WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Friends University has named Amy Bragg Carey as its 14th president and the first woman in its history to hold that post in a permanent capacity.

The Wichita Eagle reported Friday that Carey comes to the Friends University from the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she had been the vice president for institutional advancement.

Her first day as president at Friends University will be July 1.

Friends University was founded in 1898 and now has an enrollment of about 2,000 students.