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2026 Fall Block at a Glance
Sunday Monday Tuesday
8/9
UG Class of 2030
Check In (9am-5pm)
Orientation Tour @ Campus Green
Pick up laptop
Movie Night (8pm-10pm)
8/10
UG Class of 2030
Check In (9am-3pm)
Orientation Tour @ Campus Green Pick up laptop
Campus Tour @Founders Hall, 1st Fl.
Heritage Hall open for families
Res Life Orientation (5pm-6pm)
Welcome Lounge (8pm-9:30pm)
8/16
Core I begins
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm) 8/17
8/23
8/30
9/6
8/11
Welcome to SUA (9:30am-12pm)
Health + Safety @ SUA (1:30pm-3pm)
Parent Orientation (2pm-3:30pm)
Class of 2030 Commemorative Photo (4pm)
Welcome Session with President Feasel (4:30pm-5:30pm)
UG Class of 2030 Welcome Reception (5:30pm-7:30pm)
Health Professions Advising Info Table (12pm-1pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm9:30pm) 8/24
8/18
Campus Safety: Active Shooter Training (4:45pm-5:45pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm) 8/31
9/7
Counseling Services Info Tables (12pm-1pm)
College Student Success (4:45pm-5:45pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm) 8/25
9/1
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm)
Labor Day 9/8
Resource Lunch Fair (12pm-1pm)
First Year Forum (1:30pm-2:30pm)
UG Class of 2030 + Faculty Dinner (5:30pm-7:30pm)
Wednesday Friday Saturday Thursday
8/12
Academic Opening Session (9:30am -12pm)
I AM: WE ARE Series Part I (1pm-2:30pm)
Academic Advising Session (3pm-5pm)
Cocoa + Chat Night (7:30pm-8:30pm)
8/13
Rotation Sessions:
Heritage Hall, Library Orientation, Roommate Connection, SUA’s Code (9:30am-12pm)
I AM: WE ARE Series Part II (1pm-2:30pm)
Class Registration (3pm-5pm)
Game Night at Rec Center (7:30pm-8:30pm)
8/14
Founding Principles of SUA (9:30am-11:10am)
Financial Aid Budgeting, int’l students (11:15am-12:15pm)
International Student Orientation (1pm-3pm)
Financial Aid Budgeting, domestic students (2:00pm-3:00pm)
I AM: WE ARE Series Part III (3:15pm-4:45pm)
Buyepongo concert on the Green (7pm-9pm)
8/15
Student Athlete Physical (10am-12pm)
Talent Blast Rehearsal (1:00pm-6:00pm)
Talent Blast (7:30pm-9:00pm)
8/19
Consent, Respect, and Title IX (4:45pm-5:45pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm)
8/20
Jobs @ Soka and Beyond (4:45pm-5:45pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm)
8/21
Karaoke Night (8pm-10pm)
8/22
Salt Creek Beach (Drop off @ 1pm; Pick up @ 4pm)
Bingo Night (8pm-10pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm) 8/26
8/27
Leadership and Service Info Table (12pm-1pm)
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm)
Affinity Groups and Club Info Tables (12pm-1pm)
Ultimate Frisbee (8pm-10pm) 8/28
9/2
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm)
9/9
Fall Semester Begins
Study Lounge w/ SOLs (7:30pm-9:30pm) 9/3
9/4
End of Core Celebration (8pm-10pm)
Womens Soccer Game (4:30pm)
Mens Soccer Game (7pm) Music & Chill (9pm-10pm) 8/29
Student Activities: Tour and Taste of Aliso Viejo (10:30am-2pm) 9/5
9/12 9/10
9/11
WELCOME Week
SUNDAY 8/9/26
9:00am-5:00pm Residence Hall Check-in
Receive your room key, schedule your Orientation tour, and move into your room.
Sunrise Hall 300, Sunset Hall 380
12:00pm-4:30pm Orientation Tour
Your Orientation Leader will guide you on a tour of campus, you’ll receive your mailbox key, and pick up your laptop.
Meet at second floor entrance of Sunrise Hall 300 or Sunset Hall 380
8:00pm-10:00pm Choose Your Movie Night
Socialize with your new classmates and enjoy a movie:
Teen Beach Movie Sunrise Hall 300 Multipurpose Room
Project Hail Mary Sunset Hall 380 Multipurpose Room
MONDAY 8/10/26
9:00am-5:00pm Residence Hall Check-in
Receive your room key, schedule your Orientation tour, and move into your room.
Sunrise Hall 300, Sunset Hall 380
9:30am-4:30pm Orientation Tour
Your Orientation Leader will guide you on a tour of campus, you’ll receive your mailbox key, and pick up your laptop.
Meet at second floor entrance of Sunrise Hall 300 or Sunset Hall 380
5:00pm-6:00pm Residential Life Orientation
Meet your Residence Hall staff, tour the amenities of your new hall, and play some games.
