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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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Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Dal Agriculture's African Wildlife Ecology Course allows students to travel to South African for an intensive three-week course working with rhinos, elephants and more. We spoke with some of this year's participants about what they took away from the experience.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, July 21, 2017
Dalhousie Pride Week kicked off on Friday, July 21 with flag raising ceremonies in both Halifax and Truro, celebrating the contributions of diverse and intersecting individuals and groups within the university community.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, July 20, 2017
One of the first teens to participate in Dal’s African Nova Scotian Health Camp in 2014 is returning to campus this fall with nearly $50,000 in scholarships and a dream of becoming a medical doctor.
Nicole Maunsell
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
By combing through artifacts of history, Library and Information Studies student Nicole Dalrymple is helping bring Nova Scotia’s past to life.
Matt Semansky
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
MBA student Mike Doane's applied work experience with a tech start-up has allowed him to carve out a unique career path guided by his interests and experiences.