16 Years. 900+ ESS Grads. 200+ SLC Participants.
The College of Sustainability now has Environment, Sustainability & Society (ESS) alumni making us proud and making a difference in many sectors all around the world.
You can help us celebrate our past and shape our future by keeping in touch with us at essalumni@dal.ca or updating your information via the "stay in touch" form below. We help connect alumni with each other, to events at the College, to Dalhousie, and with the current generation of sustainability students.
Alumni news highlights
2026
- Grace Alberts (BA’25, ESS & ENVS) attended the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development as a youth delegate. Read about her experience on LinkedIn
- Justin Andrews (BA’23, ESS & SOSA) received a $15,000 “Dare to Dream” award from the Queen's University Smith School of Business, which will go towards expanding his Food Web business. Learn about Food Web
- Emily Walter (BA’20, ESS & INTD) attended the Advancing Economic Security Forum in Berlin, Germany, as a senior analyst of economic policy for Global Affairs Canada. Read about her experience on LinkedIn
2025
- Kate Pepler (BA'16: ESS & ENVS) became Executive Director of the Children's Aid Foundation of Nova Scotia. Read about her work at the foundation
- Dal Sustainability Manager Alexa Goodman (BSc'17: MARI & ESS) moved the Free Store for students into a new permament space at Dalhousie University, continuing the work of diverting thousands of pounds of gently-used school supplies, furniture, kitchenware and more away from landfills. Read the Dal News story
Changemaker stories
Alumni from the College of Sustainability’s ESS program have gone on to work in the fields of science, management, public service, private consulting, communications, impact investment, and more.
Take a deeper dive into the stories of ESS grads and learn how they have put their sustainability skills and experiences to work in a variety of career paths.
Stay connected
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and send us a request to join the ESS Alumni/College of Sustainability group on LinkedIn.
Complete the online “stay in touch” form, and we’ll add you to our quarterly ESS Alumni Newsletter mailing list to keep you in the loop about what’s going on at the College (plus job resources, alumni highlights, event invitations and more!).
Send us your news directly to essalumni@dal.ca. We love hearing from you!
What's next?
Find more alumni resources at the Dal Alumni site
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