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Unity College Blogs

Unity College is all about making life real. Real people doing real things that make a real difference. So, we invite you to be part of our active and environmentally aware community. The blogs listed below are hosted by Unity faculty, staff, students, and Unity College President, Mitchell Thomashow. Read, comment, and engage in conversation that will take you from Maine to the tropics of Dominica.

Unity College Passive House
Blog with Doug Fox about TerraHaus, Unity College's new residence hall and the first American college residence designed to meet the Passive House standard, the highest international standard for energy efficiency.
http://terrahaus.wordpress.com/

  Sustainability Blog

Sustainability Monitor
Sustainability Coordinator Jesse Pyles, along with other green-minded faculty and staff, chronicles efforts at Unity College to make sustainability a learning experience and a way of life.
http://sustainabilitymonitor.wordpress.com/

Living Green in Unity House
President Stephen Mulkey and spouse Michele Leavitt create a dialogue about the green innovations embedded in Unity House and document how Unity House continues to model sustainable building and living practices as it serves the college community.
http://livinggreenatunityhouse.blogspot.com/

Thornton

Olivia Thornton, 2013
A junior at Unity College, Olivia is majoring in captive wildlife care and education. Here, she offers a view of Unity from a student's eyes, because students are the ones who actually live it.
http://oliviaunitycollege.wordpress.com/
dunity2 Jeffery Davidson, 2015
A Unity freshman, Jeffery blogs aboutclasses, events happening at the college, personal pastimes and current events. The blog shows adventures at Unity and outlines his academic life.
http://jefferybdunity.wordpress.com/

Costa Rica

The Marine Ecology Experience: Research in Costa Rica
Blog with Dr. Emma Creaser and Unity students who are studying marine biodiversity in a remote area along the Pacific coast this May.
http://ucme.wordpress.com/
Hazel Trinidad EcoLife South Africa

Student Internship Program
Check out what Unity students are doing for their internships this summer. This new blog will keep you tuned in. We encourage not only student interns to add to the blog, but invite faculty sponsors and families to visit also. The internship program at Unity bridges academic work with career choices through off campus work experience. Check back for updates.
http://unitycollegeinternshipprogram.blogspot.com/

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Sustainability Activities at Unity College
This blog is a networking site for Unity students and the outside world to interact on sustainability issues. Unity students are very active in hands-on sustainability projects and Unity also requires a basic education in climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy for all graduates. Students, experts, and the general public may comment or submit stories.
http://ucsustainability.blogspot.com/


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Unity College Search and Rescue
This blog is for the members of the Unity College Search and Rescue Team (UCSAR), members of Maine Association for Search and Rescue (MASAR), members of other civilian SAR, Mountain Rescue and the various military rescue services to communicate and hold a conversation about training, techniques, incidents and ideas.
http://ucsarmaine.blogspot.com/