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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 Dalhousie’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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Nicole Maunsell
Thursday, March 22, 2018
When Rowe School of Business students started their annual camp-out in support of Phoenix Youth Programs in 2013, they had modest goals. Five years later, the campaign has raised over $65,000 in support of youth experiencing homelessness in Halifax.
Allison Auld, Andrea McKay and Ryan Earle
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Profiles of six future leaders who are receiving Dal's student co-op awards, exploring how they each made the most of their work experiences.
Nari Williams
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
The Friday Feast, hosted by Dalhousie's Indigenous Student Centre, is quickly becoming a monthly tradition, one bringing people together over good food and great conversation.
Robyn Squires
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Award-winning Bachelor of Management student Joe Seney's entrepreneurial spirit has enhanced his experience at Dal — and given him a sense of what his career afterwards has in store.
Emily Borgal
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Four Dal undergrads are on top of the curling world this week, as the team skipped by Arts student Kaitlyn Jones won the gold medal for Canada at the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships.