EVENTS

Alumni Champagne Brunch

Old friends and new enjoyed a sold-out champagne brunch that closed out the Dal Alumni Days weekend in May. Those celebrating a milestone anniversary year were recognized and honoured.

Dal Golf Classic

The 24th annual Dal Golf Classic happened in August at The Links at Brunello. One of Halifax’s most popular golf tournaments, it offers students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends an opportunity to hit the links and support Dal Athletics.

Revitalized Dal Arts Centre opens with a Resounding celebration

Concertgoers celebrated the grand re-opening of the Dal Arts Centre and successful conclusion of the Performing Arts Campaign—the largest-ever investment in the performing arts in the Maritimes—at Resounding.

Fountain School of Performing Arts students, Sarah Prosper (BSc’22), Reeny Smith, Ashley MacIsaac with Scott MacMillan (BA’76), alumni band Hillsburn, Kiefer Sutherland, and Polaris Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher (BA’12) all performed. Throughout the evening, icons including Karen Kain, Anne Murray and Sarah McLachlan (Honorary Chair of the campaign’s Performing Artists Cabinet) offered congratulations via video messages.

Law Alumni Reunion Weekend

Law alumni reunited at Weldon in September. They enjoyed the annual law alumni reception and dinner (pictured), Domus Night, and an open house and luncheon.

Open Dialogue Live: The Space Race of the 21st Century

Arad Gharagozli (MASc‘22), who through the Dalhousie Space Systems Lab constructed the first satellite made in Nova Scotia to be launched into space, and Tony Pellerin of the Canadian Space Agency, discussed satellites and nano satellites, the science and research behind them, and the societal impacts of the space race.

Open Dialogue Live events offer an opportunity for audiences to participate in meaningful and thoughtful interdisciplinary discussions on important topics with Dal experts. They lift the intellectual, social, and economic vitality of Dalhousie’s communities and are now hybrid events, available both in-person and streamed for global audiences.

Find recordings at alumni.dal.ca/events-programs/ virtual-hub/.

AND MORE!

Stanfield Conversation Dalhousie’s second annual Stanfield Conversation, moderated by Portia Clark (BA’91), brought leading political scientists and communications specialists together to explore how technology and media fragmentation are contributing to a crisis of democracy and what can be done to minimize the harm.

Dalhousie’s 12th Annual Mawio’mi Each year the big drum, dancers, vendors, and other performers gather to celebrate and share Indigenous culture during Mi’kmaq History Month (October).

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