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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, September 16, 2015
For four days and nights, Dal's new first-year students were given a full-course introduction to the community they'll call home for the next four years.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Last Saturday students contributed more than 600 volunteer hours to 11 Halifax organizations during Community Day, an annual event linking students with opportunities to make a difference in their local community.
Matt Reeder
Friday, September 11, 2015
Each September and beyond, groups on campus like Res Life, Security and others team up to make sure new and returning students know what it means to live as part of a safe, supportive campus community.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Induction ceremonies in Halifax and Truro this week marked the official start of studies for Dal's incoming class of students.
Chloe Westlake
Thursday, September 10, 2015
A major revamp to Shirreff Hall's servery means more choices and more space at one of the major dining halls on Studley Campus.