CAMPUS (CONNECTION) IN THIS (ISSUE) Read about Homecoming 2011 inside! The (1960s) Greetings 1960s graduates, How do you like the new look of the Campus Connection? When you opened it you probably thought it was something new from Friends. Well, the old has become new and you’ll find more “stuff” in this new edition. I think you’ll like it and it remains another tool that Friends uses to stay in touch with all the graduates - old and new. Recently I ran into a fellow Friends University graduate of the ‘60s. He told me that he hadn’t read so many books in a summer as he has in this one. The heat is affecting us all in a variety of ways. Hopefully by the time you read this, we’ll have had a break in the weather and we can once again go outside and actually enjoy being there. Hooray for air conditioning! A new school year has started and at Friends University a new President will be strolling the halls. Dr. T.J. Arant began his tenure on July 1 and has been getting himself acquainted with the grounds, buildings, staff, faculty and students. That’s a lot to get acquainted with in a short amount of time. Everyone seems genuinely excited for this new leadership. Homecoming will be held Saturday, Oct. 1. The class of 1961 will commemorate its 50th year and the class members who are working on this reunion are hoping that many of you will come back to “suffer a serious epidemic of nostalgia.” It’s so easy to attend a class reunion. The food is done for you. The place for your reunion is set up for you. There are mementos all around - set up for you. YOU just need to get yourself to the Friends campus and to the main floor of the Davis Administration Building, where the old library used to be when you were a student. From there, you will be escorted around campus and to events and just treated real special. You will be so glad you came. Nostalgia is contagious but cured by being in the presence of others. More information about a special open house hosted by the 50th class reunion committee on Friday, Sept. 30, can be found on page 2. Our lives can be hectic and time slips away so stay in touch with those you love and us. News from your class agent Sherrie Lindstrom Andersen, G’68 1960s Class Agent [email protected]News from your class agent 1 What’s New With You? 2 The 1961 class is invited! 2 Keeping Time 2 Homecoming 2011 3 Family of the Year 3 Spotlight: Dr. Steven Peters 3 Football Game Coupon 3 Fall Alumni Events 4 From the Desk of Lisa Tilma 4
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Read about Homecoming 2011 inside!
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Greetings 1960s graduates,
How do you like the new look of the Campus Connection? When you opened it you probably thought it was something new from Friends. Well, the old has become new and you’ll find more “stuff” in this new edition. I think you’ll like it and it remains another tool that Friends uses to stay in touch with all the graduates - old and new.
Recently I ran into a fellow Friends University graduate of the ‘60s. He told me that he hadn’t read so many books in a summer as he has in this one. The heat is affecting us all in a variety of ways. Hopefully by the time you read this, we’ll have had a break in the weather and we can once again go outside and actually enjoy being there. Hooray for air conditioning!
A new school year has started and at Friends University a new President will be strolling the halls. Dr. T.J. Arant began his tenure on July 1 and has been getting himself acquainted with the grounds, buildings, staff, faculty and students. That’s a lot to get acquainted with in a short amount of time. Everyone seems genuinely excited for this new leadership.
Homecoming will be held Saturday, Oct. 1. The class of 1961 will commemorate its 50th year and the class members who are working on this reunion are hoping that many of you will come back to “suffer a serious epidemic of nostalgia.”
It’s so easy to attend a class reunion. The food is done for you. The place for your reunion is set up for you. There are mementos all around - set up for you. YOU just need to get yourself to the Friends campus and to the main floor of the Davis Administration Building, where the old library used to be when you were a student. From there, you will be escorted around campus and to events and just treated real special. You will be so glad you came. Nostalgia is contagious but cured by being in the presence of others.
More information about a special open house hosted by the 50th class reunion committee on Friday, Sept. 30, can be found on page 2.
Our lives can be hectic and time slips away so stay in touch with those you love and us.
News from your class agent 1What’s New With You? 2The 1961 class is invited! 2Keeping Time 2Homecoming 2011 3Family of the Year 3Spotlight: Dr. Steven Peters 3Football Game Coupon 3Fall Alumni Events 4From the Desk of Lisa Tilma 4
Once again, Wichita students at Friends University can tell the time by sound at the beginning of the hour and at each half hour.
After more than two years of silence, the Davis Administration Building clock tower bell received a much-needed repair and began ringing again June 23, 2011.
Funded by money set aside by the Student Government Association starting 2009, the repair included a digital device that bypasses the original gears, keeping the clock on time while preserving the historical components of the 80-year-old clock.
As an additional bonus, the digital component adjusts automatically for daylight saving time and standard time.
The project experienced a few setbacks, but fortunately, the clock tower repair cost around $8,000, which was less than the amount that SGA planned for in 2009.
