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	Soka University -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Soka University Los Angeles in (additional info and facts about Calabasas, California) Calabasas, California, focuses on teaching (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English as a second language.
		Soka University of America (SUA) in (additional info and facts about Aliso Viejo, California) Aliso Viejo, California, is a four-year (Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)) liberal arts university which opened in 2001.
		Soka University's educational philosophy was established by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the first president of Soka Gakkai, who had worked as the principal of elementary school in Japan.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/soka_university.htm (305 words)

	Soka Gakkai International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Soka Gakkai International (創価学会インターナショナル) or SGI is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 190 countries, with over 12 million members, practicing a form of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin.
		Founder of Soka University, the Soka School System, the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, and the Toda Institute for Global Peace Policy and Research, Ikeda is also the author of numerous books and has held dialogues on peace, education, and culture with numerous scholars and world leaders.
		The Soka Gakkai leadership, on seeing that most of its membership was ready to side with the priesthood, eventually backed down and apologized to the priesthood, vowing to never again deviate from Nichiren Shoshu teachings, at a leaders meeting on November 7, 1978.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soka_Gakkai (3259 words)

	Soka University
		Soka University is located in the city of Hachioji, a suburb of Tokyo which is known as a university town.
		Soka University's educational philosophy was established by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi who was a principal of elementary school.
		Daisaku Ikeda, honorary president of Soka Gakkai and president of Soka Gakkai International, was born in Tokyo on January 2, 1928.
	www.soka.ac.jp /en (508 words)

	University of Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn, although the former is the preferred and recognized nickname of the University) is a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a founding member of the Ivy League.
		The University cites the earlier date as its founding, which enables it to claim to be older than its athletic archrival Princeton.
		The University of Pennsylvania should not be confused with the Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as "Penn State"), another research-oriented (but state-related) university with the main campus located in the geographic center of Pennsylvania in State College.
	hallencyclopedia.com /University_of_Pennsylvania (2025 words)

	National CrossTalk -- Vol. 10 / No. 2 -- Spring 2002
		A telling sign of the university's confidence in its future is that one of the first 18 buildings to be constructed was an alumni center-four years before the college will graduate its first student.
		In the meantime, the university is raising a separate $100 million endowment for scholarship funds to assist students who cannot afford the college's $17,000 tuition, plus $7,500 for room and board.
		Soka Gakkai International (SGI), founder of Soka University of America, is a lay Buddhist organization started in Japan in 1930 as an educational reform movement.
	www.highereducation.org /crosstalk/ct0202/news0602-soka.shtml (3913 words)

	New Religious Movements Page: Soka Gakkai
		Soka Gakkai is one of Nichiren Shoshu's several "infant" sects that follow the teachings of the thirteenth century Buddhist monk named Nichiren.
		Soka Gakkai grew to include several international branches, support the birth and growth of an influential political party, and help build a multi-million dollar temple that inspires international awe.
		Soka Gakkai formally seperated from Nichiren Shoshu, its parent sect.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/soka.html (2464 words)

	The Religion Report - 21/5/2003: Soka University under fire
		Soka University of America was founded eighteen months ago by Soka Gakkai International, a controversial lay Buddhist organisation.
		Soka Gakkai owns newspapers, TV and radio stations, art museums, schools and universities — and in fact in 2001, it opened a new university in Southern California: a liberal arts college founded on principles of global citizenship, peace and egalitarianism.
		For her, the experience of working at Soka University was one of high expectations and rude awakenings.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s860051.htm (1662 words)

	CNN.com - 'Buddhist U' to open doors and minds - August 17, 2001
		The university is financed by Soka Gakkai International, a controversial Japanese sect that is one of the world's largest lay Buddhist organizations.
		The university touts a secular curriculum and an initial enrollment of 125 students representing 20 countries.
		The campus is the second in the United States built by the Soka Gakkai, which has a network in Japan of primary and secondary schools and a university.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2001/fyi/teachers.ednews/08/17/buddhist.university.ap (987 words)

	Soka Gakkai :: Soka's start hasn't been textbook
		University administrators attribute the turnover and discontent to high expectations and the growing pains of a 1 1/2-year-old campus.
		The two Soka universities - the one in Aliso Viejo and one in Calabasas that opened in 1987 - are financed by Soka Gakkai International, which was formed in 1975 and is led by Daisaku Ikeda.
		"Soka is an experiment in terms of merging three different systems: a Japanese university model, a Soka Gakkai humanistic approach to education and a small, liberal-arts American approach," said Duncan Williams, assistant professor of East Asian Buddhism and Culture at the University of California, Irvine.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /2508 (1580 words)

