ISOW By The Numbers
43
Scholars Sponsored
9
Partners
9
Different Countries
150
Laurier Student Executives
STUDENT FUNDED
ISOW is made possible because each undergraduate and graduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University pays $8 each semester towards this initiative.
ENGAGED LEARNING
ISOW organizes public events to engage and educate the Laurier and local community on the lived realities of international conflict.
OUR PARTNERS
ISOW is currently partnered with: Wilfrid Laurier University, The Iraqi and Syrian Student Project, Jusoor Syria, Prospect Burma, Compass Refugee Centre, Islamic Relief Canada, Duolingo English Test, Women Leaders of Tomorrow, and For the Refugees who contribute to the scholarship fund and enable us to provide education to students from war-torn countries.
We Value:
- THE DIGNITY OF OUR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS AND MAKE IT OUR PRIORITY TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC PURSUITS.
- THE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT WITHOUT PROMOTING A POLITICAL AGENDA.
- INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS AND INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.
- EFFECTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, AND CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP AMONG OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS.
- ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO LAURIER STUDENTS AND THE GREATER LAURIER COMMUNITY.
- THE MUTUAL LEARNING THAT RESULTS FROM SHARED EXPERIENCES WITHIN AND BEYOND THE UNIVERSITY.
- INTEGRITY IN OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH WE SHARE A COMMON VISION.