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Welcome to Friends University, home of the Falcons! Friends is a private, Christian University located in Wichita, Kansas. Since 1898, the University has offered an affordable private education to students. Class sizes are intimate and facilities strike a unique balance between history and innovation. Join me now and explore just a few of the highlights of this beautiful 54-acre campus in the state's largest city.

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Here we are outside the Davis Administration Building, in Rose Window Plaza. The Plaza's designers received a national award for its design, modeled after the Rose Window inside Alumni Auditorium. In addition to providing an aesthetically-pleasing feature to the center of campus, the Plaza serves as an outdoor venue for concerts, celebrations and other campus activities throughout the year.

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Riney Fine Arts Center is where the University's creatively-inclined come to learn and hone their talents. It's also where the campus community and the public gather for performances and exhibits. In addition to housing class, studio and recital space for fine arts disciplines, the center also houses a music library, Riney Fine Arts Gallery, Cornerstone Studio Theatre and Sebits Auditorium. The Fine Arts Gallery features art show receptions on the last Friday of every month, and the Theater, Ballet and Music programs produce plenty of free, quality entertainment at each performance venue.

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The Edmund Stanley Library, named for the University's first president, serves as the main research facility on campus. Here you can access a collection of over 100,000 titles, as well as extensive online resources. On the first floor you can help yourself to free coffee or tea, check out the latest magazines and journals, and explore the library's media collection. Computer workstations are available on the first and second floors, and quiet study space is available on the second floor. The library also boasts multimedia classrooms and the Quaker Room and Friends University Archives

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The Dr. Katherine Pennington Circle of Friends Plaza has served as a dynamic tribute to alumni and their families since 2005. Located directly outside of Green Residence Hall, the Plaza is made up of bricks engraved with dedications. Each brick is purchased individually and funds go toward scholarships for children of alumni.

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The Casado Campus Center (or CCC) is at the heart of daily campus activity. It's where you'll find the offices of Student Affairs. You can stock up on all your class and after-class needs at the Bookstore, enjoy a meal with friends in the newly-renovated Dining Hall, or sweat it out in your intramural league down in McKay Gymnasium. If you should need a basic health check-up or an ice pack, you can stop by the Health and Wellness Center on the lower level.

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Though it has served many different purposes since its opening in 1950, Sumpter Hall currently serves as home to several administrative offices. You might come here to discuss registration, tuition payments, or – if you're a grad student – your admission status. Faculty and staff of the University might stop by the offices of Human Resources or Administration and Finance.

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The Davis Administration Building is a hub of both administrative and academic activity. This is where you'll find the University's President and other key staff; where you'll come to manage your admissions and financial aid, and where you might report for class. The historic building, adorned with stained glass, is also home to the Writing and Academic Resource Center, where peer and professional tutors can guide you in a range of subjects from Math to Music Theory.

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Green Residence Hall is home to about 180 first-year students. The award-winning structure is conveniently located directly across from the Campus Center. Green features furnished 3-bedrom suites with full kitchens, card-scan entry, onsite mail and laundry on each floor. When it's time for a fresh air break, residents can relax by the koi fish pond and fountain outside the building.