	Environmentalists beat Soka University—again By John Loesing Acorn Staff Writer
		Opponents of Soka University are celebrating in the wake of a recent court ruling that finally closes the book on any plans for campus expansion, but despite their victory, Soka opponents are still pressing the attack.
		The ruling reinforces a 2001 appeals court decision that struck down a development agreement between Soka University and Los Angeles County in which the new construction was first approved.
		Soka, which opened locally in 1987, owns 588 acres near the intersection of Mulholland Highway and Las Virgenes Road.
	www.theacorn.com /News/2003/0313/Front_page/004.html (624 words)

	Soka University of America- Calabasas
		"The mission of Soka University of America is to foster a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life".
		The University houses the Soka University Botanical Research Center and Nursery, Community Programs and special events.
		The faculty and staff of Soka University are eager to answer your questions.
	calabasas.soka.edu (338 words)

	SGI News January 19, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, conferred an honorary doctorate of literature on Soka University founder Daisaku Ikeda in recognition of his outstanding spiritual and philosophical contributions to humanity.
		Soka University and Soka Women's College students, who will be graduating this spring, also attended.
		Ikeda called on the students and faculty to dedicate themselves to the task of carrying on their university's founding spirit, and expressed his profound hope, as founder of Soka University, for Soka students to live happy and victorious lives.
	www.sgi.org /english/News/nb/0301/nb030119.htm (459 words)

	Sensei's World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Soka University of America, first established in 1987 on what is now a graduate campus in Calabasas, Calif., near Malibu, recently obtained preaccreditation for its undergraduate program from an outfit certified by the U.S. Education Department.
		This explanation, seized on by Soka to counter her family's accusations of murder, became the focal point of a civil court crossfire of defamation cases, several won by Soka.
		Soka spokesmen say the religious affiliation of the investigators in the case was a random circumstance and that, in any case, others reviewed their work.
	www.rickross.net /reference/gakkai/gakkai26.html (2336 words)

	The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service): Soka University's start marred ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Soka University's start marred by charges of sectarianism, secrecy.
		ALISO VIEJO, Calif. _ One quarter of Soka University's original 20 faculty members have left or will leave by June as the university founded by a Buddhist sect struggles to balance its religious legacy with a mission to provide an open, nonsectarian environment.
		The opulent, 103-acre campus opened in August 2001 and was touted as an innovative liberal-arts university where peace and human rights would be emphasized and professors and students would participate in course development, hiring and budgets.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:119474683&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (236 words)

	A Message to Soka University on its Second Anniversary, by Michael Coffey, May 8, 2003
		In emphasizing world citizenship, Soka stands in direct contrast to the so-called top institutions of this country which partner with defense contractors to develop missile guidance systems.
		The increasing militarization of America's universities has a negative impact on the availability of faculty positions, selection of majors open to students, surrounding physical environments, and the core integrity of the learning experience.
		I ask that the Soka community stand side-by-side with these students at UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, University of Arizona, University of Texas, and elsewhere.
	www.wagingpeace.org /articles/2003/05/08_coffey_soka-univ.htm (426 words)

	SGI News December 17, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Chapman University President James L. Doti and Hamid Shirvani, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, presided at the conferral.
		At the conferral, Dr. Doti introduced Chapman University and its principles, stating that Chapman University and Soka University are "fellow travelers" seeking peace and justice and working to foster dialogue that creates understanding among people in our troubled world.
		He stated that Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo and Chapman University share the values of peace, human rights and the sanctity of life.
	www.sgi.org /english/News/nb/0312/nb031217.htm (598 words)

	SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Aliso Viejo, CA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Soka University of America (SUA) seeks an Assistant Professor in the field of Environmental Economics, Public Policy, or Political Economy.
		The university is committed to an interdisciplinary academic program in which all faculty members must participate.
		The university fosters close intellectual relations between faculty and student by encouraging mentoring on the part of the faculty.
	www.aeaweb.org /joe/0411d/html/joe101.html (204 words)

	Intransa Deepens Traction in Higher-Education Market; Selected by Soka University to Deploy IP SAN to Triple Storage ...
		Soka chose Intransa's IP SAN system over competitive solutions because of its patented, modular approach that independently scales performance and capacity based on business requirements.
		Soka will benefit from guaranteed performance and availability while reducing their storage costs by offloading storage management tasks and paying only for the capacity they need.
		The university is founded upon the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights and the sanctity of life and is open to top students of all nationalities and beliefs.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-06-2004/0002584495&EDATE= (725 words)

