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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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Erin Elaine Casey
Friday, June 5, 2020
Like many ±«Óătv alumni before her, Farzana Karim made her time at Dal a family affair, earning her Master of Environmental Studies (MES) degree two years after her husband, Tahazzud Hossain.
Cheryl Bell
Friday, June 5, 2020
Agnivo Rakshit had never been to a dental hygienist before he decided to become one. But that didn’t stop him from falling in love with the profession or finding that it has changed his life forever.
David Ryan
Friday, June 5, 2020
Supriya Patel was drawn to Dal three years ago after reading about its reputation as a research institution. As she completes her master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering this spring, she did so having also made a lasting impact as a student assistant at ±«Óătv Libraries.
Stephanie Brown
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
As JJ Wilson completes one degree, he's set to start another at Dal as he continues in his quest to help make a change for people who are heavily oppressed by systemic and institutional racism.
Emily Thompson
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Faculty of Science graduate Graeme Wach ran 53 kilometres in 24 hours to raise donations for victims of Nova Scotia’s mass shootings.