Unity News
October 10, 2012
Focusing on Sustainability Science
Since its inception in 1965, Unity College has demonstrated an ability to see over the horizon. No better example of this propensity for leadership can be cited than the development… Read more »
October 03, 2012
Presentation by ’08 Graduate
Lisa Bates ’08 Wildlife Biology, is in a good place. In fact, she has been there practically ever since she graduated. Shortly after she received her degree from Unity, Bates was… Read more »
September 26, 2012
Sixth Annual Hunters & Huggers Local Foods Dinner
Each year Unity College’s award-winning Dining Services department holds a Hunters & Huggers dinner to spotlight its “buy local” approach. Among the many Maine-based businesses that are providing produce, meat, and… Read more »
September 19, 2012
Unity College to Host Passive House Standard Training Class
The first training classes in the Passive House building standard ever to be held in Maine have been announced. PassivhausMAINE, a recently formed group of building professionals, will hold “Introduction… Read more »
September 12, 2012
Keeping College Costs Down
As every college student quickly learns, the pursuit of higher education is a complex endeavor in even the most focused of circumstances. With so many students seeking to get a… Read more »
September 11, 2012
Unity College and ReVision Energy Partnership Leads with Affordable Renewable Energy
Unity College has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability through a host of projects. In keeping with its goal of remaining true to its environmental mission and commitment to sustainability, Unity… Read more »
August 29, 2012
Crisis and Opportunity in the Environmental Century
This piece by Unity College President Stephen Mulkey originally appeared on Climate Access and is reposted with permission from that site. As an ecologist, I know that we have precious… Read more »
August 15, 2012
Preparing Students For A New Economy
Unity College students and faculty have a reputation for practicing what we preach—for walking the talk. But at Unity, students also learn to talk the walk—to explain their ideas and… Read more »
August 15, 2012
What difference does a center make?
With an emphasis on real world experiences and skill acquisition, Unity’s Centers for Academic Excellence are ensuring that each student develop the skills that will make them environmental leaders and… Read more »
August 15, 2012
Unity students assist in Design of First U.S. Certified-Passive Residence Hall
The better question is, how many college students does it take to design the most energy-efficient college residence hall in the United States? The answer is: a single class of… Read more »
August 15, 2012
Preparing Unity Students For Jobs in the New Economy
The clean economy is growing rapidly, but clean-economy employers are demanding highly skilled innovators, according to a recent Brookings Institution report.(1) Our changing world doesn’t have neat little problems to… Read more »
August 15, 2012
Unity College Centre for The Performing Arts (UCCPA)
There are many unlikely things about Unity College and the town of Unity. Perhaps the unlikeliest of all is the existence of a vibrant cultural and performing arts centre nestled… Read more »
August 14, 2012
Adapting to a changing Ecosystem
Picture yourself in a late-successional Maine forest, walking through a cool, park-like understory of mottled light and shadow among tall, tapering tree trunks supporting dense evergreen growth. The giant hemlock… Read more »
June 08, 2012
Rotary Club Names Sara Trunzo Volunteer of the Year
On June 19 the Unity Area Rotary Club will award Sara Trunzo ‘08, Unity College Food and Farms Project Coordinator, with the honor of Volunteer of the Year. The event… Read more »
May 15, 2012
Sustainability Office Earns National Prominence
From praise in various forms received from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), an organization that has repeatedly called upon the expertise of Jesse Pyles,… Read more »
May 12, 2012
Inaugural Remarks of President Stephen Mulkey: A Call to Service and Innovation
Thank you Jesse and Bill for your kind words. Welcome and thank you all for being here today. Thank you to the members of our administration who have worked so hard… Read more »
May 12, 2012
Unity College Commencement Address
By Cynthia Barnett May 12th 2012 Unity, Maine Around the nation this weekend, commencement speakers are pushing tassels out of their eyes to advise new graduates how much this world… Read more »
May 01, 2012
Unity College Hosts Stem Cell Donor Drive to Benefit Maine Warden
The Maine Warden Service Relief Association will be teaming up with the Unity College Conservation Law Club in supporting a stem cell donor drive. The drive will take place on… Read more »
April 20, 2012
Unity College to Celebrate NorthStar Leadership Program
In its first year the NorthStar Leadership Program at Unity College has been highly successful. The leadership program begun in January has attracted students across the curriculum, helping them to enhance… Read more »
April 10, 2012
Unity College Mourns the Passing of Dr. E. Donaldson Koons
The Unity College community mourns the loss of Dr. E. Donaldson “Don” Koons, a former President and Trustee. Upon learning of his passing on Monday, April 9 at the age… Read more »
