Undergraduate Academics

Sep 1, 2018 3 Min Read

Academic Opening Fall 2018 | Faculty Workshops and Welcome Dinner for Incoming Students

The opening of our new Fall 2018 semester at Soka University of America featured a number of festive welcoming events for both new faculty and new students.  Throughout the day on September 5, a ...

Apr 5, 2018 3 Min Read

2018 Learning Cluster Fair

The 2018 Learning Cluster Fair, highlighted impressive field and service-learning Soka University students participate in over the 3.5-week winter block period.  Students experienced what it...

Feb 28, 2017 1 Min Read

European Urban Renewal Policy: Facing Contradictory Spatial Developments by Arvid Krüger, Lecturer/ Researcher, Architecture & Urbanism Bauhaus Univ. Weimar, Germany

European Urbanism is often held up as a superior example to the sprawling, suburban-oriented way of life in the United States. Urban planners point to more compact and less car-dependent cities that o...

Apr 19, 2016 1 Min Read

Saving the Bolsa Chica Wetlands: An Inspiring Documentary About Passion, Patience And Perseverance

Amigos de Bolsa Chica, a nonprofit environmental organization based in Huntington Beach CA, turns 40 this year. The story of the Amigos de Bolsa Chica is as rich as the land itself. In 1976, a group o...

Oct 26, 2015 1 Min Read

Lunch Talk on Environmental Documentary Filmmaking by Thea Mercouffer, Documentary Filmmaker & Director Of “Rock The Boat”

Born and raised in Romania, Thea and her family escaped the communist dictatorship in 1987 and immigrated to the US. In 1995, Thea received an MFA from the University of Washington. For the next few y...

Apr 21, 2014 2 Min Read

Green Urbanism: How Do We Get There? Where Are We Going? by Walker Wells, Green Urbanism Program Director, Global Green USA

Mr. Wells is Director of the Green Urbanism Program for Global Green USA, a national non-profit organization headquartered in Santa Monica. He works with municipalities, affordable housing developers,...

Mar 20, 2020 5 Min Read

Balancing Act: Thriving as a Student Athlete

Q&A with Katelynn Jankowiak '20

All the underclassmen are kind of like my little siblings! It makes me feel more responsible and I want to be a good role model for them.

2 students in front of waterfall in Mexico

Aug 13, 2019 1 Min Read

Veronica Quezada

Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Culture

I have always looked at my job . . . as a guide who strives to conduct students toward the appreciation of the language and the acceptance of different cultural aspects.

Students take part in a card game during tutoring hours.

Aug 13, 2019 1 Min Read

Pablo Camus, PhD

Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Culture

I always try to create a stimulating and cooperative environment in which the students feel comfortable to practice Spanish from day one.

Aug 13, 2019 1 Min Read

Hiroshi Matsumoto

Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Culture

I make my best effort each day to teach each class session with a refreshed mindset, so that I can help new students and meet their needs each school year.