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Dal alumni and students earn Canada an impressive array of medals at Pan Am Games
Dal alumni and students earned a combined total of nine medals at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. Dal alumni were represented by Mark de Jonge (BEng’09)/ Canoe-Kayak Sprint, Hannah Vaughan (BA’12)/ Canoe-Kayak Sprint, and Danielle Boyd (BA’13) / Sailing.
Recent alumna opens new business that embraces change
Rebecca Singbeil (BA’14) is opening a new event space in downtown Halifax. The Chameleon will be a truly flexible venue, changing to suit the nature of the events it hosts.
Alumna wins Ontario’s most prestigious literature award
Kate Cayley (BA (King’s)’01) has received the 2015 Trillium Book Award for her collection of stories titled How You Were Born.
Getting real about real estate
Realtor Rosie Porter (BEd’91) offers her advice on buying your first home—and when it might be smarter to rent.
Dal Costume Studies alumni see creations showcased in Los Angeles
Bethana Briffett (DCS’99), Jennifer Ellis (DCS’97) and Deanna Anthony (CCS’85) helped design costumes now on display at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum.
Working and living in…New York City
Scott MacLellan (BA’97) gives us the rundown on life in the Big Apple.
Advising the dreamers: Amber MacArthur joins new Canadian reality TV show
Amber MacArthur (BA’98) will advise entrepreneurs as they compete for up to $50,000 of funding on a new Canadian reality TV show, Dream Funded: Let the Crowd Decide.
Celebrating 5 years of social change through perfume
Barb Stegemann (BA’91) celebrates the five year anniversary of her successful social enterprise dedicated to empowering farmers around the world through perfume production.
Dal alumni finalists for entrepreneur awards
Several Dalhousie alumni businesspeople are among finalists for the 2015 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards in Atlantic Canada.
Alumni and students competing in Pan Am Games
Alumni Mark de Jonge (BEng’09)/Canoe-Kayak Sprint, Hannah Vaughan (BA’12)/Canoe-Kayak Sprint, and Danielle Boyd (BA’13)/Sailing are in Toronto this summer for the 2015 Pan Am Games.