not subscribe to what he feels are extremist positions espoused by some. “Unity has always respected student views no matter how conservative, liberal, or radical and for this reason: we will always attract a variety of students,” Livezey stated. “No matter what our students believe or what motivates them regarding environmental issues, Unity College will benefit and grow.” Danielle Floyd ’12, a wildlife biology major from Stone Mountain, Georgia, found kindred spirits at Unity even before her first class. She has gained valuable work experience that has given her insights into her interests and a leg up on life after graduation. In 2010 she served as an intern for the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, in the George Washington Memorial Parkway just outside the District of Columbia. As an exotic plant management intern, Floyd helped to target invasive plants such as English ivy (Hedera helix) and Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle). In 2011, she gained more field experience managing invasive plants as a summer intern, again for the U.S. Department of the Interior in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park. Her experience targeting invasive plants gave her a focus for her Senior thesis, which is on the impact of wavyleaf basketgrass
“My environmental policy classes here at Unity have been thoroughly impressive. I am interested in the science, but I want to see the science taken seriously. Currently in today’s politics the science isn’t taken seriously. Big change happens on a political level.”
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