Pauling 216
8:00pm - 9:30pm Welcome Lounge
Sunset Hall 380 Multipurpose Room
WELCOME Week
TUESDAY 8/11/26
9:30am-12:00pm Welcome to SUA
Meet your full class and Student Orientation Leaders (SOLs).
Black Box Theatre
1:30pm-3:00pm Health & Safety at SUA
Presentations from the Health Center, Counseling, Campus Security, and more. Bring your laptop!
Pauling 216
3:50pm-4:20pm Class Photo
Commemorative Photo of the Class of 2030
Campus Green
4:30pm-5:30pm Welcome Session with President Feasel
Formal session to welcome the new class. Speakers include SSU President Martin Mondala, members of the Class of 2030, and words from President Ed Feasel.
Performing Arts Center
5:30pm-7:30pm Reception Dinner
Served on the Campus Green for members of the Class of 2030 and their guests
Campus Green
WELCOME Week
WEDNESDAY 8/12/26
8:30am-9:15am Breakfast with SOLs
Join your SOL and orientation group for breakfast Bistro
9:30am-11:00am Academic Opening Session
Receive an overview of academic life @ SUA. Join two breakout discussion groups about academic concentrations
Pauling 216
1:00pm-2:30pm I AM: We ARE Series, Part I
This powerful event series explores identity, community, and belonging within the Class of 2030
Student Affairs Lobby
3:00pm-5:00pm Academic Advising
Learn about academic requirements, how to select classes, and how to build a schedule from the Registrar. Bring your laptops!
Pauling 216
7:30pm-8:30pm Cocoa and Chat
Enjoy some hot cocoa or tea and chit chat with your classmates. There will also be some board games set up.
Lion’s Den + Courtyard
WELCOME Week
THURSDAY 8/13/26
9:00am-9:15am Meet with your SOLs
After your breakfast, breakout into your SOL group for your Rotational Sessions Bistro
9:30am-12:00pm Rotational Sessions
Check the back of your nametag or the orange sheet in your check-in folder to find your Rotational Session Group. You’ll meet with your group at breakfast and head to your first location together.
Group A will begin at Heritage Hall
Group B will begin at Ikeda Library
Group C will begin at Student Affairs Lobby (Ikeda 3rd Fl)
Group D will begin at Grand Reading Room (Ikeda 400)
Various locations
1:00pm-2:30pm I AM: We ARE Series, Part II
This powerful event series explores identity, community, and belonging within the Class of 2030
Black Box Theatre
3:00pm-5:00pm Fall Class Registration
Required for all students. The Registrar will help you register for classes. Bring your laptops!
Pauling 216
7:30pm-8:30pm Game Night at the Rec Center
Get your competition on! Head down to the Rec Center for an action-packed hour of games, activities, and friendly challenges. Whether you’re here to win it all or just hang out and laugh, it’s the perfect way to take a break and challenge your fellow classmates.
Rec Center
WELCOME Week
FRIDAY 8/14/26
9:00am-9:30am Meet your SOL
Meet your SOL at breakfast to receive a class photo directory Bistro
9:30am-11:10am Founding Principles of SUA
Learn more about value creating education and engage in discussion with classmates
Pauling 216
11:15am-12:15am Financial Aid Budgeting (International Students)
Meet with Financial Aid staff to learn about budgeting, finances and the aid process
Pauling 216
1:00pm-3:00pm International Student Orientation
Required for all international students. Important information regarding SEVIS, F-1 visa, etc.
Founders Hall 3rd Floor Meeting Room
2:00pm-3:00pm Financial Aid Budgeting (Domestic Students)
Meet with Financial Aid staff to learn about budgeting, finances, and the aid process
Pauling 216
3:15pm-4:45pm I AM: WE ARE Series, Part III
This powerful event series explores identity, community, and belonging within the Class of 2030
Black Box Theatre
7:00pm-9:00pm Buyepongo (Cumbia Fusion) Outdoor Concert on the Green
Last of the Summer at Soka outdoor events series. Enjoy a performance by Buyepongo, a riotous fusion that seamlessly blends hip-hop, punk, funk, and jazz into a deliriously infectious tropical mix. From vibrant horn sections to unstoppable rhythms, their music is a worldwide celebration you can’t help but dance to. Event open to the public.
Campus Green
WELCOME Week
SATURDAY 8/15/26
10:00am Student Athlete Physicals
Required for students who are interested in playing on a varsity sports team Recreation Center, Room 113
1:00pm-6:00pm Talent Blast Rehearsal
Rehearsal for those performing in the Talent Blast
Black Box Theatre
7:30pm-9:00pm Talent Blast
Show off your talents and cheer on classmates!
Black Box Theatre
SUNDAY 8/16/26
All of your online modules are due!
