Soka Newsletter April 2025

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APRIL 2025 | SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

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Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock to Receive the 2025 Soka Global Citizen Award

Six decades of genre-defining innovation. One unwavering mission. Herbie Hancock, jazz legend and global humanitarian, will receive SUA's 2025 Global Citizen Award. Read

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'Every Human Being Can Contribute to Lasting Peace': A Conversation with Andrea Bartoli

SUA trustee and President of the Sant'Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue Andrea Bartoli reflects on what decades of peace work have taught him and how SUA's mission offers a unique, long-term response to today's global challenges. Read

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"In short, jazz is a ceaseless process of spontaneous creativity in which a musician constantly struggles for self-mastery and strives to capture the moment. The same holds true in life. In a world of unremitting change, we need to be truly innovative and confident in tackling adversity, prevailing over all that we confront with powerful insight and great poise. Your time at SUA is meant to lay the foundations for you as a leader to respond to and overcome all challenges."

— Daisaku Ikeda, Message to the 10th SUA Student Festival

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Orlando Bloom Is Soka University of America's 2025 Commencement Speaker

From Middle-earth to the Soka stage, humanitarian and Hollywood icon Orlando Bloom will deliver this year's commencement address, bringing a message of resilience and service our graduates won't forget. Read

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Career-Ready from Day One: SUA's New Career Hub Transforms Student-to-Professional Pathways

What does it take to translate a liberal arts education into the language of today's job market? Discover how SUA's new Career Hub is supporting career readiness and bolstering student preparation for life after Soka. Read

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'Our Voices Are Powerful': Soka's Model U.N. Team Shapes Informed and Eloquent Future Leaders

SUA's Model U.N. team brought home the "Best Small Delegation" award at the North American Model United Nations in Toronto. Enjoy an inside look at the training and preparation that made this significant achievement possible. Read

Running Toward His Dreams: Meet Jordan Bravo '25

From morning practice to evening study sessions, spend the day with Jordan Bravo, a cross country and track & field athlete at Soka University of America. Watch

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