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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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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.
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.
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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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Raju Mitra was once forced to choose between his personal goal of a master’s degree, a steady income, or the possibility of being of service to Canada with the RCMP. Now he graduates this fall as a member of the Class of 2023 and manager of the BC RCMP Federal Policing Prevention and Engagement unit.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
It's not easy balancing family life, working full-time and being a student. When Lisa Colangelo thinks about her experience pursuing an online/blended MBA, it's how her sense of leadership — personally and professionally — has grown significantly.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Kayla Bernard uses her background in recreation therapy and community development to help Indigenous students feel at home at Dal.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Bachelor of Computer Science student Jesse Guzman got an up-close look at how computer science and medicine intersect by supporting a Dalhousie tool used by scientists to test their calculations.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Dentistry student Taylor Chaput signed up for a clinic observation elective over the summer break expecting to learn while watching others work on patients. What she got was far better, even if it meant facing her fears head on.