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Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour

Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour

This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.  Read more.

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Ryan Shields and Meredith Murray
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
See how this year’s top co‑op students turned professional opportunities into impressive results, earning ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™s highest honour for work‑integrated learning.
Jeffrey Lawton
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Dal’s 15th annual Impact Awards brought students, faculty, and staff together to celebrate remarkable contributions in community service, student life, leadership, and society involvement across every corner of campus.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Rosalie Fralick
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
As one of the managers of the "Chinese Halifax" website, Mechanical Engineering master's student Moyang Zou is helping forge connections with Chinese students and immigrants.
Casey Spears
Friday, February 12, 2016
Agricultural Business student Peter Thiesen is headed to Ontario to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) with his business, P.T. Property Care.
Robyn McCallum
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Dal's women's and men's "A" teams secured top honours in last weekend's Rick Russell Memorial Woodmen Competition, a yearly highlight on the Agricultural Campus.
Nikki Comeau
Monday, February 8, 2016
Eight ÃÀÅ®×ö°® Ocean Sciences and Oceanography students skipped their holiday break this year to travel to Israel and study the Gulf of Eilat, which offers a marine environment unlike anywhere else in the world.
Matt Semansky
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Informatics and IDS student Amina Abawajy is raising funds and awareness to fight famine in Ethiopia.