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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 ±«Óătv’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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Matt Semansky
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Informatics and IDS student Amina Abawajy is raising funds and awareness to fight famine in Ethiopia.
Jenna Knorr
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
The one-day Dal Lead! conference brought together more than 300 students and staff to learn from community partners, alumni, and each other.
Matt Semansky
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Minho Choi and a group of classmates produced three songs and a music video in Dal's Development and Activism course to raise awareness about North Korea’s human rights abuses.
Marie Visca
Friday, January 29, 2016
Dal Public Administration students organized and hosted last week's Atlantic Conference on Public Administration (APCA), which included a First Nations skills workshop and engaging debates about the impact of the "sharing economy."
Kathryn Morse
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Students from Medicine, Health Professions and Dentistry took part in Dal's second annual Health Care Team Challenge, learning to work with each other across disciplines to address patient needs.