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Friends University Issue 32 Spring 2011
Campus Connection
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From Your Class Agent Jeremy Francis, G’06/M’08, and his wife Mandi recently opened a new nutrition club called “Infusion Nutrition”. It is located at Great Life Golf and Fitness in Topeka, Kan., and they invite everyone to become a “fan” on Facebook.
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Friends named four finalists in its search to replace long-time president, Dr. Biff Green, who will retire June 30, 2011. Since fall 2010, members of the Presidential Search Committee have been working to identify Friends’ next president. The candidates were selected from an original pool of more than 70 applicants. The finalists are as follows: • Dr. Deneese Jones • Dr. Tom Keon • Dr. TJ Arant • Dr. William Berry The Board of Trustees will make their final selection this spring, and the new leader of Friends University will start July 1. The Friends University Campus and Career Transitions Office is hosting its annual Career Fair Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Held in conjunction with Newman University, this fair will take place at the Newman Conference Center in Wichita. For more information, go online to www.friends.edu/career-fair. 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced Congratulations to the following alumni athletes and Falcon supporters that were inducted into the
Friends University Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, February 12: • Morris Lolar, G’03/M’10 – football • Barry Cobb, G’93 – baseball • Tammy Brewer, G’95 – soccer • Dr. Biff Green, Friends University President 1991-2011. To see who else has been inducted, please go online to www.friends.edu/athletic-hall-of-fame. Interested In Attending A Fine Arts Performance For Free? The Friends University Fine Arts Office is looking for alumni to help usher at various performances at the Wichita campus this spring. Volunteers will receive free admission to the performance and are asked to stay for the entire performance to assist with intermission. For more information or to volunteer, please e-mail the Alumni Office at alumni@friends.edu. Survivor, expert and activist Jodee Blanco is one of the country’s pre-eminent voices on the subject of school bullying. She is the author of The New York Times bestseller, Please Stop Laughing At Me and the award winning sequel Please Stop Laughing at Us. The lecture will take place Friday, April 1, 2011 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium, located in the Davis Administration Building. For more information, e-mail garveylecture@friends. edu or call 316-295-5611.