Sophia International Alumni Association

Volume 4

Yukari Tanaka/GPGS

I joined the elections team at Reuters in 2021, where we work with clients to develop exciting news-related technologies.
One of the greatest things about being part of the elections team? You never stop learning!

This marks my second year at Thomson Reuters and was recently promoted to Digital News Producer.



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Volume 3

Gabriel Chan/FLA

In my final year at Sophia, I took a year of exchange at UT Austin. I ended up launching my own company and was recently appointed a regional manager for a private equity owned software portfolio.

If you're on the fence about doing a semester abroad, I highly recommend it! The opportunities are endless.
chan

#上智大学　

Volume 2

Tyreek Gavin/GPGS

Tyreek completed his first diplomatic assignment in Khartoum, Sudan earlier this year. He’s currently studying Mandarin at the Foreign Service Institute in preparation for his next assignment in Beijing, China in 2024.

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Volume 1

Gibran Drajat/GPGS

I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), Waseda University, where I am researching on ASEAN norm of non-interference.

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The much esteemed and beloved Professor David W**k retires from Sophia University this week and will be giving his "final lecture" at the Faculty of Liberal Arts. The event is face-to-face, but we do hope former students and colleagues can join!

Professor W**k has positively impacted the lives of many undergraduate and graduate students belonging to our alumni division for over 3 decades.

*The university will provide a Zoom link to David W**k's final lecture for people not in Tokyo and unable to attend (For those who can, face-to-face attendance is encouraged):

David W**k's "Final Lecture" at Sophia University

Time: Apr 19, 2023, 5:00 - 6:00 PM Japan Standard Time
https://sophia-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/99185129889

Meeting ID: 991 8512 9889
Passcode: DavidW

1) Final Lecture “Challenges of Creating Liberal Arts and Global Studies Programs at Sophia University”
Date/Time: April 19, 2023 (Wednesday), 17:00-18:00 (Online Registration required)
Place: Room 10-301, Yotsuya Campus

2) Reception
Date/Time: April 19, 2023, 18:00-20:00 (Online Registration required)
Place: Faculty Cafeteria, Building 2, Yotsuya Campus
Fee: 1,000 for current students / 3,000 yen for others (including faculty members, and alumni)

For registration, please fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/KjdcrhG1ZU
Registration deadline: 5 April (Wednesday)
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Challenges of Creating Liberal Arts and Global Studies Programs at Sophia University

Sophia University has been a pioneer in Japanese higher education. This talk highlights crucial endeavors from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s as my colleagues and I tackled issues, overcame obstacles, and devised solutions that created the Faculty of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School of Global Studies. Reflecting on this process offers insights into educational institution building.
https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/faculty-of-liberal-arts/

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Garry The, Phil Miller and friends, Comparative Culture, Class of 1989/1990 (pictured late 80’s)

“Me in Roppongi during good old bubble economy Sophia days😇”
-Garry The

*photo’s compliments of Garry The

#ソフィア会　 #ソフィアン #上智大学

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Nagasako Yoshihiro, Comparative Culture, class of 1990 (pictured 1988&2022)

#ソフィア会　 #ソフィアン #上智大学

#ご卒業 おめでとう ございます!
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Congratulations to all our dear grads in Spring 2023!

In honor of our university’s progenitor: Lux Veritatis….all started with this Spaniard saint’s dream of founding a great university based on the style of those in Paris, Oxford and Salamanca...

Happy Belated Xavier Day to our fellow students and alumni:

今日の聖人（12月3日）　
聖フランシスコ・ザビエル司祭

1506年-1552年

　ザビエルは、スペイン、ナバラ地方の貴族の家に生まれた。1526年からパリ大学で学び、そこでイグナチオ・デ・ロヨラと知りあった。イグナチオの考え方に影響を受けフランシスコは、名誉も財産も捨て、キリストに従う生き方をしようとイグナチオの仲間となった。1534年にパリのモンマルトルで誓いを立て、宣教に身をささげるイエズス会を創立した。3年後に司祭となったフランシスコは、イタリアで活躍し、その後1541年にはポルトガル王の要請を受けて、イグナチオからインドに派遣された。

　インドでは、気候・風土・習慣などの困難にあいながらも、宣教に尽くし多くの人びとに洗礼を授けた。その後マレーシア、インドネシア、フィリピンなどの島々を巡り宣教した。マラッカで日本人のやじろうと出会い、彼を信仰に導き、1549年、彼とともに日本の鹿児島に渡った。平戸、博多、山口を通って、天皇から宣教の許可を得るために京都に向かったが、会うことができずに山口に戻った。そこで大名の大内義隆より宣教の許可を得、熱心に活動した。その後、日本が中国の仏教の影響を受けていることを知ったフランシスコは、まず中国に渡ることを決意し、1551年に日本を離れインドに戻った。中国に入ろうと努力するが、広東港外の上川島で病気になり、亡くなった。フランシスコの遺体はゴアに移された。

Last chance! Online live talk session with Jake Adelstein - https://mailchi.mp/be11356cca4f/siaa-talk-jake-adelstein-16189552

This Sunday! Online live talk session with Jake Adelstein - RSVP now to secure your spot - https://mailchi.mp/7673fd194341/siaa-talk-jake-adelstein

You're invited! This year for All Sophians Festival (May 29), we are hosting an online live talk session with Jake Adelstein ('93 Faculty of Comparative Culture), investigative journalist, crime writer, and the subject of the new TV series Tokyo Vice, now streaming on WOWOW and HBO MAX. - https://mailchi.mp/3504d293edeb/youre-invited-sophia-global-branding-forum-oct-16187124

Congratulations on graduating to the Spring Class of 2022!