	Soka University of America Journalism: Web log produced by undergraduate journalism students at Soka University of ...
		Soka University of America Journalism: Web log produced by undergraduate journalism students at Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA.
		Most students came to Soka University of America because they agreed with the idea of combining their education with issues of global peace.
		This is the first entry on the Web Log of the Introduction to Journalism class at Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, California.
	sokaujournalism.blogspot.com (4213 words)

	Become People of True Wealth
		To put it another way, the university is a fortress where, led by the light of reason, human beings achieve spiritual development; it is also a castle for defending civilization against barbarism, a castle founded on the love of truth.
		Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), a renowned twentieth-century philosopher who taught at Harvard University, remarked that "the task of a university is the creation of the future." He meant that universities, in the name of reason and civilization, determine the future of humanity, that they in fact shape the future course of history.
		One of the mottoes of the Soka University, Los Angeles, campus is: "Be a dynamic force in developing a Pan-Pacific culture." Soka University will host the second Pacific Basin Symposium on the campus this coming summer, with the participation of representatives from the United Nations University.
	www.gakkaionline.net /ST390/TrueWealth.html (2595 words)

	Assignment Two: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Soka University's Engineering Department, which is my current workplace, has been open since 1991.
		Currently, Soka University's central data processing system is based on process-driven design and provides data mainly for use by administration departments and for use by students.
		As for the basic data supplied from he central school system, the university computing center is responsible to full extent, however, for the part of additional data, the teacher will maintain and update.
	www.scis.nova.edu /~aisojohn/sysreq.html (651 words)

	Writers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Diogenes, alias, Haik Marcar, schooled in Calcutta, India, is a graduate of UCLA with a master's degree in journalism with a B.S. in chemistry from Kansas Wesleyan University, in Salinas, Kansas.
		He is the recipient of Soka University's Award of Highest Honor and Honorary Doctorate, a US Institute of Peace research grant, and the Distinguished Service Award of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
		She then went onto University of California at Berkeley where she graduated with the highest distinction of honors in general scholarship with a double major in Psychology and Near Eastern Studies.
	www.irantodayonline.com /company/writers/writers.html (4617 words)

	The Founder of Soka University
		Daisaku Ikeda, the founder of Soka University, was born in Tokyo on January 2, 1928.
		The founder of Soka University firmly believes in the value of education and importance of educational and international exchange.
		Universities and countries world-wide have conferred numerous honorary degrees and professorships upon him recognizing his efforts toward cultural-educational exchange and peace.
	www.religio.de /founder.html (553 words)

	SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Aliso Viejo, CA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Soka University of America (SUA) seeks one year visiting Assistant Professor in the fields of Econometrics, Financial Economics, International Economics; or a combination of two of them.
		The university is committed to an inter-disciplinary academic program which reflects its vision of an integrated inter- or multidisciplinary approach to education.
		The university aims to foster close intellectual relations between faculty and student by encouraging mentoring on the part of the faculty.The position will remain open until filled.
	www.aeaweb.org /joe/0505d/html/joe014.html (198 words)

	Soka on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Intransa Deepens Traction in Higher-Education Market; Selected by Soka University to Deploy IP SAN to Triple Storage Capacity and Simplify Data Management; University of Miami, Virginia Tech and Oakland University...
		Daniel Habuki, president of Soka University in Los Angeles, California, is shown at the campus on February 24, 2003.
		Anne Houteman, a professor of biology at Soka University in Los Angeles, California, is shown on February 24, 2003.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Soka.asp (391 words)

	Chronicle Careers, from The Chronicle of Higher Education
		Each application must include a curriculum vitae, the names and contact numbers of three references, and a cover letter that briefly describes the applicant's philosophy of teaching and his or her perspective on the role of rhetoric and composition in the undergraduate curriculum.
		Soka University is located south of Los Angeles.
		Soka University of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
	chronicle.com /jobs/id.php?id=0000433228-01&pg=r (397 words)

	Soka University Calabasas Campus Sold to Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority for $35 Million
		The 588 acre parcel of land, earmarked to become public parkland, was sold by Soka to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.
		Soka University was represented by Stroock partners Chauncey Swalwell, Barry Langberg, and Dan Rozansky.
		Soka University has owned the property for many years, spending substantial money and effort to maintain the land in its present excellent condition.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-22-2005/0003445182&EDATE= (856 words)

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		Presentations by the students and the baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda were fun and heartfelt, according to the feedbacks from the guests who attended.
		University Lecture Series [6] : Education and Buddhism II : Actualization of Soka (value creating) Education and Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo March 17th, 2004
		This small dialogue, joined by the students of Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, included a rich exchange of school life experiences, and philosophies on systems of education.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~wpb/ULS_archive/ULS_Spring2004.html (528 words)

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