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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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Mary Jane Webber
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Dalhousie's new fitness centre on South Street in Halifax, set to begin construction this year, will offer brightly-lit fitness and recreation space for campus and community alike starting in 2018.
Matt Semansky
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Last week more than 130 leaders from across Canada came to Dal for the 2016 Canadian University Queer Services Conference, hosted by the Dalhousie Student Union.
Katherine Doyle
Friday, May 13, 2016
From student leadership to her studies, Emily Davis has had an incredible impact on Dal's Faculty of Agriculture over the past four years.
Katherine Doyle
Friday, May 13, 2016
From a small, family-run dairy farm to an award-winning Animal Science student, Zoshia Fraser has made her mark through hard work and determination.
Katherine Doyle
Monday, May 2, 2016
Third-year Agriculture students Holly Fisher and Hartley Prosser travelled to Seattle this past weekend as their startup 3MEALS competed in the International Business Model Competition.