Quick Facts about Soka University of America (SUA)

• Soka is a private, nonprofit, liberal arts college and graduate school offering a BA in Liberal Arts and an MA in Second and Foreign Language Education
• To promote greater diversity and access to higher education for both US and International students, begining in the 2008-2009 academic year, all admitted students to the BA in Liberal Arts Program whose annual family income is $60,000 will receive free tuition
• Approximately half of the students attending SUA are from outside of the United States
• Admission is open to all nationalities and beliefs
• BA in Liberal Arts with concentrations in Humanities, International Studies, and Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Eastern and Western Perspectives taught with emphasis on foreign language and culture
• Average class size is 13
• Student/Faculty ratio is 9:1
• 80 percent of students receive some form of financial aid

The Gala evening event will be an invitation-only, evening attire required gala fundraising event to support the Soka University of America Scholarship program. Festivities will include a silent auction, live auction, sit down dinner and entertainment.

The event will be held high atop a hill on the campus of SUA overlooking the picturesque view of the beautiful canyons surrounding Laguna Beach.