can be contacted by calling 316-295-5911 or extension 5911 if calling from a campus phone.
The Jeanne Cleary Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires the annual disclosure of security information. The report, along with other security information can be found on the Friends University website at www.friends.edu/Security-info. To request a hard copy of this report, please contact the Friends University Security Office at 316-295-5911 or security@friends.edu.
Spirit Store
Location: Casado Campus Center, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5869 or 316-295-5875
Email: trevor_biedron@friends.edu or allen_eberwein@friends.edu
Students can purchase a large variety of Friends University apparel from the Falcon Fanatics Spirit Store, located in the lower level of the Casado Campus Center. Available items include t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, jackets, polo shirts, mugs, cups, blankets, graduation caps and gowns, and much more. There is also a small assortment of school supplies and basic electronics available.
Textbooks can only be purchased online here: https://www.bkstr.com/friendsstore/home
Student Account Services
Location: Sumpter Hall, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5630
Email: sas@friends.edu
Friends University students may make financial agreements for payment of their educational services in the Student Account Services Office. A representative will work with students, parents, or sponsors individually to set up tuition payment plans, arrange for deferral of payment for employer reimbursement or discuss specialized payment arrangements to meet the individual’s needs. Students should contact the Student Account Services Office with any questions concerning their account.
Student Disability Services
Location: Edmund Stanley Library, Room 110, Wichita
Phone: 316-295-5522
Email: ada@friends.edu
University facilities and services are regularly assessed to make sure students with disabilities are provided support for equal access to education. Accommodation requests should be made to the Disability Services Office. The Director will work together with students in an interactive process to determine appropriate and reasonable accommodations.
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