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Learning about SOPHIA on the Web

Our intentions in presenting “Learning about SOPHIA on the Web”

In 1981, for the first time in history, a Pope came from Rome to visit Japan. Pope John Paul II delivered a speech in Hiroshima. His Appeal for Peace was directed at the whole world. The Pope explained that looking back on the past is part of our responsibility toward the future. These words of the Pope’s appeal for peace surely apply also to our present-day educational legal person Jochi Gakuin. The Pope’s valuable message has told us as well to take responsibility for our future by reviewing our past in detail.

In 2013, Jochi Gakuin will celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Sophia University, the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Sophia Junior College, and the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Sophia School of Social Welfare. Based on our traditional spirit of always seeking for the magis, for what is better than we now have, under the various changing circumstances of the world, and based also on the generous support of many persons all over the world. Jochi Gakuin has managed to overcome many difficulties.

We have collected many events from the histories of our three educational institutions. We will present some of these events in episodes on the WEB site that we are opening for public access. Publication of these episodes will strengthen the foundations for our future development during this new century. In this way, we hope to live up to our responsibilities to Japanese society and to our well-wishers throughout the world.

Date	Title
April 30, 2013	Hermann Hoffmann, the First President(218KB)
March 27, 2013	Sakura Trees Planted by Sophia Students(304KB)
Feb. 28, 2013	Student Cafeteria(186KB)
January 30, 2013	Faculty of Science andTechnology
Dec. 27, 2012	Jochi Catholic Settlement
Nov. 21, 2012	Dramas and Foreign-Language Dramas
Oct. 17, 2012	Continuing Education in Sophia School of Social Welfare(326KB)
Sep. 20, 2012	Sophia Junior College Alumnae Association(149KB)
Aug. 23, 2012	Support for the Disabled Students(228KB)
July 25, 2012	Boschtown dormitory(180KB)
June 14, 2012	Summer Session(265KB)
June 7, 2012	Sophia-Nanzan Sports Festival(186KB)
April 25, 2012	PET (Philippines Experience Tour)(209KB)
April 19, 2012	The Service Learning Center(203KB)
March 20, 2012	The Visit of Pope John Paul II to Sophia(151KB)
January 26, 2012	Saint Aloysius Student Residence(261KB)
January 11, 2012	Festival of Xavier(184KB)
Dec. 14, 2011	Commemoration of the Founders of Sophia(198KB)
Nov. 14, 2011	Sophia Junior Festivaｌ（396KB）
Oct. 24, 2011	The Locations of the Sophia School of Social Welfare（255KB）
Aug. 29, 2011	The battleship Missouri and Sophia University（247KB）
Aug. 23, 2011	Serious disputes arose among students at our educational institution(269KB)
June. 30, 2011	Background of the Founding of Sophia University's Faculty of Law (229KB)
May, 31, 2011	Orientation Camps (230KB)
May, 16, 2011	Special Characteristics of the Curriculum of the Sophia School of Social Welfare(302KB)
Apr. 27, 2011	Overview of English Education at Sophia Junior College (PDF 341KB)
Feb.17, 2011	The Brick-by-Brick Fund-Raising Campaign for Building Number 1(PDF 421KB)
Feb. 9, 2011	Mother Teresa (PDF 211KB)
Jan. 13, 2011	Raising Money for Refugees from Indochina (PDF 238KB)
Dec.15, 2010	Peter Heidrich, SJ, the Founder (PDF 217KB)
Nov. 26, 2010	The Four Seasons at the Hadano Campus (PDF 400KB)
Nov. 8, 2010	In Spite of the Defeat of Japan, the Sprit of Sophia Could Prosper (PDF 274KB)
Oct. 25, 2010	The Launching of a Small Residence Hall of Learning (PDF 314KB)
Aug. 5, 2010	Conceived a Long Time Ago (PDF 240KB)