Residence Halls

Unlike a typical college dormitory offering primarily sleep quarters, our residence halls are a dynamic environment offering living and learning opportunities for you to share intellectual and educational goals and grow through community engagement, interpersonal relationships, and social interaction within a diverse community. All halls were named by the student body.

Three Accommodation Styles

There are three main types of room accommodations in the residence halls. All first-year undergraduate students live in doubles in Sunset and Sunrise Halls. Second-, third-, and fourth-year students have the option, based on lottery, to live in a suite with a private bathroom or a single room with a private bathroom (fourth year only). All graduate students live in suite-style rooms and have a designated floor in Umoja Hall.

First-Year Undergraduate Housing

Sunrise Hall 300 and Sunset 380 are designated first-year undergraduate halls.

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Continuing Undergraduate Housing

Explore the housing available to continuing undergraduate students.

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Graduate Housing

Discover the housing available to graduate students, located on one floor of Umoja Hall 370.

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Gender-Inclusive Housing

Gender-inclusive housing provides Soka students the opportunity to select a rooming option with a roommate or suitemate regardless of their gender identity or biological sex. Gender-inclusive housing options were intended to meet the needs of students and create a more inclusive environment. Gender-inclusive housing is designed to offer a comfortable option for students who identify as transgender, genderqueer, gender questioning, or otherwise outside the gender binary. First-year students who opt for gender-inclusive housing share a double room and attached bathroom with a roommate of any gender or sex. Gender-inclusive housing is voluntary and offered as an option in all halls.

Eco-Wing Themed Housing Community

Eco-Wing is a themed community in one of SUA’s residence halls that provides a physical and social space in which Soka students concerned about environmental issues can live and grow together. Eco-Wing was founded in 2012 by a group of SUA students interested in transforming the SUA residential halls to be more sustainable and community-oriented.

What does Eco-Wing do?

Eco-Wing is a unique, vibrant community that allows residents to complement their education with opportunities to practice skills; gain experience; deepen factual knowledge; inspire their peers; and strengthen relationships with fellow students, faculty, and staff as it pertains to conservation methods and spreading awareness to the community. Residents are dedicated to continually learning about environmental movements and issues while engaging with the student body to raise environmental awareness at all levels.

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What are the goals of Eco-Wing?

to create a specific living/learning community dedicated to the pursuit of environmental awareness and protection
to promote the sharing of resources and skills regarding environmental trends and issues
to encourage environmental consciousness within the student body
to transform the residential halls to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly in the future

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What will I learn from Eco-Wing?

expand awareness of (local, national, and global) social and environmental issues and explore possible solutions
identify and participate in personal and community practices to live more socially and environmentally conscious
cultivate a community of social and environmental advocacy
reflect on and strengthen your identity as a global citizen