The UCR (University of California, Riverside) Medallion was bestowed upon Chancellor Noriko Mizuta on May 9, 2016 to express great gratitude for many years of her extraordinary contribution to collaboration between UCR and Josai.

The UCR Medallion was created on the UC Riverside campus to allow the University of California, Riverside to honor friends and visitors that have rendered distinguished and extraordinary service to UCR and to society. Chancellor Mizuta is one of the 8 distinguished figures bestowed so far with this great honor.

The Medallion was awarded to Josai in recognition of Chancellor Mizuta’s deep commitment to educating future international leaders and her extraordinary contributions to international education at the University of California, Riverside. The text on the medallion also reads “Chancellor Mizuta’s early investment in programs that prepare university students to live globally resulted in one of UCR’s first international university partnership agreements in 1986. This relationship has continued to thrive and expand through her exceptional leadership.”

The award ceremony was hosted by Chancellor Kim Wilcox and Dean Sharon Duffy and attended by Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey and Consul General Harry H. Horinouchi amongst other guests.

More than 3,200 Josai University and Josai International University students have had the opportunity to participate in short and long-term programs at UCR. All of them have stayed with local homestay families who so kindly opened their homes to our students.
　 Josai was also proud to appoint Dean Dr. Sharon Duffy as the Honorary Dean of the Josai University Educational Corporation Life-Long Learning Center.

A group of 21 UCR students led by Professor Setsu Shigematsu is now here at Josai International University and we are also looking forward to receiving the new exchange students from the fall semester.

It is our hope to further strengthen our relationship and to promote international education both in the USA and in Japan.