Dalai Lama Fellows
Ahmet Onat
Leadership Vision
Everything begins with compassion and empathy. As a leader, I seek to be aware of and feel the struggle of others and be able to connect with others through compassion and empathy.
Project Description
Healing Students Inside Out is a project that aims to strengthen connection between students and also connection to self in order to build a safe space for everyone on Koc University campus regardless of their diversity. The project introduces the power of self awareness and self compassion through mindfulness and resilience building tools. The long-term goal is to create a culture of mindfulness on my campus. This project is rooted is my own experience of cultivating self awareness and the benefits this has had for me and for my relationships with others.