News
April 18, 2017
Accepted students to experience Unity College on Earth Day
Students get in-depth look at America’s Environmental College at New Student Experience
April 18, 2017
Unity College celebrates Earth Week
Immersive student programs and subject experts at America’s Environmental College
April 14, 2017
Leadership in Abundance: Welcome Chief Academic Officer Latty
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: April 12, 2017 SUBJECT: Leadership in Abundance: Welcome Chief Academic Officer Latty ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Colleagues, In light of recent news, and the plethora of work we are undertaking, I am writing to announce that Dr. Erika Latty has agreed to take on a new role… Read more »
April 14, 2017
Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Rana Johnson Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: April 12, 2017 SUBJECT: Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Rana Johnson Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer ATTACHMENTS: None Colleagues, As we complete another year of powerful learning at Unity College, I want to thank you all for your hard work over the last several months. By all accounts… Read more »
April 14, 2017
Unity College adds seasoned leader to diversity and inclusion leadership post
Johnson brings policy, research, and programming to America’s Environmental College
April 13, 2017
Dr. Melik Peter Khoury appointed to Maine Commission for Community Service
Governor LePage appoints President of Unity College
April 12, 2017
Why Tree Selection Matters for Professionals with a Natural Resource Management Degree
Conservationists engaged in protecting and rehabilitating woodlands know that deciding which trees to protect and introduce is complex. Some organisms may be great fits for specific climates or regions, while others may have a mixture of qualities that make them too weak or too strong for a particular region, making them poor choices for projects… Read more »
April 12, 2017
Dr. Melik Peter Khoury joins Maine Climate Table Steering Committee
President of first-to-divest college added to advocacy panel
April 08, 2017
Unity College’s 13th wild game dinner sold-out
Meal prepared by Unity students, celebrity chef celebrates Maine’s hunting and fishing heritage
April 07, 2017
Sportsmen’s Conference and Wild Game Dinner
Food lovers will soon line up to participate in a gourmet tradition at one of the nation’s premier environmental colleges, with proceeds to benefit Maine’s Operation Game Thief and the Unity College Bear Study.
April 06, 2017
How Environmental School Grads Apply Systems Thinking to Data Modeling
To work as an environmental scientist means examining ecology, the economy, and society, all of which can impact or be impacted by the general environment. All are complex systems involving hundreds or thousands of individual components. For example, an ecological system could comprise many types of wildlife, plant species, fungi, weather patterns, geography, and much… Read more »
March 31, 2017
A Day of Hands-on Environmental Exploration
Unity College’s Annual Spring Open House showcases unique sustainability education options for prospective students
March 30, 2017
The Role of Land Use in Environmental Science and Sustainability
As the human global population grows toward a projected 9 billion in 2050, developing a system of sustainable land use is becoming imperative for sustainability professionals. Sustainability in land use will mean balancing the territory devoted to living spaces and agriculture with that which is allowed to remain untouched, and ensuring that all environments remain… Read more »
March 23, 2017
Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Arnett – Chief Distance Education Officer
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: March 20, 2017 SUBJECT: Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Arnett – Chief Distance Education Officer ATTACHMENTS: None Colleagues, As you probably know, Dr. Amy Arnett has been serving in the role of interim Chief Distance Education Officer since the position was vacated last fall. Amy has done an… Read more »
March 23, 2017
The Importance of Quantitative Methods in Environmental Science and Sustainability Measurement
Environmental science is a continuously evolving academic field that seeks to help us gain a progressively better understanding of our natural world and develop effective solutions for important sustainability issues. Challenging the status quo to address environmental problems requires solid evidence to persuade decision makers of the necessity of change. This makes quantitative literacy essential… Read more »
March 20, 2017
Have a Maine summer with Unity College camps
From wardens to whale watching, America’s Environmental College offers the best of Maine to everyone in ’17
March 16, 2017
Mitigating Invasive Species with a Natural Resource Management Masters
After habitat loss, the most severe threat to biodiversity according to the World Conservation Union is invasive species. While the practice of transporting animals outside of their native regions goes back thousands of years to the earliest world explorers, globalization has resulted in a greater number of plants and animals being introduced into new environments.… Read more »
March 10, 2017
Maine college coming to Tacoma aquarium
Unity College bringing the best of campus to community engagement event in Great Northwest
March 09, 2017
Innovative Solutions to Conservation for Students in Colleges for Environmental Science
Conservation is vitally important for all living things, not just to protect animals and their ecosystems but to ensure the sustainability of our precious natural resources and, by extension, the survival of our species. The degradation of the planet’s natural areas resulting from land conversion practices, pollution, and extreme climate impacts is responsible for about… Read more »
March 07, 2017
International ‘rock star’ Jimmy Chin to provide Unity College Commencement address
America’s Environmental College announces a speaker for Class of 2017 who’s ‘danced with death’
