October 7, 2017

University of Missouri | Columbia, Mo.

Hosted by the University of Missouri-College of Engineering and the Great Rivers Council, BSA at the University of Missouri-Columbia

Greetings! The Great Rivers Council is excited to partner with the College of Engineering to bring you a number of merit badges this year. Classes will be taught by faculty from the University of Missouri, along with a number of community volunteers and Scouters. 

The University of Scouting (training sessions for adult leaders) will be taking place at the same time and location. Registration for that event can be accessed here 

Tentative Schedule of Events:

• 9:30 a.m.- Live Webcast Opening Ceremony in your assigned classrooms
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch rotations begin
• 1:00 p.m.- Morning half day classes end
• 1:30 p.m.- Afternoon half day classes begin
• 4:30 p.m.- Classes end

Cost:
$20.00 if registered by the early-bird deadline of August 26, 2017. This includes a bag lunch, event patch, merit badge cards, commemorative give-away and materials needed for the course. After August 26, registrations will be considered late and be accessed an additional $10 late fee. Adults may purchase a lunch for $8 by sending an email to Missy.Gerardy@icloud.com and submitting payment, cash or check, to the Great Rivers Council, 1203 Fay Street, Columbia, MO 65201. NO registrations will be accepted after September 16, 2017, including the day of the event.

Registration:
All registration for merit badge classes will occur online at www.bsa-grc.org. By clicking on the name of a particular course, Scouts will be able to see prerequisites for that course, if they are required. If there are none, that will be noted as well. Scouts must complete all prerequisites prior to arriving the day of the event if they wish to earn the merit badge that day. Here is a list of the pre-requisites.

What to Bring:
All Scouts are required to be in their Field Uniform during the entirety of the event and must conduct themselves by the Scout Oath and Law at all times. Please bring your completed prerequisite requirements (if applicable), the Merit Badge Workbook, pencil/paper and any additional supplies for your merit badge. **Scouts taking half-day courses must take a morning AND an afternoon half-day class ** Note: * indicates a half-day class (once confirned). 

Merit Badges being offered are as follows
American Business*
Architecture*
Astronomy
Automotive Maintenance
Chemistry
Chess*
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Communications 
Crime Prevention Trio
Digital Technology
Disabilities Awareness*
Electricity
Emergency Preparedness 
Energy
Engineering
First Aid
Fish & Wildlife
Game Design
Geocaching
Geology* 
Journalism
Law
Medicine
Mining in Society
Music*
Nuclear Science
Personal Management
Photography
Plumbing
Programming
Radio*
Robotics
Search & Rescue
Signs, Signals and Codes
Sustainability
Vet Medicine
Weather
Venturing Advancement Workshop