Student Refugee Program Referendum Results
Thank you to everyone who came out to make their voices heard in the Student Refugee Program Referendum. Unfortunately less than 20% of the members of the Thompson Rivers University Continue reading
Tag: Referendum
How the SRP Changed My Life
The TRUSU Equity Committee believes in the power of the Student Refugee Program (SRP) to change lives and that’s why we’re asking you to vote Yes in the referendum to Continue reading
I’m Voting YES for the SRP
Dear Members, I’m voting Yes in the referendum to establish the student refugee program (SRP) and I think you should too! We all have an important decision to make on Continue reading
Five Reasons to Support the SRP
The Student Refugee Program (SRP) from World University Services Canada (WUSC) is a unique program that the TRUSU Equity Committee wants to bring to TRU. On November 21st-23rd 2018 we Continue reading
From refugee camp to McGill student: Canadian sponsorship program makes a dream come true
Thanks to the Student Sponsorship Program (SRP), Amelie Fabian will be able to create the life she wants for herself By Fatima Muneer in Ottawa, Canada. This story was originally Continue reading
The Lucky Ones – Student Refugee Story
In 1991, the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic and the resulting civil war led to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from Somalia to Kenya, with many finding refuge Continue reading
One Students Determination Leads to Refugees Sponsorship at Quebec CEGEP
By Catherine Traer and Gisèle Nyembwe | This story was originally published by WUSC. Read the original here. LEVIS, Canada – Catherine Dufort, a humanities and languages student at Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon, did Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving. 5 Stories of Belonging from Former Refugees
This story was originally published by WUSC. Read the original here. Imagine having to rebuild your life in a new country. You are not a native speaker of the official Continue reading
How the SRP Helped a Student Escape a Refugee Camp
Since the age of 2, Ayan Abdi lived in the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya. Her days were spent in the Dadaab refugee camp, where she taught biology to Continue reading
Student Refugee Crisis Explained
The TRU Students’ Union (TRUSU) will be hosting a referendum on November 21 – 23, 2018 to ask if students are interested in establishing the World University Services of Canada’s Continue reading
Referendum Notice: Student Refugee Program
The TRU Students’ Union will be holding a referendum on the implementation of the World University Services Canada (WUSC) Student Refugee Program at TRU on November 21 – 23, 2018. Voting will Continue reading
Vote YES on Feb 9-11
On February 9-11 we are asking you to vote yes in the Health and Dental Referendum because we believe that International Students deserve the same access to affordable healthcare that domestic Continue reading
Health and Dental Referendum Notice
Health and Dental Referendum Notice The TRU Students’ Union will be holding a health and dental referendum on February 9-11, 2016 in the Lecture Hall in the Students’ Union Building. Continue reading