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Sustainable Living Hub Coordinator Kyle Butler has a message for all OHIO students.

“Have you ever taken part in a class on the College Green beneath the lovely trees on campus when the weather is great in April or September? Or maybe you haven’t, but you always envisioned this as a part of your college experience," said Butler, who is an associate professor of instruction in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Program of Intensive English (OPIE) in the College of Arts and Sciences. "Why would we want to restrict teaching and learning to a classroom when we have such a lovely, tree-shaded campus?"

As the Sustainable Living Hub Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability, Butler wants to help take teaching and learning at OHIO outside of the classroom box by: 

• Promoting the outdoor teaching we are already doing.
• Provisioning popular spaces for holding classes outdoors.
• Building a fully equipped outdoor classroom on the Athens campus.

In order to help with this effort, Butler is asking all OHIO students to .

Even if you have never taken a class outside, your input is valuable to this effort. If you have any questions, please contact Butler at butlerk@ohio.edu or on Teams.