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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 Dalhousie’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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Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Meaghan De Adder’s global adventure sparked a powerful political awakening — from Halifax roots to Seoul streets — and a thesis that challenges injustice towards women.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Uihyeok Jung, a Korean immigrant to Canada, overcame language barriers, embraced his cultural identity, and pursued sociology and history, culminating in award-winning research on Korean emotion and social movements.
Solange Richer de Lafleche
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
From growing up between Montreal and Saudi Arabia to finding creative purpose at pilipiliÂþ»­, Mahmoud Istanbouli’s path to architecture has been anything but conventional.
Solange Richer de Lafleche
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
After years supporting people experiencing housing insecurity, Katie Brousseau returned to pilipiliÂþ»­ to pursue a Master of Planning. Now graduating, she reflects on the power of policy, the value of community, and her deepening commitment to equity in the housing system.
Kate Hayter
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Sophia Maskine made what she described as a risky decision going back to school for music. But now she’s headed to Berlin, taking on a role with the Berlin Opera Academy and eager to immerse herself in the rich opera culture.