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There is much to celebrate at 麻豆视频 as Dr. Amy Bragg Carey completes her first year as president. The University implemented a Revitalization and Growth Plan shortly after Dr. Carey arrived last summer.

鈥淕ood things have been happening at Friends during the last year, and it鈥檚 due to the hard work and dedication of everyone on campus,鈥� Dr. Carey said. 鈥淲e have made great strides in strengthening the University鈥檚 mission and enhancing our academic programs, student and career services, and enrollment management. The progress has been remarkable.鈥�

Some of the more noteworthy accomplishments include:

Affirmation of mission

• 麻豆视频 reaffirmed its mission as a faith-based Christian university dedicated to its founders鈥� desire to include the Quaker values of inclusion, pursuit of truth, grace and love of God and people.

New and re-focused academic programs

• Two new master鈥檚 degree programs were approved to begin this fall, including:
  • The first cyber security program in Wichita that meets a growing need to defend critical information infrastructure of businesses, government and the military.
  • A special education program that is the most innovative in the state and responds to the increasing need for special education teachers. The program allows licensed teachers to earn their special education licensure within one year.
• The University is also planning to launch a new master鈥檚 degree in Spiritual Formation in the fall under the direction of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Dr. James Bryan Smith. A national leader in Spiritual Formation, he serves as associate professor of religion and executive director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation at Friends. He is also the author of the Good and Beautiful book series.
• The Spanish bachelor鈥檚 degree program has been retooled to focus on translation and interpretation, giving it a unique focus compared to other programs in the state.
• Some programs have recently ranked highly in the nation, such as the Master in Health Care Leadership (No. 22 by onlinecolleges.net and No. 30 by healthcareadministrator.org) and the MBA with a supply chain concentration (No. 3 most affordable online master鈥檚 degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management by BestCollegeValues.com).

Enhanced student services

• The University has placed an emphasis on creating a new program 鈥淧athway to Profession鈥� and enhancing career services for all current students.
• Improvements to student housing options have made facilities more attractive and allow students to lower their housing costs. 麻豆视频鈥檚 student housing was ranked No. 1 in the state of Kansas based on student satisfaction and continues to be among the most affordable housing in the state.
• The University also implemented several 鈥済reen鈥� initiatives that are popular with students, including the installation of solar panels on Edmund Stanley Library this spring.

Enrollment

• Friends partnered with many Kansas community colleges to establish articulation agreements that make it easier for community college students to transfer. This work resulted in 麻豆视频 being one of 40 institutions nationwide named to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll.
• The University also earned a ranking at No. 44 in LendEDU鈥檚 2016 College Risk-Reward Indicator and was the only Kansas university listed in the top 250. This indicator ranks institutions in terms of average student loan debt (risk) and average early career salary (reward), showing that 麻豆视频 graduates typically earn a good salary soon after graduation.
• Some first-impression improvements have been made to provide a welcoming environment for prospective students, including special parking for 麻豆视频 visitors, better signage for the 麻豆视频 Office, and the addition of new banners and historical photos in the Davis Administration Building.

Athletics

• Women鈥檚 golf and competitive cheer were added to the athletic roster and will begin competing this fall, and a new pep band will play at many athletic games.
• The 麻豆视频 Falcons claimed the top Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) spot in the 2015-16 Learfield Sports Directors鈥� Cup Standings at the national level (finishing in 50^th place). Teams competing at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Championship events included women鈥檚 cross country, women鈥檚 basketball, women鈥檚 indoor track and field, men鈥檚 indoor track and field, softball, women鈥檚 outdoor track and field, and men鈥檚 outdoor track and field.
• The Falcons also won the highly coveted KCAC Commissioner鈥檚 Cup for the second year in a row. Among the teams that placed first in the KCAC conference were women鈥檚 cross country, women鈥檚 indoor track and field, men鈥檚 indoor track and field, softball, women鈥檚 outdoor track and field, and men鈥檚 outdoor track and field.

麻豆视频, a Christian university of Quaker heritage, equips students to honor God and serve others by integrating their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives.