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May 17, 2013
Unity College Students Gain Experience While Helping Elementary School Students
The image of a student separated from his or her peers, picked on, and at times physically abused at school is one that is seared in the consciousness of every parent. Bullying is a persistent concern across the United States that spans the generational divide. Most people know someone who has been bullied or has… Read more »
May 10, 2013
Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch Open Their Farm to Group from Unity College
Last month, world-renowned small-scale organic farmer Eliot Coleman and his wife, professional horticulturist, author, and MOFGA board member Barbara Damrosch, opened their Four Season Farm in Harborside, Maine to visitors from Unity College. The group included Unity students, Director of the Center for Sustainability and Global Change/Professor of Sustainable Agriculture Doug Fox, Unity College Instructor… Read more »
May 10, 2013
Five Unity College Students Participate in Northeast Natural History Conference
Five Unity College students made the trip to the 13th Northeast Natural History Conference (NNHC) in April, each offering scientific research to the predominantly professional audience. Held in Springfield, Massachusetts from April 13 – 15, the NNHC is the largest regional forum for researchers, natural resource managers, students, and naturalists to present current information on… Read more »
May 10, 2013
Exercises Take Place On Saturday, May 18, 2013
Unity College will hold its 44th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 1 p.m. in Tozier Gymnasium. There are 124 Bachelor of Science, 2 Bachelor of Arts, and 2 Associate of Science degrees being conferred. Commencement speaker Dr. James Gustave Speth, an internationally acclaimed environmental educator, writer, and scholar, will receive an honorary Doctor… Read more »
May 08, 2013
Unity College Hosts Student Conference on Monday, May 13
On Monday, May 13, research and artistic projects by Unity College students will be showcased at the annual end-of-semester Student Conference. The conference will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts (UCCPA), 42 Depot Street, Unity, Maine. Awards will be presented in the main auditorium of… Read more »
May 08, 2013
Lorey Duprey Chosen to Study at Leadership Institute
A veteran food-service professional who advanced leading edge, sustainable food service operations at Unity College has been chosen to participate in a high profile leadership institute. Dining Service Manager Lorey Duprey will participate in the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS), Nestlè Professional Customer Innovation Campus, 2013 Leadership Institute, slated for June… Read more »
May 06, 2013
Unity College Students Develop Anthology About Tall Pines Residents
A group of Unity College students led by critically acclaimed author and Professor Kathryn Miles is writing an anthology of essays about residents at Tall Pines, an assisted living and retirement community in Belfast. The online and print anthology of essays will be celebrated at a launch party on Thursday, May 9 at 4:00 pm… Read more »
May 03, 2013
Unity College Names Sarah Conroy Director of Human Resources
A seasoned human resources professional with more than 25 years of experience in the field has been named Director of Human Resources at Unity College. Sarah Conroy began her role during the spring semester 2013. Conroy has human resource experience in organizations of various sizes, including HR director positions at Penobscot Bay Media and the… Read more »
May 01, 2013
Unity College Receives Gift to Create Stutzke Foundation Scholarship
The Richard David Stutzke Foundation has awarded a gift for an undisclosed sum to Unity College in Unity, Maine. The gift will support scholarships awarded to Unity College students with priority given to those pursuing studies as part of the Sustainable Energy Management, and Environmental Policy, Law, and Society programs. The foundation chose to award the… Read more »
May 01, 2013
Unity College Reports No Loss from Fossil Fuel Divestment
Two key myths have emerged from Unity College becoming the first institution of higher learning to divest from investments in fossil fuels.
April 23, 2013
Unity College Hosts Historic Poetry Slam First for Maine on April 26
Unity College will host Imagine Unity-Slam for the Future, the first-ever Earth Week Poetry Slam on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center, located at 90 Quaker Hill Road, in Unity, Maine. Poets from across the nation will compete for prizes totaling over $1500. The poetry slam at Unity College is the… Read more »
April 22, 2013
Unity College Sportsmen’s Conference and Wild Game Dinner Raises 6K for Charity
The 7th annual Unity College Sportsmen’s Conference and Wild Game Dinner raised $6,000 for three charities. Held at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 12, the sold out fundraiser benefited Operation Game Thief, a private, non-profit organization that works with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Warden Service to… Read more »
April 18, 2013
Former Interim Unity College President Speaks on the Maine Food System at the Belfast Free Library
The Belfast Area Transition Initiative (BATI), The Belfast Cooperative Store, Coastal Farms and Food, and Food for Maine’s Future invite the community to a free lecture and conversation on the Maine food system. The event will take place on Monday, April 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free… Read more »
April 15, 2013
Unity College Names Michael Evans Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Michael Evans has been named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Unity College in Unity, Maine, the first college in the United States to announce a focus on sustainability science. Evans, a Fulbright Fellowship winner, most recently served as Interim Dean of the Indiana University School of Journalism at Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana.… Read more »
April 12, 2013
A Full Schedule of Earth Week Events at Unity College
The first college in the nation to divest from investments in fossil fuels and announce its focus on sustainability science, the leading edge of 21st century transdisciplinary (collaborative) environmental problem solving has announced a full slate of Earth Week activities. Known as America’s Environmental College, Unity College will hold Earth Week events at various locations… Read more »
April 09, 2013
Unity College Professor Mick Womersley to Speak at Conference Sponsored by the New Economics Institute
Mick Womersley, Professor of Human Ecology at Unity College, will speak at “Cooperation, Community, and Complexity: Imagining a New Economy for the 21st Century” hosted by the College of the Atlantic, April 20 – 21, 2013. The two-day conference will include a variety of speakers, activities, and workshops, and takes place at the Thomas S.… Read more »
April 05, 2013
Unity College Community Mourns Passing of Coral Clifford
The Unity College community mourns the loss of one of its most passionate philanthropic supporters. Coral Mariette (Berkeley) Clifford, wife of Unity College founder Bert Clifford, passed away at age 90 on March 22 at her home in Naples, Florida. Originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Coral was born July 28, 1922, to Arthur and Cora (Brown)… Read more »
April 03, 2013
Allison Perna Film Homage to the Unity College Soccer Team
A double major in Wildlife Biology and Environmental Writing & Media Studies, Allison Perna ’14 recently made a film that was both personal and from the heart. What began as a final project for her Documentary Film class with Professor John Zavodny eventually grew to mean more to Perna than just another assignment. The film… Read more »
March 21, 2013
Unity College Names Susan Morse as Environmental Leadership Award Winner
One of the most highly regarded wildlife trackers in North America will receive an award for environmental leadership from Unity College. Susan C. Morse of Jericho, Vermont, a nationally known tracker and expert on wildlife habitat, will receive Unity College’s 2013 Environmental Leader Award. The leading-edge environmental college located in Unity, Maine, will honor Morse… Read more »
March 15, 2013
Quinn Boyle Takes Art Assignments and Transforms Them Into Art Exhibit
Quinn Boyle ’14, a Sustainable Agriculture major at Unity, took two separate projects, one for Art Professor Ben Potter’s “Re-Use” class and the other, his Student Conference assignment, and created two bodies of work to be exhibited at Crosstrax in Unity opening on Friday, March 15. Boyle’s assignment for Potter’s class entitled “Glass Plates Re-worked”,… Read more »
