STUDENT PROFILE
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Graduate Student Housing
Welcome to Graduate Housing
Soka University of America offers optional single graduate students suite-style housing accommodations in the residence hall community. Graduate student housing is a designated floor in a residence hall community shared with undergraduate students.
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UNDERGRADUATE and GRADUATE HOUSING Umoja Hall 370 (ooh-MOE-jah) An African word meaning UNITY, aptly named to characterize the spirit of the residential community |
- Furnished suites, including private bathroom and detached bedrooms
- Access to the community kitchen pantry and public living rooms
- Local telephone service and high-speed Internet (Ethernet and wireless)
- Live-on Residential Life staff to provide 24 hour support
- FREE laundry
The university provides the following items in resident's rooms:
- Twin sized bed
- Mattress
- Desk with hutch
- Chair
- Wardrobe closet
- Trashcan/Recycle bin
- Plunger
- Cisco IP Phone
The Graduate Housing Application will be available online at https://housing.soka.edu/ in early June. The housing contract is for the 2014-2015 academic year. Graduate students will be matched with another student from the program. Soka University does not have on-campus accommodations for married students or students with families.
For more information about campus living, consult the SUA Residential Life Guide.
Office of Residential Life
Michelle Hobby-Mears, Director of Residential Life and Student Activities
949-480-4134
mhobby-mears@soka.edu
The residence hall community has full time live-in professional staff members responsible for overseeing daily operations. All staff members are readily available to residents and a staff member is on call at all times.
Lisa Deiser, Assistant Director of Residential Operations and Planning
949-480-4149
ldeiser@soka.edu
Brian Durick, Assistant Director of Residential Education
949-480-4018
bdurick@soka.edu
Wanna Dean, Residence Hall Coordinator
949-480-4016
wdean@soka.edu
Andy Lyum, Residence Hall Coordinator
949-480-4212
landy@soka.edu
Residence Hall Coordinators are senior professional staff whose responsibilities include supporting residents' needs, supervising Resident Advisors, and managing hall facilities. The RHCs are available to assist in all matters.*
Graduate Housing Staff
Ruby Nagashima, Residence Hall Coordinator* serving Umoja Hall 370
949-480-4190
rnagashima@soka.edu
In addition to the professional staff, Resident Advisors (RA) serve as paraprofessional Residential Life staff during the academic year. RAs work closely with the professional staff in supporting the Residential Life mission of supporting residents in cultivating a meaningful living-learning community. The RAs operate the front office during evening office hours assisting residents with checkout, maintenance or service requests and in any other area of need. RAs assist the staff when conflicts or crisis arise within the community.
