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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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Cody Turner
Friday, February 17, 2023
Oluronke Taiwo has touched the lives of many students over the past 14 years in her role as Black student advisor. Now, as she prepares for retirement, Dal has honoured her with an Award for Black Excellence.
Fikayo Kayode
Monday, February 6, 2023
The goal of the week is to collaborate with partners on student-centered health promotion programs and educational opportunities.
Lauren Phillips
Friday, February 3, 2023
Now in her second year in a Master of Science in Kinesiology, five-time Academic All-Canadian Mady Shivgulam looks forward to applying her experience to all aspects of her life — from coaching swimmers to mentoring young women in science.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, February 2, 2023
The African Nova Scotian flag was hoisted at Dal Wednesday as part of an African Heritage Month kick-off event centred around the importance of paying homage to ancestors.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
A new active learning space at Dal moves beyond the traditional classroom, offering instructors more ways to engage students as active participants in their own learning process.