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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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Paige Black
Thursday, January 21, 2016
While an in-game injury has brought her time with the Tigers to a close, the Community Award winner is still doing everything she can to support her teammates.
Miriam Breslow
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Students from the Rowe School of Business took home the Academic Cup at the prestigious JDCC, the largest undergraduate business case competition in Central/Eastern Canada.
Matt Reeder
Monday, January 18, 2016
Through the student-run Let's Talk Science group, Dal students are sharing their love of learning with junior and high school students across Nova Scotia.
Robyn McCallum
Friday, January 15, 2016
Inspired by an organic chemistry class and his entrepreneurial drive, Engineering student Riley Giffen is following in his family's footsteps by starting his own Nova Scotian distillery, together with his parents.
Matt Semansky
Friday, January 8, 2016
Informatics students develop a new digital training tool for the Dal-based Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.