On May 12 (Saturday) at Soka University’s Central Education Tower “Global Square,” the “1st Start-up Seminar for New Faculty Members for Academic Year 2018” took place, joined by the 30 new faculty members that embarked on new posts after September in the last academic year.

　During the morning’s first session, Vice President Ryohei Tanaka lectured on the theme, “Toward the 50th Anniversary of the Founding and Beyond - The Current Status and Challenges of Soka University,” which was followed by a lecture by Dean Akio Nishiura of Academic Affairs on “Various Challenges in the Operation of Classes at Soka University - Centering on Students with Diverse Levels of Academic Strengths.”
　After a question & answer session, in the second session during which a lunch meeting was held, a presentation and workshop was led by CETL Director Masamitsu Mochizuki on “Soka University’s Engagement in Active Learning,” and opinions were actively exchanged.

　Voices from the participants included the following: “It was an extremely fulfilling opportunity, interacting with many faculty members, transcending different faculty,” “I was able to understand in detail the reality and tasks of the university. I was also able to ask many questions and gained great knowledge,” and “Based on today’s seminar, I hope to introduce and use competency appraisals and conduct active learning-type classes in order to conduct fulfilling classes.”

Outline of the seminar
Date and time: May 12, 2018 (Saturday), 10:00–15:00
Venue: Central Education Tower "Global Square,” 2F AE256
Participants: All new faculty (including assistant professors and assistants) that took their posts after September 2017