November 2015 Issue
  

Happy Thanksgiving from the Unity Community! 


 

Mulkey Delivers Keynote Address

Unity College President Stephen Mulkey  recently delivered a keynote address at Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education annual conference in Minneapolis, MN.


Chief Student Success Officer
Dr. Sarah Cunningham Appointed

President-Elect Dr. Melik Peter Khoury has appointed  Dr. Sarah Cunningham as Unity College's first-ever Chief Student Success Officer.


New Residence Hall to be Built for 2016-17

We are excited to announce that another
energy efficient residence hall and an academic building is expected to be online for the 2016-17 school year.  



 


Service Recognition Dinner

Check out photos of some alumni who attended the 2015 Staff Recognition Dinner. 




Have you Heard? 
News and Events
  • Wilma Lombardi's class is helping Winslow figure out a solid waste plan, and that story was chronicled in the Morning Sentinel. 
  • Who doesn't love a good zombie story. The Humans vs. Zombies project was featured on a Bangor TV station. 
  • Student Tim Hill wrote about endangered least terns in California for this Bay Area environmental blog. 
  • Unity's leadership in the divestment of fossil fuels mentioned in this Plymouth, Mass., outlet. 

Alumni in the News

Tim Peabody '81 is deputy commissioner at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife . He served 10 years on the Unity College faculty after years as chief warden in Maine Warden Service. 

Mike Allen class of '70. Mike, owner of Winterport Boot, recently received the keys to the city of Brewer for celebrating 40 years of business. 

Unity '07 Environmental Education & Parks grad Keith Crowley.
Traveling Natural History program director at Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset talked with us about  bats and his work . 
 
Not an alumnus, but some may remember Dirk Dunbar . Dunbar coached basketball and participated in pickup and intramural games in the 1990's while serving as a professor of humanities. His recently published book Confessions of a Basketball Junkie  includes descriptions of his Unity experience.

Please stay in touch - share photos and let us know about your news or ideas for stories about fellow alum. Email: Sher Quaday at:  squaday@unity.edu . 

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Faculty Research
 Unity Research

Dr. Mary Bulan's research into buckwheat seed saving practices in China was mentioned in two ag journals, including this one. 



The Thanks Giving Season Begins!

Now's the time to consider making a year-end gift to
Project Connect . The initiative provides Unity College with an opportunity to perform through marketing research, and will include an advertising and branding campaign based on research results. An anonymous donor made a $200,000 gift to the college and challenged like-minded individuals to match this gift. Learn more about Project Connect; its impact, and how to make a gift.


Contact Us

 Please stay in touch - share photos and let us know about your news or ideas for stories for fellow alum. 

Email: Julie Cunningham at Jcunningham@unity.edu

 
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