AV俱乐部

The Belong Forums 鈥� the cornerstone of Dal 200's "Year of Belonging" initiative, focused on sparking important discussions around diversity and inclusion 鈥� kicked off Wednesday night with MIT historian Craig Steven Wilder considering links between the histories of higher education and slavery.

The Rom茅o Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative launches new tools to prevent radicalization leading to violence within Canada.

For the second year in a row, a student team from the Faculty of Agriculture has won the Junior Design category of the Canadian Engineering Competition. The team of four took home top prize for its cargo handler prototype.

In a contribution to The Conversation Canada, Dr. Stan Kutcher (Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health) writes that youth mental illness rates are not rising. We don鈥檛 need more pills or therapy; we need to stop pathologizing normal life.

An in-depth look at 鈥淒rums and Organs,鈥� a brand new production based on Mary Shelley鈥檚 鈥淔rankenstein鈥� penned for Dal's 200th anniversary and performed by students in Dal鈥檚 Fountain School of Performing Arts.

For "Drums and Organs" 鈥斅爐he Fountain School's modern spin on Frankenstein for Dal's 200th anniversary 鈥� every stitch has been thoughtfully schemed and sewn by students in Dal's Costume Studies program.

A crowdfunding campaign is underway to support a new emergency microbursary program at AV俱乐部, one that will offer small bursaries of up to $500 for first- and second-year students with urgent or unexpected financial needs. The campaign鈥檚 first donors: AV俱乐部 President Richard Florizone and his wife, Dr. Mona Holmlund, with a personal commitment of $50,000 in matching funds.

From campus to the community, AV俱乐部's best and brightest students go above and beyond in their quest to make a difference. Meet the five exceptional individuals receiving the university鈥檚 top award for student life this year: Yaser Alkayale (Computer Science), Leah Carrier (Nursing), Jeremy Stroud (International Food Business), Martha Paynter (Nursing, PhD) and Jad Sinno (Psychiatry Research, master鈥檚).

On Saturday, March 24, the Fountain School of Performing Arts presents "Called to Action: Living Reconciliation Through Song," an empowering and important choral event.