We grabbed a camera and walked alongside some of Dal's newest residents as they took their first steps into university life. Here's what they had to say about their big moment.

The Sustainable Campus Index recognizes top-performing sustainable colleges and universities across 17 impact areas, including purchasing, coordination and planning, and more. Find out more about Dal's performance.

The inaugural Dal Innovates Pitch Day this Thursday provided a chance to meet a new generation of innovators from across Atlantic Canada prepared to take the business world by storm.

Dr. Kevin Hewitt, a Physics professor and an associate dean in the Faculty of Science, has been tapped as one of three inaugural Atlantic Chairs for Inclusion in Science and Engineering with the mission to help change the face of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the Atlantic region.

After overcoming significant challenges as a first-year Dal student, Ashley Hill now runs the PREP Academy. There, she leads a team supporting African Nova Scotian students who may feel similarly bewildered and out-of-place when first entering a post-secondary setting.