Category: Memos
August 13, 2018
Summer Board of Trustees Meeting Update
From: Melik Khoury Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 12:10 PM To: Employee-News Subject: Summer Board of Trustees Meeting Update: Unity College Colleagues, As is my custom, I’m writing today to share some notes and highlights from the recently concluded board of trustees meetings that took place last week at Unity College: Sky Lodge. As many… Read more »
June 23, 2018
Unity Works: Summer Edition
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: June 23, 2018 SUBJECT: Unity Works: Summer Edition ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Colleagues, I hope this note finds you well as the spring gives way to early summer. In some ways, it feels like winter is only just ending, but we all know that fall will come… Read more »
May 15, 2018
May 11 Board Meeting
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: May 15, 2018 SUBJECT: May 11 Board Meeting ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Community, What an amazing time at Unity College! Beautiful weather for Commencement and the last week of school. Thanks to everyone who put so much into the Student Conference, finals week, student activities, Commencement, this… Read more »
April 13, 2018
Awards and Amphibians: Congratulations!
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: April 13, 2018 SUBJECT: Awards and Amphibians: Congratulations! ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Community, It’s been a big week for Unity College faculty, staff, and students. First, last night was Big Night, an annual awareness-raising of the beginning of amphibian migration to breeding pools across New England. The… Read more »
April 03, 2018
Early Spring Treats
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: April 3, 2018 SUBJECT: Early Spring Treats ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Colleagues, As spring thaw finally begins to really take hold here in Maine, the receding snow reveals a treasure trove of yard art, toys, lawn furniture, motorized vehicles, and other beloved objet d’art. As I was… Read more »
March 20, 2018
Sky Lodge Planning and Partners
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: March 20, 2018 SUBJECT: Sky Lodge Planning and Partners ATTACHMENTS: None Unity Colleagues, The response to our news about Sky Lodge has been both positive and generous, both internally and externally. Thank you all for sharing our good news with your networks. As we discussed at the… Read more »
January 26, 2018
Innovation at Unity College: if the shoe fits…
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: January 25, 2018 SUBJECT: Innovation at Unity College: if the shoe fits… ATTACHMENTS: Innovation at Unity College, Case Study on Innovation from the AGB. Colleagues, Our Flagship faculty recently received a memo from CAO Latty announcing a new position entitled “Director of Curriculum Innovation.” In order to… Read more »
January 25, 2018
State of the College – January 2018
Unity College Professional Development January 2018
November 17, 2017
Giving Thanks for Unity
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: November 17, 2017 SUBJECT: Giving Thanks for Unity ATTACHMENTS: None Dear Unity College Community, With some of us going on break, some taking well-deserved time off, and some holding the fort next week, I thought I would send out a quick message before many of us switch… Read more »
August 22, 2017
As We Start a New Academic Year: Times like these are made for Unity College!
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: August 21, 2017 SUBJECT: As We Start a New Academic Year: Times like these are made for Unity College! ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Colleagues, Every fall brings promise of great things and another year of opportunity for America’s Environmental College. I trust that you are as excited… Read more »
August 20, 2017
State of the College – August 2017
Unity College Professional Development August 2017
June 21, 2017
Unity College Board of Trustees Endorses Enterprise Education
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: June 21, 2017 SUBJECT: Unity College Board of Trustees Endorses Enterprise Education ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Colleagues, Early summer is a beautiful time in Maine, but you can rest assured that our board and leadership team are still hard at work to keep Unity College strong and… Read more »
March 23, 2017
Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Arnett – Chief Distance Education Officer
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: March 20, 2017 SUBJECT: Leadership in Abundance: Dr. Arnett – Chief Distance Education Officer ATTACHMENTS: None Colleagues, As you probably know, Dr. Amy Arnett has been serving in the role of interim Chief Distance Education Officer since the position was vacated last fall. Amy has done an… Read more »
February 01, 2017
We are Unity: Scientists & Refugees are not our Enemies – A President’s Reflection
TO: Employee-News, Students FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: Feb 1, 2017 SUBJECT: We are Unity: Scientists & Refugees are not our Enemies – A President’s Reflection. ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Community, The current national state of affairs has given us all a lot to think about. Many of you have shared your thoughts with… Read more »
December 20, 2016
End of Year Reflections & New Year Commitments…
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: December 20, 2016 SUBJECT: End of Year Reflections & New Year Commitments… ATTACHMENTS: None Dear Unity College Community, As the year winds down it seems like an appropriate time to reflect a little on the year that was, and anticipate a bit of what the next will… Read more »
November 11, 2016
We are Unity: The Unity Commission on Community Standards & Inclusivity
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: November 11, 2016 SUBJECT: We are Unity: The Unity Commission on Community Standards & Inclusivity ATTACHMENTS: None Unity College Community, In my November 9 note to campus, I encouraged us all to share our best selves with each other. Since then I’ve been working with the leadership… Read more »
November 09, 2016
In Unity We Stand!
TO: Employee-News FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: November 9, 2016 SUBJECT: In Unity We Stand! ATTACHMENTS: None Dear Unity College Community, Yesterday, our nation voted after long, intense, and — let’s face it — divisive months of campaigns, primaries, advertising, and debates. It was inevitable that whatever the results, approximately half of our country… Read more »
