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V O L . X X I V N O. X X I G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 1 9 68 BOARD OFFICERS J. Michael Pierce Treasurer President and Treasurer, Allen Insurance and Financial P. Andrew Hamilton Secretary Chair of the Economic Development and Government Relations practice group, Eaton Peabody BOARD MEMBERS Marc Bane Michael Demko Hallie Flint Gilman Michael Fortier Joseph Galli Sarah Jeffords Howard Johnson Keith Martin Luke Muzzy Bruce Nickerson Coral-Jeanne O'Connor Sarah Ruef-Lindquist Gloria Sosa Steven Whipple Established: 1965 Employees: 173 Students: 704 (Fall 2017) Student/faculty ratio: 15:1 Annual revenue: $23,803,206 CONTACT 90 Quaker Hill Road Unity, Maine 04988 (207) 509-7100 www.unity.edu UnityCollege @UnityCollege @UnityCollege MISSION STATEMENT Through the framework of sustainability science, Unity College provides a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Through experiential and collaborative learning, our graduates emerge as responsible citizens, environmental stewards and visionary leaders. SERVICE LOCATION(S) United States Unity College 2019 GOALS f Promote Maine as a premier destination for environmental education. f Implement a pilot semester of the transformative living and learning plan for the fi rst two years of the residential undergraduate experience, focusing ini- tially on competency-based credentialing. f Reinvent how higher educational institutions generate revenue, subsidize tuition costs and prepare graduates for real-world application of their skills through new potential business ventures. f Integrate the newly gifted Sky Lodge in the Moose River Valley into the educational structure of Unity College, aligning the site with the College's Sustainable Business Enterprise program. f Expand the College's Distance Education program to off er online undergrad- uate degree completion. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES With your support, Unity College will continue graduating environmental stewards of the 21st century and innovating from a position of strength. We are dedicated to reimagining higher education to best meet the changing needs of today's diverse learners. Our work will only be done when we become the model for a modern education based in sustainability science that is economi- cally relevant, fi nancially sustainable and academically rich. f Scholarships f Undergraduate Research Funding f Internship Funding f Team/Club Sponsorship f Academic Program Support f Nova Underwriting f Sky Lodge Academic Programs f Sky Lodge Technological Investment f Class Travel Sponsorship f Commencement Speaker Sponsorship Please call (207) 509-7145 to discuss ways to give or visit our website at unity.edu/give to make a secure online gift. AWARDS/ACCOLADES e Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education in August 2018 named Unity College one of the top-10 baccalaureate performers in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, better known as STARS; the Unity College Board of Trustees was named as one of fi ve winners of the Association of Governing Boards' John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership, based on its innovation and exemplary leadership; US News & World Report Best Value and Best Northern institution for Regional Colleges, 2017 and 2016; overall grand prize in the 2017 National Association of College and University Food Services Sustainability Awards; Master's (online), Bachelor's and Associate's degrees accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc.; listed among the Top-10 colleges nationally in two important categories, No. 10 for Food and No. 5 for Academics, in Sierra magazine's "Cool Schools" list; named a College of Distinction for the past six school years; President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and included in the Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges; Unity College Dining Services received the 2017 gold award in waste management from the National Association of College and University Food Services; and Maine Campus Compact honored Conservation Law Enforcement Club with the 2018 President's Award and Associate Professor of Conservation Biology Dr. Matt Chatfi eld with the 2018 Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence. Net tuition and fees . . . . . . . . . . . 53.9% Room and board fees . . . . . . . . . . 21.2% Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9% Federal and state student aid . . . . . 7.3% Endowment draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3% Other auxiliary revenues . . . . . . . . . 2.0% Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5% TOP FUNDING SOURCES Dr. Melik Peter Khoury President John Newlin Board Chair CEO and founder, Scatter Good Farm and the Green Futures Institute Senior Advisor, Re-Fridge/ Affordable Campus Essentials LLC Erica Hutchinson Chief Advancement Officer Sharon Reishus Board Vice Chair Founder and CEO, Reishus Consulting LLC Former chair, Maine Public Utilities Commission