Jimmy Carter comes to UCI Thursday to talk about the Middle East …
Soka University of America has sold its original Calabasas campus and is moving the graduate program from there to its panoramic Aliso Viejo location. VP Arch Asawa notes recent achievements at the Buddhist-inspired liberal arts university: regional accreditation (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) three years ahead of schedule; four-year graduation rates of 83% and 94% for the first two undergrad classes; a third of students applying to graduate schools and all of those being accepted, including to Harvard, Yale, London School of Economics and the UCs; half of the student body from overseas, representing 30 countries; and being the first U.S. school to require a semester of study abroad. Doti, Essie, Anil, move over: In April Soka hosted its second annual south Orange County economic forecast, conducted by Faculty Dean Edward Feasel. FYI, “soka” is Japanese for “create value” …
OC lawyer Steve Baric is becoming an expert in close elections. He advised supe candidate Trung Nguyen, who fell three votes short of winner Janet Nguyen and is appealing. Baric also is consulting with Nancy Polan, loser by a single vote following a recount of the March 6 mayor’s election in tiny Signal Hill, next to Long Beach …
Robert Maguire is set to become the OCBJ’s latest prominent landlord. Others in the past 17 years have been Don Koll (with Aetna), Ned Spieker and Sam Zell. Also, we were once moved by Roger Staubach and just flipped by Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone Group) …
The Muscular Dystrophy Association honors Orange Coast magazine’s Ruth Ko as its first Woman of the Year during its Gift of Hope gala June 3 at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel. Call (714) 550-0161 …
Philanthropist Sandy Segerstrom Daniels keynotes Girls Inc.’s “Girls’ Rights” luncheon May 11 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Call (949) 646-7181 …
Jewelry sensation Cookie Lee keynotes the OCBJ’s Women in Business luncheon May 24 …
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly, whose 8-year-old son died of a rare disease, headlines the Natalie’s Wish fundraiser for the Cystinosis Research Foundation June 1 at the Balboa Bay Club. Call (949) 223-7610 …
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Separated at birth: UCLA business dean Judy Olian, Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea |
The Insider went overboard recently: Sanford Edward says his The Strand at Headlands project is not immune to a housing downturn,he just hasn’t seen any ill effects yet. He’s about to start on a Mark Singer-designed beach club at the coastal site, and later this year expects to unveil plans for a 90-room hotel and resort at Dana Point Harbor.
