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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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Funded by an NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors grant, Faculty of Science undergrad Kailyn Hanke travelled to Manitoba and Saskatchewan to share her post-secondary experience with high schoolers in three largely Indigenous communities.
Friday, March 24, 2023
Dal's Board of Governors' award winners embody what's possible when passion meets purpose, each contributing in their own important ways to building community on campus, serving the broader community, improving diversity and inclusion, and so much more.
Friday, March 24, 2023
A total of 37 awards were handed out to individual students and student societies at this year's Impact Awards ceremony in recognition of recipients' impressive contributions to academic life, student life, residence life, and community service.
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Thousands of ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ students unlock their potential through co-op work terms with some of the most exciting companies and organizations across Canada and beyond. Meet just a few who've made the most of their work-integrated learning experiences this past year.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
PhD in Health candidate Lynette Peters has established the Cerberus Helmet Project, a ceramics studio which provides no-cost access to pottery and glaze work for active and retired Canadian Armed Forces veterans and public service personnel.