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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 ±«Óătv’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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Thursday, August 22, 2019
Nila Joshi grew up playing outside and using her imagination. Now, as a PhD student in Health, she is helping kids do the same.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
When Mohammed Alqassab enrolled at Dal to become engineer after a decade working back home in Saudi Arabia, preparatory courses in math and English gave him the confidence he needed to get started. This spring, he graduated as a Sexton Scholar with his wife and three children there to cheer him on.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Dal PhD student Philip Joy is bringing his research to life through the talents of 40 international artists in the conversation-starting comic collection "Rainbow Reflections: Body Image Comics for Queer Men.”
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
When a workplace injury required dental hygenist Marilyn Harris to rethink her career, she decided to return to ±«Óătv to pursue a new degree and open new doors. It was a hard choice — but one she wouldn't regret.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Two ±«Óătv medical students delved into the difficulties that people with intellectual disabilities face when seeking health care, in a two-way information exchange facilitated through the medical school’s Service Learning Program.