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Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

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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Farrah Smith
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.
Matt Reeder
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.
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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Marie Visca
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Students are helping organize the DALConnects volunteer program's first "World Wide" pilot project, travelling to Nicaragua in partnership with the Me to We initiative.
Kathryn Morse
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Students from across health disciplines took part in a day-long exercise this past weekend to help them learn how to deal with challenging patients.
Paige Black
Monday, February 29, 2016
Mental Health Awareness Week (February 29 to March 4) brings together student groups and university offices to bring attention and focus to mental health and wellness.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, February 26, 2016
Affectionately known as “Duckie” to his friends on the Ag Campus, Josh Kelly is a fourth generation duck farmer and a natural leader.
Miriam Breslow
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Each year, Dal's Corporate Residency MBA students take part in an unstructured real-time simulation, one that allows them to step into the shoes of executives dealing with a real-life business crisis.