December 2015 Issue

Happy Holidays from the Unity College Community!




Thomas Bednar and Mikala Robinson speak at Dec. Commencement.
Unity College Graduates 27 at December Commencement Ceremony

Unity College celebrated December commencement on Dec. 18 at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts with 27 graduates. See story here . 




Dr. Stephen Mulkey Delivers 2015 Commencement Address

President Stephen Mulkey delivered the December 2015 Commencement address "my last official public act as president of Unity College." Full text available here . 



Unity College Community Reacts to Climate Change Agreement in Paris. 

The Unity College community lauds the passage of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change agreement in Paris. See more here. 




President Stephen Mulkey Moderated Panel

President Stephen Mulkey moderated a recent Speaking in Maine panel discussion on Climate Change and the Economy.
  



Mulkey Published the in Journal of Sustainability Education 

President Stephen Mulkey recently published an article, Sustainability Programming is an Ethical Obligation for Higher Education in the Environmental Century, in  



Unity College Coral Wet Lab Opened and Renamed

The Unity College Coral Wet Lab was named the CJ and Rick O'Connor and Clifford Family Coral Wet Lab, in recognition of a generous donation from the descendants of founders. Dr. Emma Perry is pictured right with students who rebuilt the CJ and Rick O'Connor and Clifford Family Coral Wet Lab.  Read more here.



Unity College in the News 
News and Events

The Unity College Bear Study, a student-led research project released a report after its 3 rd year. Funding is needed to continue the research.
  





Student News

Fall 2015 Student Conference

The Unity College fall 2015 Student Conference featured topics ranging from "Climate Change Strategies in U.S. National Parks" to "Analyzing Coastal Access in Maine using GIS."  Full story with winners
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Unity Students Participate in Climate Rally 

A group of Unity College students joined a climate rally in Boston during the Paris Climate talks.  Ryan Park '16, a Wildlife & Fisheries Management major from Torrance, Calif., called "a great community experience of like-minded, yet diverse group of people with the goal of spreading the word of environmental and social justice for all."  See full story here.


Unity College Students are Training Dogs for Guiding Eyes

Unity College students are training dogs on campus for Guiding Eyes, a program that takes on puppies and trains them to become service dogs for the blind. Megan Carroll and Nicole Viveirous work as a team to raise Malcom, Georgia M
Mikala Robinson works with Mack.
ale and Mikala Robinson raise his brother, Mack. 
  






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Unity College Center for the Performing Arts

The January 2016 slate at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts is full with a variety of talent. Among the groups performing are Whaler's Run, featuring Unity College alumni Todd Bowen, who will be donating 100 percent of the ticket sales to the UCCPA. Other groups scheduled to perform are Windborne and the Ghost of Paul Revere. There will also be Ballroom Dance Classes. Check out the full schedule.



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
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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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