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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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Miles Anderson
Friday, September 8, 2023
A Schulich Leader Scholarship offers a passport for exceptional new students in STEM fields to explore their academic passions and elevate their entrepreneurial ambitions free from financial pressures. Find out what inspires Dal’s newest Schulich Leaders.
Shiloh Bouvette
Thursday, September 7, 2023
A mural designed by Mi’kmaw artist Tayla Fern Paul will be painted at the intersection of Larch and Jennings streets near Dalhousie this month — a project that brings together neighbours, students and the Dalhousie community to promote mutual respect in the area.
Kenneth Conrad
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Biology PhD student Diana Haider explored ocean sciences in Belgium as part of a mini-course.
Ariel Mackenzie
Friday, September 1, 2023
A jam-packed roster of events, from an opening ceremony complete with cheer-off to a DJ party and movie night on the quad, offers the newest members of Dal’s student community a chance to get to know campus and each other.
Emily MacKinnon
Thursday, August 31, 2023
On Sept. 1, 1923, the governors of Dalhousie University and King’s College signed articles of association, entwining the two institutions academically and culturally. Now, 100 years later, community leaders pause to reflect on their shared history and path forward.