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Dal Alumni Days 2023 a chance to celebrate among friends

Dal Alumni Days 2023 was an incredible celebration of our shared connection to AV整氈窒. Read about the highlights and see photos from this year's events, which ranged from trivia night and the mentorship mixer to faculty events and a celebration of our alumni award winners.

Posted: June 2, 2023

By:Allison Barss

A woman smiling at a brunch event; two people smiling together; a man playing the guitar and singing while seated on stage.

Dal Alumni Days 2023 was an incredible celebration of our shared connection to AV整氈窒.

We played trivia, saw exciting evolutions happening on campus in faculty tours, networked at the mentorship mixer, awarded our flagship alumni awards theAurum Awards and closed it out with a delicious brunch and the bestowing of a new award for lifetime achievement.

Here are some highlights!

Trivia Night

In a lively game of trivia to kick-off the celebrations, teams were tested on their ability to recall details, considerations and pieces of information of questionable importance or value. It was silly, it was tricky and above all else, it was fun.

People are seated at tables indoors at a restaurant in conversation during a trivia event.

Faculty Events

Dals Faculty of Engineering is a leader in additive manufacturing research. Alumni and friends had the opportunity to tour three additive manufacturing labs that together, allow study of the entire additive manufacturing cycle. They toured the new gas atomizer which is the first of its kind in a Canadian university, the large-scale advanced manufacturing lab, 3D metal printers, and the new Lithoz 3D ceramic printers which are the first of their kind installed in North America.

Left: People look up at the new gas atomizer; right: people listen to a faculty member lead a tour in an engineering lab.

Faculty of Agriculture alumni and retirees gathered for an evening of catching up and connecting with one another and members of the alumni association at theAgricultural Campus. They enjoyed refreshmentswhile hearing a campus/faculty update from Dean Gray with opportunities to ask questions and win door prizes.

People are seated at cruiser tables while listening to a presenter at the front of the room.

Mentorship Mixer

Alumni learned about theDal Alumni Link Dals alumni mentorship program at a cocktail-hour mixer at the beautiful new Queens Marque on Halifaxs waterfront.

紼梗紳喧梗梗泭Rose Schoohoven (BMgt21)spoke about her gratitude for the opportunity to grow her network. Mentorship is invaluable for the opportunities it provides to gain exposure to different industries, she said.

紼梗紳喧棗娶泭Cherry Ferguson (LLB72)called young alumni the leaders of tomorrow, urging others to consider enrolling: The Dal alumni community is an important wealth of resources吆mentorship is a] gratifying, valuable experience youll never forget.

Left: people mingling at an event in an atrium-style setting; right: small groups of people in conversation at an event.

Aurum Awards

We were moved and inspired by the stories shared through videos and speeches at the Aurum Awards gala, where five esteemed alumni received Dals flagshipalumni awards. Among this years winners are a dentist who brings smiles to those who cant afford dental care, a lawyer helping Ukrainians find refuge in Canada, a musician and activist, a judge working to help women judges leave Afghanistan to find safety and freedom, and a nurse practitioner improving health outcomes for Indigenous patients.

Five people pose with framed certificates at an event.

Champagne Social

We closed out Alumni Days with our much-loved Champagne Social. There we got to enjoy an incredible buffet of food, and honour and toast our milestone alumni. The highlight was the bestowing of a new award The Golden Eagle Lifetime Achievement Award to alumDr. Margaret Oulton泭(捩堯嗨75).

A composite of photos from the reunion event including a group posed on the stairs around a woman holding flowers and people seated at tables.

We are very grateful to our Alumni Days volunteers, including our event hosts and attendingDal Alumni Association泭鳥梗鳥莉梗娶莽.

We so enjoyed seeing everyone who joined us at the festivities, and we cant wait to do it all again at Dal Alumni Days next year! Thank you for being part of our strong alumni community.