Category: Unity News
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 Environmental College, has announced a new automatic acceptance policy for transfer students. Students having earned an Associate’s degree will automatically be accepted to Unity College provided… 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 8, President Mulkey will be interviewed by Doug Clifford, Host of the “One Hour of Hope” radio show on WSKY in Gainesville, Florida. On Tuesday,… 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 and selling their art and photography as part of the Unity College Earth Day celebration on Sunday, April 22. Photo of Musk Ox by Jason Gablaski ’13… 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 2 p.m. on April 7 at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts (UCCPA). Presidential spouse Michele Leavitt is enthusiastic about the event. “Lewis… 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 at the Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts (UCCPA) on Tuesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. with the screening of the documentary film Windfall. Sponsored… 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 photography produced by Maine’s artist and environmental communities. “We are interested in hearing from artists working in a range of media, including but not limited… Read more »
February 15, 2012
Unity College Professor Lois Ongley Recognized by Chemists Without Borders
Unity, Maine – February, 2011 – A Unity College Professor has been recognized for her volunteer efforts to aid the developing world. Chemists Without Borders, a global network of individuals who are helping to alleviate problems in the third world, has recognized the work of Unity College Professor of Geochemistry Lois Ongley. “Lois brings broad knowledge and… Read more »
February 14, 2012
MTV Star Mohammed Bilal to Perform at Unity College
Unity, Maine – February, 2012 – Entertainer and diversity speaker Mohammed Bilal will offer his critically acclaimed diversity themed one man show entitled Twelve Steps to Appreciating Diversity. Drawing from both humorous and poignant personal experiences and perceptive observations, Bilal draws audience together to achieve a heightened awareness of the special role each individual plays in the world. The… Read more »
February 07, 2012
Unity College Student Group to Hold Anti-Violence Event
Unity, Maine – February, 2011 – There is never an appropriate context for violence in a relationship. That is a central message of ALA (Ask, Listen and Act), a Unity College student group that promotes campus-wide education programs designed to promote awareness of health and wellness in all of its forms. On Tuesday, February 14, from 11 a.m.… Read more »
February 01, 2012
Unity College President Stephen Mulkey to Serve as Panelist at National Biodiesel Conference and Expo
Unity, Maine – February, 2012 – On Wednesday, February 8, Unity College President Stephen Mulkey will serve as a panelist at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo’s Sustainability Symposium. The panel will consider the problem of greenhouse gases and options for mitigation. President Mulkey will be joined by Don Scott, National Biodiesel Board Director of Sustainability Speakers; Dr. Richard Nelson, Kansas… Read more »
January 17, 2012
The NorthStar Leadership Program Begins at Unity College, Mike Webber to Offer Presentation
The NorthStar Leadership Program, a new co-curricular leadership development program at Unity College, will be launched on Tuesday, January 24 with an event featuring Leadership Institute founder Mike Webber. The presentation on leadership featuring Webber will take place in the Student Activities Building, Parson’s Wing, Room 204, on the campus of Unity College, 90 Quaker Hill Road,… Read more »
January 12, 2012
Photography of Cole Caswell Featured in the Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery
The Leonard R. Craig Gallery at Unity College will present an exhibijtion of photography by Cole Caswell entitled “The Act of becoming Visible” from January 19 through February 24. An opening reception will be held at the gallery on January 19 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. Admission is free… Read more »
January 11, 2012
Tom and Mac Show to Showcase History of the Roman Empire at UCCPA
Imperialism. Wars. Deficit spending. Are there lessons for America to be drawn from the fall of the Roman empire? In ‘Past As Prologue? The Roman Empire from Its Founding to the End – 1,000 years in 100 Minutes,’ Mac Deford and Tom DeMarco (Tom & Mac) present intriguing history of Rome that may have some wondering if the… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Students Eligible to Receive Degrees Honored
On Tuesday, December 13, the Unity College community gathered at the Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts (UCCPA) to celebrate the achievements of 33 students who are eligible to receive their degrees. Many of these students will return to campus in May to participate in the formal 2012 commencement exercises. Each fall semester, Unity… Read more »
December 13, 2011
Unity College to Hold Celebration for December Graduate Candidates
At the end of each fall semester Unity College holds a ceremony to honor students who have completed the requirements to receive their degree.
December 12, 2011
Unity College Professor Michael Womersley Honored by Maine Rural Partners
Unity College Professor Michael Womersley has been honored by Maine Rural Partners, a non-profit organization based in Orono, Maine that is dedicated to advancing collaborative, integrated approaches to rural development. On December 8, Womersley was honored by with an Individual Merit Award from Maine Rural Partners at the group’s annual meeting. He was honored for working with… Read more »
December 12, 2011
Internet2 Access Brings New Teaching, Research Opportunities to Unity College
Unity College has expanded the range of its research and teaching opportunities thanks to a new connection via MaineREN to Internet2, a high-speed networking consortium led by the research and education community. MaineREN was created by the University of Maine System and The Jackson Laboratory to deliver the Cyber infrastructure necessary to participate in, and… Read more »
December 08, 2011
Unity College to Hold Celebration for December Graduate Candidates
As many who have earned a college degree know, the path to a receiving one’s diploma is not necessarily a straight line. So it is that at the end of each fall semester, Unity College celebrates the achievements of a group of students who are eligible to be awarded their degree. Some of these students are… Read more »
November 24, 2011
Unity Student Ari Leach ’12 Launches Hunger Relief Effort
As Ari Leach ’12, a Wildlife and Botany major from Blue Hill, Maine, contemplates her final semester as a college student, her worldview is far more expansive than the understandable focus that so many soon-to-be college graduates have on “what’s next” after commencement. She is concerned for the plight of both the planet and feeding those… Read more »
November 22, 2011
Unity Students Reap Rewards of Financial Literacy
Sometimes learning about personal finance brings immediate rewards beyond the long-term payback from properly planning a monthly budget. Rebecca Heath ’11 received an Apple iPad 2 as winner of a drawing for participants of CashCourse, an online course in partnership between Unity College and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). The course helps boost the… Read more »
