Growing Popularity and Reputation of Unity College Leads to Unprecedented Expansion

Unity, Maine –  With the popularity of Unity College surging nationally and internationally, the College has announced an unprecedented expansion of faculty and staff.

As the first college in the United States to adopt sustainability science – the leading-edge of 21st century transdisciplinary (collaborative) environmental problem solving – as its framework for teaching and learning, Unity has attracted top talent to augment its visionary faculty, staff and administration.  The College community welcomes the following individuals to an endeavor that is vibrant, focused and without borders.  Just as Unity College issues forth environmental professionals who become leaders across the globe, so too, is it attracting professionals who are committed to ensuring that Unity reach its key goals in service to the sustainability of the planet.

The newest members of the Unity College community are:

Mary Saunders Bulan, Ph.D., Director of Half Moon Field Station and Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agricultural Enterprise

Saunders Bulan possesses broad experience in sustainable farming, value-added enterprise, research, teaching, and learning.  She has served as a volunteer on biodynamic farms and specialty produce operations in British Columbia, was coordinator for a non-profit farm project in Rhode Island, has overseen membership, and greenhouse / field production.  Bulan’s work on her Ph.D. program expanded her understanding of farming systems both globally and at home, and reinforced her commitment to sustainable agriculture. She holds a Ph.D. in Agronomy, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a B.S. in International