Blogs

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. Read, comment, and engage in conversation that will take you from Maine to the tropics of Dominica.

Unity College Sustainability Monitor
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 12:32 PM

Our heartfelt congratulations to Kelsey S., Frank R., and Shayne V.. While many of you have been told things about “the real world” after you graduate, these folks were doing the real work of sustainability on the ground at Unity College.  All told, these three must have personally raised 500 lbs of chicken, diverted 18,000 lbs of waste from the landfill, and written 30,000 words on...

Unity House
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 9:34 PM
On Wednesday, April 24, I came back to Unity House to prepare for a 5 pm alumni meeting. A one hundred fifty pound surprise was waiting for me and the dogs. A large goat stood outside of the sliding glass doors to the living area, and he seemed to be kissing the glass!

Last week, Petey the Goat escaped with a friend during a truck transfer on campus...
OliviaUnityCollege
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 5:45 PM

So I’ve been working at the Vet Hospital for almost two months now and it has turned out to be quite the experience. I do know that I do not ever want anything to do with animal medicine or veterinary aspects. However, my job entails something completely different for the most part. I am the person up front that actually gets to interact with the people and animals who come in. I am the one who they really get to know and I love that part of it. I get to check them in, talk with them...

Unity College in Maine Internship Program
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 10:36 AM

04.26.2013

2013 MAPACA Jubilee
Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm in Unity, Maine is home to 28 Huacaya (pronounced wuh-kai-ya) alpacas. Owners Robin Fowler and Corry Pratt founded their farm in 2004 and bought their first alpacas in 2006. Then in 2009 they started the Alpaca Center of New England, "an organization providing educational opportunities for all alpaca owners and anyone interested in learning more" [...
Sustainability Thought and Deed
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 4:37 AM
It wasn't popular, but at least one senator said it too:


Primary blog owner-author: Michael "Mick" Womersley, PhD Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation