Student Life
Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it
Mia Mackenzie, a Master of Social Work student, earned top honours in Dal’s Glovin Award for an essay urging people to resist division by showing up and staying accountable to community. Read more.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Psychology student and varsity basketball player Melina Collins is this year's recipient of the Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, recognized for her work bringing athletes and young learners together through a literacy mentorship program.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
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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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Medical Sciences student Aaron Prosper, a member of the Eskasoni First Nation, is passionate about representing Indigenous students on campus — in governance, culture, art and more.
Friday, April 21, 2017
Kaitlin Burek started her Marine Biology degree curious about the ocean. Three co-op terms at Dal have helped her discover how to take that curiosity and make it a career.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Thanks to a new practicum course at Dal, Harvard-bound Political Science student Zac Smith has been able to turn his interest in public policy into real-world experience.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Campus student Respect Reps Harley Johnson and Hasan Sinan joined 250 youth leaders last month at the fifth annual National Youth Reconciliation Conference — an opportunity to learn, collaborate and work towards improving relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Architecture student Jennifer Kinnunen is part of an international team whose idea for refugee-led "food buses" was one of five finalists in the global What Design Can Do 2016 Refugee Challenge.