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DAL Review 101

DAL Review 101

By TogetheratDal

Get inspired and get advice from senior Dalhousie students and Alumni. This podcast is created for students by students. In earlier episodes, guests share details of their achievements, successes, and journeys, as well as tips, advice, and more! Now you get to enjoy the all-new team's tips and tricks for navigating campus, university, and their first-year dilemmas!
Created by the Together@Dal UPs mentor team.
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What we wish we knew in First Year: Around Dal and Halifax

DAL Review 101Mar 24, 2021

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Episode 7 - For All Your Study Needs! From help centres to study spots and tips!

Episode 7 - For All Your Study Needs! From help centres to study spots and tips!

Where can I study on campus? what about off? Who do I go to for help? Find this all out and more in this episode!

Sep 24, 202132:48
Episode 6 - Academics and Degree Options!

Episode 6 - Academics and Degree Options!

What's a Major? What's a minor? a diploma? a certificate? Find out all about these and more in this episode of Dal Review 101!

Sep 21, 202131:20
Episode 5 - Dalhousie Societies for All Your Society Fair Confusion!

Episode 5 - Dalhousie Societies for All Your Society Fair Confusion!

What's the DSU? What does it do? What even is a society? What kinds of societies are there? Come listen in!

Sep 10, 202130:40
Episode 4 - Exploring Halifax and NS

Episode 4 - Exploring Halifax and NS

Want to know where to eat? where to go? where to hangout? where to study? Then this episode is the one for you!

Sep 10, 202133:07
Episode 3 - Living Off-Campus? No problem!

Episode 3 - Living Off-Campus? No problem!

All about living off-campus: what to look for, where to look, who to look with, and most importantly how to manage! Just another step in your journey through university!
Sep 07, 202121:42
Episode 2 - All about Residence

Episode 2 - All about Residence

Everything about residence, from the buildings, to the meal halls and plans, what to bring, and what to expect! As always, hope you enjoy~
Sep 07, 202132:06
Episode 1 - Coming to Dal

Episode 1 - Coming to Dal

In our first episode of DAL Review 101, we'll be going over our experiences as first years: What we wish we knew, interprovincial/International travel requirements, checking into Residence, and some of the first things we did at Dal! Welcome and Congrats everyone!

Aug 27, 202123:17
DAL Review 101 Trailer - Welcome and Welcome Back

DAL Review 101 Trailer - Welcome and Welcome Back

Welcome to season 2 of the together@DAL podcast! With an all new team of Upper year mentors creating all-new content about coming to dal, residence life, university life, first-year struggles and more, we hope you'll enjoy this ever constant yet changing new cast and content!

Aug 27, 202101:41
Mariam Ragab

Mariam Ragab

Mariam is a Computer Science graduate with a minor in Social Justice and Inequality. She is also a Schulich Scholar and has won multiple awards including, the 2020 Leading innovators and the 3M National Student Fellowship. Mariam completed multiple work terms as a research assistant, namely at the C.D Howe Institute and the bank of Canada. She is now working for a start-up based in San Diego, focusing on data and fintech.

Jul 05, 202118:45
What I wish I knew in First Year: Using Resources at Dal

What I wish I knew in First Year: Using Resources at Dal

In this episode Eniola chats with Eptehal, Richard and Wendy about accessing and using resources available to students at Dalhousie. They each talk about their own experiences, what resources they wish they knew about sooner, and why students should use resources available to them to make the most of their student experience. From the Career and Co-op advising to International Centre and student societies, hear first hand advice from these senior students. 

Apr 07, 202112:12
What we wish we knew in First Year: Around Dal and Halifax

What we wish we knew in First Year: Around Dal and Halifax

Blake, Anna and Ernest discuss their experiences, and what wish they had known sooner about life at Dal and in Halifax, from how to explore their interests, to where to study or explore, and how they learned to create better balance in their University lives. 

Mar 24, 202119:51
What do you wish you knew in first year about meeting people and finding community?

What do you wish you knew in first year about meeting people and finding community?

In this episode, Iyana and Hayley talk about finding belonging at Dalhousie and in the community, how to help yourself carve out space to explore your interests, what they would do differently in first year, and what it is like to be a student. Iyana and Hayley chat about their shared, and unique experiences of adjusting to life at Dal, and give some tips and advice they wish they had heard sooner in their university lives.

Mar 17, 202119:43
Arad Gharagozli

Arad Gharagozli

Arad is currently pursing his Masters of Science in mechanical engineering at Dalhousie university; focusing on electronics systems and artificial intelligence in space. Throughout his academic career, Arad has led several innovative projects such SpaceX Hyperloop and Dalhousie Space systems lab. Arad established the Dalhousie Space Systems Lab (DSS) in 2017, an organization aimed to develop electrical and mechanical systems for space applications and low orbit satellites. Arad recently launched his space venture GALAXIA Mission System, a hardware and software company that develops AI optimized computers for satellites and spaceborne intelligence and reconnaissance software.

Mar 10, 202136:53
Sean Wang
Mar 03, 202140:04
Yaser Alkayale

Yaser Alkayale

Yaser is a Syrian Canadian graduate of Dalhousie University. He was a founding software engineering member of Azure Data Share at Microsoft and is currently working on Instagram building products to help small businesses get to financial success. He is also a multi-award winner at Dal and the founder of multiple Dal societies (Dal Entrepreneurship Society & Dal Syrian Society).

Feb 17, 202134:47