Unity News
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 »
April 02, 2012
World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick to Visit Unity College
Unity, Maine – April 2, 2012 – World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick will be visiting Unity College, America’s Environmental College, on April 6. The visit will be his first and include a… Read more »
March 31, 2012
Unity College to Honor Zoe Weil at UCCPA
Unity, Maine – March, 2012 – A women’s environmental leadership program at Unity College will honor Zoe Weil, the President and Cofounder of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) of Surry, Maine.… Read more »
March 22, 2012
Unity Receives National Recognition for Community Service, Named to President’s 2012 Honor Roll
Unity, Maine – March 22, 2012 – For the third year in a row, Unity College has been named to the President’s Community Service Honor Roll, awarded by the Corporation for National… Read more »
March 09, 2012
Unity College Announces May 12 Commencement Exercises
Unity, Maine – March, 2012 – Unity College will hold its commencement exercises on Saturday, May 12 at 2 p.m. in Tozier Gymnasium on the campus located at 90 Quaker Hill Road… Read more »
March 05, 2012
Unity College Announces Automatic Acceptance Policy for Transfer Students
Unity, Maine – March, 2012 – Gaining acceptance to a nationally recognized environmental college to train for a “green” career is now more convenient for community college graduates. Unity College, known as America’s… Read more »
March 01, 2012
President Stephen Mulkey to Offer Latest Scientific Findings on Global Climate Change
Unity, Maine – March, 2012 – Unity College President Stephen Mulkey will be participating in a series of events in March that explore the issue of global climate change. On Thursday, March… Read more »
March 01, 2012
Unity College to Host Nature Art, Photography Show and Sale
Unity, Maine – March, 2012 – Artists and photographers from across New England will be converging on the campus of Unity College to celebrate Earth Day. Over 40 artists will be showing… Read more »
February 28, 2012
Unity College to Celebrate Maine Poet and Author Lewis Turco
Unity, Maine – February, 2012 – As part of its National Poetry Month events, Unity College will host a celebration to honor the work of Maine poet and writer Lewis Turco at… Read more »
February 20, 2012
Provocative Film Windfall Examining Wind Power Debate to be Screened at UCCPA
Unity, Maine – February, 2012 – Is wind power the next step to reindustrializing America, or is it a divisive and over hyped concept? The wind power debate will take center stage… Read more »
February 17, 2012
Unity College Seeks Submissions for Nature Art and Photography Show
Unity College is seeking submissions from artists for a nature art and photography show slated for April 22. The show and sale seeks to showcase the wide range of art and… Read more »