- Alcohol Wise Module
- Sexual Violence Prevention Module
Find them on our New Student Orientation Sokannect page: https://sokannect.soka.edu/fyorient/modules-
BLOCK: Week 1
8/17/26 MONDAY
Core Class begins
Check with your professor to confirm your class time/location
Various
8/18/26 TUESDAY
4:45pm-5:45pm Active Shooter Training
Important required safety session led by Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Pauling 216
8/19/26 WEDNESDAY
4:45pm-5:45pm Consent, Respect, and Title IX
Pauling 216
8/20/26 THURSDAY
4:45pm-5:45pm Jobs @ Soka and Beyond
Learn about how to apply for jobs on campus and the resources available to you to kick start your career
Student Affairs Lobby
8/21/26 FRIDAY
8:00pm-10:00pm Karaoke Night
Lion’s Den
8/22/26 SATURDAY
12:45pm-4:00pm Salt Creek Beach trip
Enjoy a day at the beach! Register via Sokannect to attend, and catch the shuttle at the Library Steps
Salt Creek Beach Park (71 Ritz Cove Dr., Dana Point, CA 92629)
8:00pm-10:00pm Bingo Night
Lion’s Den
8/23/26 SUNDAY
MONDAY - THURSDAY STUDY LOUNGE 7:30PM-9:30PM
Enjoy a space to study with complimentary coffee and tea hosted by SOLs Lion’s Den
BLOCK: Week 2
8/24/26 MONDAY
12:00pm-1:00pm Health Professions Advising Info Table @ Lunch
Interested in a career in the health professions? Learn which courses you should complete while at Soka | Bistro
8/25/26 TUESDAY
12:00pm-1:00pm Counseling Services Info Table @ Lunch
Meet our mental health counselors and learn about services they provide | Bistro
4:45pm-5:45pm College Student Success
Learn about time management, study tips, helpful resources, and navigating social life at college | Student Affairs Lobby
8/26/26 WEDNESDAY
12:00pm-1:00pm Leadership and Service Engagement Info Table @ Lunch
Learn about the opportunities provided by the Office of Leadership and Service Engagement to volunteer and develop your leadership skills | Bistro
8/27/26 THURSDAY
8/28/26 FRIDAY
12:00pm-1:00pm Club Info Table @ Lunch
Come meet our Soka Student Union (SSU) Executive Committee members to learn about student government and orgs and how to start clubs on campus | Bistro
12:00pm-1:00pm Affinity Groups Info Table @ Lunch
Learn about the various affinity groups on campus | Bistro
8:00pm-10:00pm Ultimate Frisbee
Track Field
8/29/26 SATURDAY
4:30pm/7:00pm Womens and Mens Soccer Home Game
Come cheer our womens and mens soccer teams at their back to back first home game. Go Lions! | Soccer Field
9:00pm-10:00pm Music and Chill Night
Bring your instruments and jam or participate in arts and crafts! | Campus Bowl
MONDAY - THURSDAY STUDY LOUNGE 7:30PM-9:30PM
Enjoy a space to study with complimentary coffee and tea hosted by SOLs Lion’s Den
BLOCK: Week 3
9/4/26 FRIDAY
8:00pm-10:00pm End of Core Celebration
Lion’s Den
9/5/26 SATURDAY
10:30am-2:00pm Tour and Taste of Aliso Viejo
Co-hosted by Student Activities and former Council member of Aliso Viejo, Ross Chun. Learn more about our local city and what it has to offer, as well as restaurants around town. Space is limited. Register via Sokannect to attend In front of Library steps
MONDAY - THURSDAY STUDY LOUNGE 7:30PM-9:30PM
Enjoy a space to study with complimentary coffee and tea hosted by SOLs Lion’s Den
BLOCK: Week 4
Labor Day Holiday
9/8/26 TUESDAY
12:00pm-1:00pm Resource Fair
As Fall Semester begins, come learn about the various resources available to support you in academics and student life | Outside of Bistro
1:30pm-2:30pm First Year Forum
Lion’s Den
5:30pm-7:30pm Dinner with Faculty
Enjoy a catered dinner and meet all SUA faculty | PAC lobby
9/9/26 WEDNESDAY
Fall Semester Begins
General INFORMATION
Soka Bistro Hours
Weekdays (Monday–Friday):
Breakfast 7:15am–9:30am
Lunch 11:30am–1:30pm
Dinner 5:30pm–7:30pm
Weekends (Saturday + Sunday) + Holidays
Brunch 10:30am–12:30pm
Dinner 5:00pm–7:00pm
Shuttle Service Hours
Regular Hours:
8:00am–10:00pm (Monday–Saturday)
9:00am–8:00pm (Sunday)
Closed on certain university holidays
Health Center Hours
9:00am–5:00pm (Monday–Friday)
Closed on weekends, university holidays and breaks
Mail Center Hours
9:00am–3:30pm (Monday–Friday)
Closed on weekends and university holidays, modified schedule for breaks
Bookstore Hours
10:30am–5:30pm (Monday–Friday)
Closed on weekends and university holidays
If you have any questions regarding orientation week, feel free to contact Student Affairs at 949-480-4138 or drop by the office anytime between 9:00am to 5:00pm.
For campus directory assistance or general information, call (949) 480-4000.
(Note: All numbers are in the 949 area code.)
