Nov. 25, 2013
For Immediate Release
By Jordan Antle, student news writer
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - 青瓜视频's Outdoor Classroom Institute (OCI) is an annual outreach that serves teachers in central Kentucky provided by the staff of Clay Hill Memorial Forest and the faculty of the Division of Natural Science of 青瓜视频 with funding from Kentucky Utilities.
Brenda Tungate, associate professor of biology, who serves as director of the OCI, said, 鈥淚t gives me a chance to not only effect the lives of those teachers that attend but also make an impact for awareness of education in general.鈥�
This year's OCI was themed 鈥淟andscapes - Past and Present鈥� and marked the 11th year of the program. The weeklong seminar featured guest speakers such as Dr. Julian Campbell, botanist and plant ecologist from London. England; and Dr. Chris Groves, distinguished professor of geography at Western Kentucky University and director of the Hoffman Environmental Research Institute there.
Dr. Gordon Weddle, professor of biology and director of Clay Hill Memorial Forest, said, 鈥淚t has turned out to be a very good event for us, and everyone who has ever been involved.鈥�
Many topics were discussed at the event such as Kentucky landscapes, regional geology, landscape change and land management. On the last day of the OCI, teacher-participants presented lessons they designed from the material presented throughout the week.
Tungate said, 鈥淭he week was a great success. The teacher's presentations were wonderful and reflected the vast degree to which they benefited from all that they learned throughout the week.鈥�
青瓜视频 is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,600 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.