This last year of continued preventative measures against Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was met with endurance and a renewed sense of “being with others for others” for 2022 Sophian grads.

Today’s graduation ceremony is something which you should be especially proud of. Your’s will be a bright future on account of your hope and resilience.

The Sophia University International Alumni Association offers its heartfelt congratulations to all of our # # graduating students.

Especially those of you belonging to the FLA!




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Congratulations to the spring graduating class of 2022!

To those who graduated today, getting to the finish line of graduation is a great achievement that you should be extremely proud of. Today’s perfect weather and cherry blossoms in full bloom are an added bonus!

The Sophia University International Alumni Association would like to congratulate all of the students who graduated today, including our kohais from the Faculty of Liberal Arts!

http://www.stignatius.jp/en/publications/articles/1428-20201104-national-catholic-awareness-conference-japan-ncacj

ASF2021: All SOPHIANS' FESTIVAL is on May 30th (Sun) from 12 to 4PM. This year we will be online.

It is a great occasion to have all SIAA members, Sophia Xpress, faculty and friends to get together to share friendship. o(^_^)o

Details:

We are holding an open forum for students and alumni.

Cardinal Hollerich who will deliver a few kind words to alumni and students and take some questions from them. Summary: The first event will include some kind remarks from Cardinal Hollerich followed by a talk session/interview.

Afterwards there will be fellowship sharing/an online beverage “nomikai”: “World of Beer/Life After Sophia” (non-alcoholic for attendees under 20 years of age).

ASF2021 SIAA Timetable:

(With Parker and Jonathan)
-12:00 to 13:00: Admission to event. General introduction, brief address from Cardinal Hollerich and question/answer session with the Cardinal president of SIAA and other SIAA members.

12:00 Event commences
12:00-12:15 Introduction and opening remarks by Cardinal Hollerich
12:15-12:45 Interview with Cardinal Hollerich
12:45-13:00 Q&A session
13:00 Event ends

-Lunch break
(end for those only attending the talk session)

(With Jonathan)

-14:00 to 16:00: “Life after Sophia”/Online-World of Beer"/Non-Alcoholic Beverages for under 20's : Alumni and students can share their experiences of life after graduation or school life now.

-16:00 Wrap up/closing of event.

https://cutt.ly/VnugGH6

You're invited! Online live talk session with Cardinal Hollerich (May 30) Special guest His Eminence Jean-Claude Cardinal Hollerich, S.J. Archbishop of Luxembourg, is a much loved member of the Sophian family. Arriving in Japan in 1985 as part of his missionary training, Cardinal Hollerich studied Japanese and then Theology at Sophia University. He has devotedly served So...

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2021!

This last year of preventative measures against Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was met with endurance and a renewed sense of “being with others for others” for 2021 Sophian grads.

Today’s graduation ceremony is something which you should be especially proud of. Yours will be a bright future on account of your hope and resilience.

The Sophia University International Alumni Association offers its heartfelt congratulations to ALL of our graduating students. Especially those of you belonging to FLA





㊗️㊗️㊗️👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

2020年卒の皆さん、おめでとうございます。

新型コロナウイルス（COVID-19）とともに迎えた最後の年は、ソフィアンの皆さんにとって、忍耐と「他者のために、他者とともに」という「キリスト教ヒューマニズム」の精神を感じられたと思います。

本日の卒業式は、皆さんが特に誇りに思うべきものです。皆さんの希望と回復力の先には、明るい未来が待っています。

上智大学国際教養学部同窓会は、卒業生の皆さん、特にFLAに所属されている皆さんに心よりお祝いを申し上げます。

#上智から2020卒業生へおめでとう

UPDATE 10/24/2020

New Instagram Account:

https://instagram.com/siaa.jp?igshid=1kb11orbckxqz

Please follow and mark any relevant Sophian or SIAA photos or memories with the handle .jp

Sophia Int’l Alumni Assoc (@siaa.jp) • Instagram photos and videos 1 Followers, 0 Following, 0 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sophia Int’l Alumni Assoc (.jp)

おめでとうございます🎉🎉🎉👨🏻‍🎓🧑🏻‍🎓✨

Congratulations class of 2020!

https://instagram.com/sophiainternationalalumni…

Please follow and mark any relevant Sophian or SIAA photos or memories with or tag Sophiainternationalalumni as a person in the picture.

🙆‍♂️

This could be a career development opportunity for some qualified Sophian from FMCG including cosmetics sector. (^^)

https://www.facebook.com/143584369039674/posts/3114363578628390/?d=n

ASF (上智大学オールソフィアンズフェスティバル / All Sophians' Festival )

On October 31, over 90 alumni and current Sophians joined the inaugural Global Branding Forum at Sophians Club in Yotsuya, hosted by Sophia International Alumni Association in collaboration together with Sophia-kai and Sophia University Faculty of Liberal Arts.

The Forum featured a keynote presentation on brand purpose and strategy from renowned authority Dr. Dominique Turpin, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session with personal branding expert Miki Yamada, moderated by SIAA Chair Jun Tanaka.

During the networking session, two lucky students won Halloween costume contest prizes: a ¥30,000 gift certificate (sponsored by SIAA) and a professional CV/LinkedIn photo session (sponsored by Parthenon Japan).

Sophia International Alumni Association updated their business hours.

Sophia International Alumni Association updated their website address.