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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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Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Honours Sociology and Social Anthropology grad Bridgette Norwood turned her personal passion for skateboarding into a critical examination of gender discrepancies in the skatepark.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Twenty-one years after beginning his degree — and after a few breaks along the journey to care for his daughters when they were young — Danny Englehutt is receiving his Bachelor of Arts in History degree.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Fountain School of Performing Arts grad Sophie Wilcott found meaning and connection in theatre studies at Dal and leaves filled with aspirations to act, write and direct professionally.
Theresa Anne Salah
Monday, June 5, 2023
Zoë Smith reflects back on the tight-knit community she discovered in Dal Engineering.
Connor Dalton
Friday, June 2, 2023
Management grad Sophika Dmytryshyn struggled in her first year, but developing better study habits and connecting with her professors and support staff helped her find her groove and thrive as a student leader.