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Friends University is more than just getting a degree, but developing a
lifelong friendship, which is why we want to stay connected with you as
a member of the Friends University Alumni Association.
If you have some exciting news that you would like to share with your
classmates, let us know! You can update your information online at
www.friends.edu/update-your-information. Use your ID number to
process the changes quicker.
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You are invited to an open house at Colleen Atherton-Wiley and C.C. Wiley’s home! This gives us a chance to get reacquainted before we hit the campus for our 50th class reunion.
The open house is 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at 6321 Peach Tree Lane, Wichita, KS 67218. Call 316-689-6959 to RSVP or for directions.
Please let us know if you will be with us. However, if you know at the last minute, that’s okay too. The more the merrier.
From your 1961 class reunion committee,
Dorothy Casado McKay, John McKay, Coleen Atherton-Wiley and C.C. Wiley
The 1961 class is invited!
Dorothy and John McKay
Coleen and C.C. Wiley
Friends University established the Family of the Year Award in 2010 as a way to recognize the legacy of those families who:1. Have shown longevity in the number of years their family has attended Friends;2. Are able to document that multiple members of their family tree have attended Friends; and3. Have a history of dedicated service to the University.
The Alumni Office is pleased to announce that members of the Joseph and Olive Schoonover family tree have been named the 2011 Family of the Year. They will be recognized at halftime of the Sept. 24 home football game vs. the McPherson Bulldogs.
Milestone Class Reunions • 2:30Davis Admin. Bldg. (1961, 1971, 1986)• Check-in at 2 p.m., first floor.• Visit during Class Reunions from 2:30-
4:30 p.m. (campus tours included).Parade • 5 p.m.University Ave. & Hiram St.• Motorcyclists and classic car
enthusiasts wanted for parade.• Bring the family to enjoy the floats
and collect candy!Block Party • 5:30 p.m.Garvey Practice Field• FREE carnival games and inflatables.
• FREE tailgate dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixin’s!
Football Game vs. Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes • 7 p.m.• Halftime - crowning of Homecoming
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Present this coupon after the Alumni Appreciation Tailgate for free admission
to the Sept. 24, 2011, Falcons football game! (Limit two free admissions per coupon.)
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FAMILY of the YEARWe here in the Alumni Office thought that you, as a graduate of the College of Business, Arts, Sciences and Education, would like to know more about the current dean.
Dr. Peters earned a Master of Arts in theater arts from Baylor University and a Ph.D in theater and arts administration from Texas Tech University. He most recently served as associate dean of Academic Affairs and Research for the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. Prior to Wayne State, he was director of Wichita State University’s School of Performing Arts.
As President of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) since 2007, Dr. Peters also serves as ATHE’s representative to the Coalition for Theatre Education, a national coalition of arts organizations that brings together the leadership of all major membership organizations for teachers in K-12 and university educational theater.
Dr. Peters has directed more than 50 productions, including “Hamlet,” “The Cherry Orchard,” “The Glass Menagerie” and “Our Town.”
Dr. Peters lives in Andover, Kan., with his wife, Sandy, and their sons James and Matthew.
Meet Dr. Peters
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You may have noticed that Campus Connection has taken on a whole new look! By updating this newsletter, we hope that you not only find out about activities at your alma mater but also learn about achievements by your fellow classmates –
those who you remember from your time as a student as well as those who you interact with through work, church or social circles but had no idea they were also Friends alumni.
In each issue, we will also ask for your help with the information we have on file about you. (See the top of page 2.) Please, don’t think of it as homework, but as our way of keeping your information up-to-date for future reunions and networking opportunities both on and off campus. As your Alumni Director, I want to make sure that we continue to serve you in the best way possible!
If you have additional ideas as to how we can make your class newsletter better, please feel free to let your class agent or me know. We’d love to hear from you!
Lisa Tilma, G’01/M’04Executive Director of Alumni Relations
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or without regard to disability. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a
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Alumni AppreciAtion tAilgAte &DistinguisheD FAmily oF the yeAr AwArD presentAtionSaturday, Sept. 24Tailgate: 5 p.m. • Garvey Practice FieldFalcon Football: 7 p.m.Adair-Austin Stadium on Hoyt Athletic FieldFamily of the Year Award Presentation: Halftime
homecoming 2010Saturday, Oct. 1 • www.friends.edu/homecomingSee page 3 for more information.
1974 & 1976 AlumniFootbAll Athletes reunionSaturday, Oct. 15 Lunch: 11:30 a.m. • Garvey Physical Education Center Falcon Football: 1:30 p.m.Adair-Austin Stadium on Hoyt Athletic Field
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