DECEMBER 2021 | SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
Dignitaries in front of the Marie Curie statue at Curie Hall
Curie Hall Dedication Marks a New Phase of SUA’s Growth
The November 18 dedication of the new Life Sciences building pays tribute to Marie and Pierre Curie’s legacy and expands SUA’s commitment to the interdisciplinary education of tomorrow’s scientists. Read
Lauren Ng
Lauren Ng ‘19 Turns a Passion for the Environment Into a Career
Working with faculty to help measure SUA’s impact on the environment as a second-year set Lauren Ng ‘19 on a path to her current job doing the same at Scripps College. Read
10th Anniversary Season Begins in January!

LISTEN. FEEL. TRANSFORM.
1/9 Emanuel Ax
1/15 Booker T Jones
1/16 Pacific Symphony
1/21 Yefim Bronfman
1/22 Hub New Music with Kojiro Umezaki
1/23 Mike Garson with Hubert Laws
1/29 Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
1/30 Stephen Kovacevich
Soka students holding plate and wine glass during networking practice
Mastering Manners Over a Meal at the Athenaeum
Thanks to a special etiquette lesson sponsored by Bridges to Business, students no longer have to fear awkward moments while networking at business lunches and dinners. Read
"Dialogue enables us to create values of fundamental good regardless of circumstance, and it expands the bonds of solidarity of global citizens ever onward and outward. That, I remain convinced, is the essential spirit of Soka value-creation and the surest path to enduring peace."
— Daisaku Ikeda, Welcome Message to the undergraduate Class of 2025 and graduate Class of 2023
Ikeda Library and sunset
Faculty News
From a study on gang violence to the link between insect migration and anti-Asian sentiment, here’s the latest from SUA faculty. Read
It's Not Too Late to Support SUA in 2021
Make your gift by December 31, 2021, to be eligible for a 2021 tax deduction.
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