November 2015 Issue

Happy Thanksgiving from the Unity College Community!

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

Unity College has named Dr. Sarah Cunningham
as Unity College's first-ever Chief Student Success Officer.


New Residence Hall 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. 




Unity College in the News 
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 .
 
Mary Bulan's research into buckwheat seed saving practices in China was mentioned in two ag journals, including this one .
 
Unity's leadership in the divestment of fossil fuels mentioned in this Plymouth, Mass., outlet .


Brian Eaton and Jennifer Meineke
Student News

  • The fall 2015 Nicholas Holt Challenge Scholarship recipients are: 
    • Jennifer Meineke '17, a Wildlife Biology major, of Ansonia, Conn., who received $700 in scholarship funding for her study of northern red squirrels in Unity Forest on the Unity College campus.
    • Brian Eaton '16, a Wildlife and Fisheries Management major of Hudson, Mass., who received $675 in scholarship funding for his "Investigation of Stickleback Phenotypic Anatomy in Central Maine."

     
  • Congrats to Unity College Undergraduate Research Program awardees!! 
    The winner are: 
     
    Evan Donoso for receiving funding to study acoustic behavior in red squirrels.
    Brian Eaton for receiving funding to present his research on minnows at the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference in Maryland.
    Philip Horner for receiving funding to support his work studying community policing initiatives in conservation law enforcement agencies in the northeast. He will present at the Northeast Fish and Wildlife conference in Maryland.
    Jennifer Meineke for funding to support her senior thesis work on red squirrel population dynamics and behavior.
    Michael Rossi for his work investigating civic engagement. He will present at the Unity College Student Conference.
    Allyson Schmidt for her work assessing water quality in Penobscot Bay. She will present her result at the Unity College Student Conference.
    Monica Spatafore received funding for her work investigating water quality in Lake Winnecook.
    Brett Skelly for his thesis research studying calving habitat selection in cow moose. This work will be presented at the fall Unity College Student Conference.
     
  • Unity students Jimmy Pickett and Ashley Allen raised money for and coordinated a food packing event for the world's hungry.
     
  • Unity College students planned and hosted
    the annual PeaceJam Maine Slam, a one-day youth leadership conference for students and community leaders from across the Northeast, on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Unity College Center for the Performing Arts

Come on down to the  Unity College Center for Performing Arts . The winter schedule features a wide range of events to appeal to students, parents, faculty and community! 





Hawk and Handsaw

Take a look at the  Hawk and Handsaw  - the Unity College Journal of Creative Sustainability reimagined as a digital publication. 

Consider Ensuring Your Student's Success 

Consider ensuring your student's success  by making a gift to Project Connect! The initiative provides Unity College with an opportunity to perform thorough 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  here
. 

Contact Us
Keep us informed! Please stay in touch - share photos and let us know about student news or ideas for stories. Email: Julie Cunningham at Jcunningham@unity.edu

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