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Unity College - Campus Buildings and Descriptions

Aerial View of Unity College in Maine

The campus of Unity College is 225 acres of fields and woodlands overlooking Unity Pond and the village of Unity, which is located about two hundred miles northeast of Boston. It is within forty miles of Augusta and Bangor; is within fifteen miles of Waterville, and is twenty-five miles from Penobscot Bay and the Atlantic coast. The academic programs of Unity College are enhanced by the rich natural history of the region, from the mountains of western Maine to the rocky eastern coast.

Allison M. Hall Welcome Center
The Allison M. Hall Welcome Center was completed in 1997 and houses the offices of Admissions and Human Resources. The building was designed by alumnus Doug Stover ’81, and is dedicated in memory of alumna Allison M. Hall ’82.

Amphitheater
The Amphitheater is one of the social centers of campus. Outdoor movies, speakers, and bands provide entertainment to students and the community.

Outdoor Adventure Center

The Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) is the recreation, environmental education, and adventure therapy base on campus. Students are encouraged to borrow equipment such as snow shoes, skis, canoes, kayaks, and camping gear - at no charge - from the equipment room. This building also houses the Career Resource Center where students can receive assistance with internships, employment, resumes and networking.

Woodsmen’s Field
The Woodsmen’s’ Field is home to the largest club on campus. The woodsmen’s team travels throughout New England and parts of Canada to compete.

Eastview Residence Hall
Eastview is a two-level traditional style residence hall with 21 rooms per floor.

Westview Residence Hall
Westview is a two-level traditional style residence with 19 rooms per floor.

George E. Constable Hall
Constable Hall, the original farmhouse on the property donated by the Constable family, first housed all of the College administrative offices. Today it is home to the offices of College Advancement, Public Safety, Sustainability, and the College telephone switchboard and mailroom.

The Coops
The Coops are one of the original campus buildings. This U-shaped building, once a hatchery, and for a time the College's dormitory, is divided into three distinct components: North and South Coop and Dining Services. North Coop contains administrative offices, the bookstore and photographic lab facilities. South Coop contains classrooms, faculty offices and the newly renovated art gallery.

The Coop Courtyard
The Coop Courtyard is a pleasant place for students to gather. The Coop Courtyard features solar panels that were once on the White House during President Carter’s Administration.

Dining Center
The Dining Center is a staple of campus life providing delicious, nutritious food seven days per week. Vegan and vegetarian entrées are extensive and creative. The salad bar features fresh organic produce from our campus community garden whenever available. A favorite place to sit is in the beautiful glass atrium.

Wood Hall Residence
Wood Hall is a three-level traditional style residence with 16 rooms per floor.

Outdoor Pottery Kiln
The Outdoor Pottery Kiln is a unique campus feature that is used during pottery courses. In addition to the indoor electric kilns, this wood burning kiln offers an allternative to electric clay pottery firing. Who could resist taking a pottery class during the chilly months of fall and winter?

Fire Pit
The Fire pit is a central focal point on campus where students gather to socialize during the cool fall months.

Koons Hall

Koons Hall, formerly the Environmental Sciences Building, was the first building constructed on the new campus. In 1988 the building was renamed Koons Hall in honor of former chairman of the board of trustees and acting president Donaldson Koons. An addition in 1993 provided the College with much needed space for new chemistry, physics and computer labs. With its newly renovated classrooms and laboratories, faculty offices and classrooms, it remains the primary academic building on campus. The Greenhouse is the latest addition added in 2001.

Hoop House
The Hoop House grows greens that are used by dining services throughout most of the academic year.

Unity Rocks! Garden
Unity Rocks! Garden is a unique campus feature created by and for the College community. The Student Government Association helped to create and build this unique rock formation with donations provided by the College community.

Dorothy Webb Quimby Library

The Dorothy Webb Quimby Library, built in 1976, contains three stack levels which adjoin the main reading room with a cathedral ceiling and double-sided fireplace. The library's 50,000-volume collection is augmented by state-of-the-art computer resources and over 400 periodical subscriptions. It is also the public library for the town and surrounding area. In 1995 the building was dedicated to Dorothy Webb Quimby, the College's original librarian.

Student Activities Building

The Student Activities Building is the largest building on campus and has facilities for sports, student activities, classrooms and faculty offices. The gymnasium is used for a wide range of activities from intercollegiate basketball and volleyball to intramural sports and weight room. The Student Center provides an alternative to Dining Services meals and offers recreation and regularly scheduled entertainment.

Soccer and Lacrosse Fields
The campus has Soccer and Lacrosse fields.

Unity Woodlot Nature Trails
The Unity Woodlot Nature Trails offers a six-kilometer cross-country trail system and walking nature trail which winds through the 100+ acre campus woodlot.

Health and Wellness Center
The Health and Wellness Center, built in 2006, provides a variety of services including walk-in clinics, counseling, and health education. The center also provides programs and materials for the community.

Cianchette Hall Residence
Cianchette Hall, built in 1999, is an 80-bed suite-style residence hall designed to provide a quiet atmosphere conducive to scholarship and privacy. It is divided into four sections; each consists of two floors housing ten residents.

Maple Wood Hall Residence
Maple Wood Hall, built in 2006, is a 27 student residence. It is the most energy-efficient building on campus and features solar hall lights, six-inch walls filled with blown-in fiberglass/latex insulation and super-insulated “Alaska” slabs.

Sugar Shack
The Sugar Shack is located on the perimeter of the Unity Woodlot Nature Trails and is home for the Sustainable Sweeteners Club, who produce maple syrup each spring from the Maple trees that are tapped on campus. Generally, pancake breakfasts are organized each year, serving freshly made maple syrup and a heaping stack of sizzling pancakes!

The Cottages

The Cottages are located on the edge of the campus and are designed for independent, mature students. The cottages consist of five small individual units for four students each. They offer single rooms with a common living room, small kitchenette, and a large bathroom. All cottages are co-ed. The Eco Cottage is off the grid using solar and wind generated power as well as biodiesel. This cottage also practices composting, gray water management and natural resource conservation.

Community Garden
The Community Garden provides fresh salad greens and vegetables to Dining Services from early spring through late autumn. Seedlings are started in the garden's greenhouse; compost is made from kitchen and Dining Services scraps. This ½ acre garden and compost system is student-run. Organic gardening techniques are used and space is provided to community members.

Tinker Demonstration Farm
The Tinker Demonstration Farm is the home to Future Farmers of America (FFA). The farm is sustainable and educational and in the future may provide dining services with organic and sustainable meat products.

Maintenance Complex

The Maintenance Complex houses maintenance and buildings and grounds departments, equipment, and College vehicles. In the spring of 2003 a regulation sized indoor archery range was built in one of the barns. The range features three sixty-foot practice lanes available 12 hours per day, seven days per week. The woodsmen team also has a large area in one of the barns for chopping, sawing, and equipment.

Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts
The Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts (UCCPA), built from a hundred year old barn, is a comfortable 200 seat theatre that also has an art gallery and conference room. In January 2007, the Clifford Foundation donated the property to Unity College.

The Field of Dreams
The Field of Dreams, created by former founder Bert Clifford in the late 1990s, includes baseball and softball fields, tennis and basketball courts and access to Lake Winnecook, also known as Unity Pond. In January 2007, the Clifford Foundation donated the property to Unity College.