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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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Ryan McNutt
Thursday, February 27, 2014
We speak with last year’s winner, Jacob Cookey, about his advice to grad students preparing for competition on March 4 and 5.
Ashleigh Myles
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The Society of ÃÀÅ®×ö°® Music Students hosts the James Faraday Memorial Concert on Feb. 27, with all proceeds going to a scholarship in his name.
Julia Manoukian
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
You're refreshed from study break; now it's time for the final push of the school year. So where are you going to study?
Amani Saini
Monday, February 24, 2014
Insights to Success: Anne of Green Gables inspired Maygan Forbes to come to the Maritimes from London, England. What she found was a welcoming, supportive community.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, February 21, 2014
We chat with the student who organized a surprise ice sculpture that attracted plenty of onlookers during study break.