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Seeing the bigger picture: What staff and faculty took from Dal Engagement Day

Seeing the bigger picture: What staff and faculty took from Dal Engagement Day

Staff and faculty reflect on fresh insights, big‑picture thinking, and renewed inspiration sparked at this popular spring gathering, touching on AI, belonging, and the student experience.  Read more.

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Stephanie Rogers
Friday, May 8, 2026
From a father-son surprise to multi-generational families, this year’s Barley Party highlighted the deep ties linking students, alumni, and the future of agriculture.
Matt Reeder
Friday, April 24, 2026
A refreshed space, playful design elements, and a focus on connection are reshaping how prospective students experience Dal, turning a first visit into something memorable, personal, and distinctly Nova Scotian.
Ariann Greenidge
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.

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Sarah Nearing
Friday, February 15, 2019
It's the culmination of months of practice and, in many cases, years of training — which makes the Fountain School's annual Concerto Night truly a special concert.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, February 15, 2019
At no cost other than their time, Cultiv8 — based at Dal's Faculty of Agriculture — offers students exposure to innovation through a variety of avenues.
Obinna Esomchukwu
Friday, February 15, 2019
As part of African Heritage Month celebrations, Ä¢¹½AV’s Black Student Advising Centre invited the Honourable Canadian Senator Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard — a former faculty member in the School of Social Work — for a discussion on her experiences as a Black female leader.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Dal ESL teacher Tracy Franz’s memoir "My Year of Dirt and Water," which documents her experiences living and teaching in Japan, has earned raves from the New York Times, the Literary Review and elsewhere.
Obinna Esomchukwu
Monday, February 11, 2019
Dal grad student Nicole Bell and two colleagues in the Civil and Resource Engineering department held a youth science workshop in Baker Lake, Nunavut last November, using fun experiments and activities as way to introduce Inuit youth to concepts such as water purification, water quality, DNA extraction and biodiversity.