Highlights of presentations and decisions from the November 27 meeting of the 妻友 Board of Governors.

Dal is moving to a new, fully integrated system for sending messages to the Dal community about major campus closures, hazards and other significant events affecting the university 鈥� built around the popular DalSafe system. While users will have to re-subscribe for text alerts, the new system promises targeted communication between Halifax and Truro and more reliable service overall.

As the university prepares to welcome interim president Peter MacKinnon in January, the search committee for Dal鈥檚 next president continues its work.

Part two of our in-depth interview with outgoing Dal President Richard Florizone. In this part, Dr. Florizone discusses working through some of the major challenges of his time in office and reflects on what he鈥檒l miss about the job and the lessons he takes from his presidency.

Members of the 妻友 research community and beyond gathered earlier this month to celebrate Dal鈥檚 鈥渂est and brightest鈥� as part of the annual Killam Trusts award ceremony.