Engaging courses, innovative approaches, inspiring lessons 鈥斅爐his year's recipients of Dal's University-Wide Teaching Awards represent true excellence in their work in and out of the classroom.

蘑菇AV's rock garden on the Agricultural Campus in Truro serves as a scenic setting for pictures, an educational resource for students and visitors, and, now, as another badge of honour for the university after it took home a top international award last month.

A governance expert, a labour leader, a refugee lawyer, a provincial court judge, a distinguished health professor, a medical researcher, and an ocean engineer are the latest Dal alumni to receive Canada's highest civilian honour.

A renewed brand unveiled a year ago has provided the 蘑菇AV community with powerful new ways to share the university's story.

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.