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20th Anniversary Committee Builds Toward a Significant Milestone

Dec 11, 2020

As Soka University of America prepares to celebrate two decades of educating global citizens on May 3, 2021, it has announced a 20th Anniversary Steering Committee to lead initiatives to mark the

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“Moved by Nature”: Outdoor Education and the Co-Existence of Nature and Humanity

Dec 10, 2020

On a cold January day, a dozen Soka students waded into the frigid Øresund Strait in Denmark to fish for shrimp and collect data. They’d spent the morning in the Øresund Aquarium learning about

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Student Leaders Foster Community in a Challenging Year

Dec 10, 2020

Each year, the Soka Student Union (SSU), the undergraduate student body of Soka University of America, elects five students to the SSU Executive Council to represent them. And each year, the council

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Committed to Serve: Stuart Adams ’16 Finds Purpose in the Line of Fire

Dec 10, 2020

For 56 days in a row last fall, Stuart Adams ’16 met the other members of his crew at base camp, ate a quick breakfast, grabbed a sack lunch, donned his PPE, and headed to the fire lines. On one of

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Faculty Spotlight: Katherine Perry on Mathematics Research and Outreach in Southern Africa

Nov 24, 2020

Katherine Perry, assistant professor of mathematics, is a long-time participant in an annual mathematics conference and workshop in southern Africa. The Southern African Mathematical Science

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SUA Bookstore Relaunches Website With an Online Marketplace

Nov 20, 2020

Soka University of America’s bookstore relaunched its website this month, enabling visitors to purchase SUA merchandise online for the first time. Because of the pandemic the physical bookstore is

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Soka University Announces Global Citizen Award

Nov 18, 2020

In honor of the 20th Anniversary of its Aliso Viejo campus, Soka University is inaugurating a Global Citizen Award, presenting it to an individual who has made a major contribution to the global

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Soka Is Inaugural Member of Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance

Nov 12, 2020

Soka University has joined a consortium of more than 50 colleges and universities forming the new Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance to share strategies and resources to further

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Soka Performing Arts Center Participates In South Coast Plaza, The Pavilion Of Holiday Trees

Nov 10, 2020

(Aliso Viejo, CA, November 4, 2020) – Soka Performing Arts Center is proud to be participating in an exciting new interactive fundraiser hosted by South Coast Plaza. South Coast Plaza ushers in the

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In Challenging Times, Peace Gala Exceeds Fundraising Expectations

Nov 09, 2020

Hundreds of members of the Soka community came together online for this year’s Peace Gala, surpassing the event’s fundraising goal while celebrating the university’s mission. The 16th annual event,