DECEMBER 2022 | SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
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Dear Soka community and friends,
As the semester winds down, I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the university community for your efforts to ensure we successfully and safely conclude another semester. I would also like to thank our extended community of donors, alumni, and supporters for always keeping SUA close to your hearts and showing up in the ways you did this past year. In fact, we recently honored two community leaders, Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett and Aliso Viejo Mayor Ross Chun, with SUA’s Highest Award of Honor for being pillars of support for our campus.
I am deeply appreciative to our generous donors who fully support SUA based on our mission as envisioned by our university founder Daisaku Ikeda. This generosity was on full display at our 18th annual Celebrating a Vision of Peace Gala on Oct. 8. This was our most successful gala to date, raising a record-breaking amount for our student scholarship fund with 58 sponsors and nearly 500 guests joining in person or remotely. I extend my deepest gratitude to our incredible Gala Committee for its work in planning and preparing for the gala. It is truly a yearlong project, and without such dedicated work, we could not create such a successful and joyful event each year.
To our third-year and fourth-year students going to study abroad next semester, please have a safe and meaningful experience. We look forward to welcoming you back on campus soon. To the rest of our community and supporters, I wish you a safe, restful, and happy holidays.
Sincerely,
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SUA Bestows Its Highest Honor on Two Regional Leaders
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Two Southern California community leaders, Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett and Aliso Viejo Mayor Ross Chun, were awarded the SUA Highest Award of Honor in recognition of their work and continuous support of the university. Read
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Dr. Shane Barter: Reflections on His Experience as an Election Observer
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Shane Barter, professor of comparative politics and director of the International Studies concentration, describes his experience last November as an election observer in Kazakhstan, its impact on his teaching, and the richness of learning about other countries. Read
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"In the darkest of hours, it is true friendship that becomes the greatest source of strength. Simple words of encouragement from a friend can instill incalculable courage in our hearts...No matter how far the world may slide into chaos and uncertainty, people can forge on, no matter how dire their plight, as long as they have real friends who share the same purpose and ideals in life."
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— Daisaku Ikeda, Commencement Message, Spring 2008
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How Guilia Paié '23 Became an Unlikely Social Media Influencer
| After a video Guilia Paié '23 made about her path from Brazil to Aliso Viejo went viral, she found social media success by inspiring other Brazilian students to study abroad while discovering her own passion for media. Read
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Alumni Interview: Detective Eric Kunimoto '08
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The skills and values Eric Kunimoto '08 honed at SUA are put to practice every day as a detective in Washington, D.C., working on some of the district’s most challenging cases. Watch
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President Edward Feasel Updates Alumni on Campus News
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In a video recorded in Founders Hall, SUA President Edward Feasel expressed his gratitude and admiration for the Sohokai and showed off some of the campus improvements that their support helped make possible. Watch
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