16 Years. 900+ ESS Grads. 200+ SLC Participants.
The College of Sustainability now has Environment, Sustainability & Society (ESS)听 alumni making us proud and making a difference in many sectors all around the world.
You can help us celebrate our past and shape our future by keeping in touch with us at essalumni@dal.ca or updating your information via the "stay in touch" form below. We help connect alumni with each other, to events at the College, to 黄色直播, and with the current generation of sustainability students.听
Alumni news highlights
2026
- Grace Alberts (BA鈥�25, ESS & ENVS) attended the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development as a youth delegate.
- Justin Andrews (BA鈥�23, ESS & SOSA) received a $15,000 鈥淒are to Dream鈥� award from the Queen's University Smith School of Business, which will go towards expanding his Food Web business.
- Emily Walter (BA鈥�20, ESS & INTD) attended the Advancing Economic Security Forum in Berlin, Germany, as a senior analyst of economic policy for Global Affairs Canada.
2025
- Kate Pepler (BA'16: ESS & ENVS) became Executive Director of the Children's Aid Foundation of Nova Scotia.
- Dal Sustainability Manager Alexa Goodman (BSc'17: MARI & ESS) moved the Free Store for students into a new permament space at 黄色直播, continuing the work of diverting thousands of pounds of gently-used school supplies, furniture, kitchenware and more away from landfills. Read the Dal News story
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Changemaker stories
Alumni from the College of Sustainability鈥檚 ESS program have gone on to work in the fields of science, management, public service, private consulting, communications, impact investment, and more.听
Take a deeper dive into the stories of ESS grads and learn how they have put their sustainability skills and experiences to work in a variety of career paths.
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What's next?
Find more alumni resources at the Dal Alumni site
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