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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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How ±«Óătv’s 2025 Top Co‑op Students of the Year made their mark
How ±«Óătv’s 2025 Top Co‑op Students of the Year made their mark
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 ±«Óătv’s highest honour for work‑integrated learning.
Impact Awards spotlight Dal’s vibrant culture of student achievement
Impact Awards spotlight Dal’s vibrant culture of student achievement
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.
Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour
Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour
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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Putting the "extra" in extracurricular
Lindsay Dowling
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Christie Silversides is this year's recipient of Dal's prestigious Malcolm Honour Award, which recognizes one student each year for outstanding and impactful extracurricular contributions in the community.
Self‑starter: Management student Kalab Workye's entrepreneurial spirit
Matt Semansky
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Kalab Workye, this year's recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Impact Award, came to Canada as a refugee and has been running his own local businesses since age 17.
A connected conference: ESL students host annual research event
Marie Visca
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
The College of Continuing Education hosted its fifth annual "International Perspectives on Science, Statistics and Economics" conference last week, which invites students from Dal's 2+2 programs and Science Without Borders initiative to demonstrate their academic writing and presentation abilities in English.
Celebrating student "AC"complishment
Katherine Doyle
Friday, April 8, 2016
Dal's Faculty of Agriculture celebrated some of its most outstanding students at its annual Student Achievement Reception, thanking those who make a difference on the Agricultural Campus.
Adventure by bus: First‑year student helps others discover Halifax and beyond
Nick Wright
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Patrick Bondy, an Impact Award-winning ESS student from Kansas City, organizes hikes, nature walks and other outdoorsy outings for students, all accessible by public transit.