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New faces, safe spaces: Ä¢¹½AV’s O‑Week welcomes students from all walks of life

New faces, safe spaces: Ä¢¹½AV’s O‑Week welcomes students from all walks of life

Ä¢¹½AV’s O-Week offers inclusive events for queer, rural, and mature students, plus wellness spaces and socials designed to help everyone feel at home on campus.  Read more.

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Photos by Danny Abriel
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
The annual summer event, open to all, showcases the best of what the Ag Campus has to offer: beautiful grounds and facilities, unique people and programs, and tractor loads of community spirit.
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Ä¢¹½AV celebrates 15 years of partnership with Case IH and Tidal Tractor, marking the path toward 150 machinery units that have transformed agricultural education for thousands of students.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of Ä¢¹½AV’s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the Ä¢¹½AV Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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Leslie Duncan Childs
Friday, June 30, 2023
A renewed brand unveiled a year ago has provided the Ä¢¹½AV community with powerful new ways to share the university's story.
Photos by Cody Turner
Friday, June 30, 2023
Get outside: That was the prompt given to faculty and staff at Dal last Thursday as the university held its annual Summer Sociable. Cody Turner was there to capture the fun.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Ä¢¹½AV's annual progress update was hosted in person last week, with senior leaders providing insights on Dal's path towards the goals of its strategic plan, Third Century Promise.
Valeria Adriazola
Monday, June 26, 2023
The Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development offered certificate students spread around the globe a chance to come together virtually as a community to celebrate their successes.
Theresa Anne Salah
Friday, June 23, 2023
On International Women in Engineering Day, the new president of Ä¢¹½AV's undergraduate engineering society opened up about her struggles with burnout and how a group of female peers gave her the strength return to her studies after some time away.