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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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Jason Bremner
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
As he nears the start of his own independent practice, Dr. Henry Annan is taking time away from his residency to study public policy at Oxford University, funded by the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for future leaders.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Thursday, September 17, 2020
A new Dal course, "The Politics of Pandemics," is offering students a window into how global pandemics affect societies, addressing some of the most pressing questions and concerns of COVID-19 and beyond.
Matt Reeder
Monday, September 14, 2020
With summer winding down and the new academic term now underway, more students, staff and faculty members are seeking out campus services again. We take a look at a few of the university’s major services and how to make use of them this fall.
Hannah Whaley
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Hannah Whaley, a third-year English and Theatre Studies student, explains some of the many benefits of using the new Dal Mobile app, launched this year to help support student community no matter where you're studying from.
Matt Reeder
Friday, September 4, 2020
Residence life offers students built-in community, all-you-can-eat dining, simplified living expenses, added safety and security, and more. Here's what students can expect from living on-campus this fall.