Event Details
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Most of your questions about payment, start and end times, and where to be are explained beneath the list of badges on this page.
Please read everything we've included in the event description. If you still have questions, contact the event manager by clicking this button.
Email Ms Ursula Seefeld (TowpathMBU@Gmail.com), the Event Manager
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American Business
| AM-1 | GOS-1174 | 1b, 2a, 5a&b, 6c eMail before. Bring Worksheet | 14 | | 10 | 2 |
Wayne Ahlquist
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American Business
| PM-1 | GOS-1174 | 1b, 2a, 5a&b, 6c eMail before. Bring Worksheet | 14 | | 10 | 4 |
Wayne Ahlquist
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American Heritage
| PM-1 | GOS-3305 | 1, 2, 3a, 3c, 4, 5 & printed worksheet | 10 | | 18 | 4 |
Mr Joshua P. Fess
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Animal Science
| AM-1 | GLE-1129 | 1 - 6, bring worksheet, Rec Farm visit optional | 10 | | 10 | 2 |
Mrs Janelle Yates
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Animation
| ALL DAY | LOW-3125 | Bring printed worksheet and ideas | 10 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Jaime Grimes
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Aviation
| AM-1 | GOS-3365 | 4 and 5 | 10 | | 10 | 0 |
Christina Ruhland
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Chess
| ALL DAY | LBR-3201 | Bring chess set if you have one | 10 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Kevin Courteau
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Citizenship in the Community*
| AM-1 | GOS-1154 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and preparation for 8 | 11 | | 12 | 0 |
Ronald Stansbury Ph.D.
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Citizenship in the Community*
| AM-2 | GOS-2365 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and preparation for 8 | 11 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Paul Bishop MPA, NRP
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Citizenship in the Community*
| PM-1 | GOS-1154 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and preparation for 8 | 11 | | 12 | 0 |
Ronald Stansbury Ph.D.
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Citizenship in the Community*
| PM-2 | GOS-2365 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and preparation for 8 | 11 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Paul Bishop MPA, NRP
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Citizenship in the Nation*
| AM-1 | GOS-2300 | 2 from requirement 2(A,B,C,D)&requirements 3,6,8 | 12 | | 15 | 1 |
Mr Fred Smith
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Citizenship in the Nation*
| AM-2 | GOS-2154 | 2, 3, 6, 8. printed worksheet, Print 6 & 8 | 10 | | 18 | 2 |
Mr Joshua P. Fess
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Citizenship in the Nation*
| AM-3 | GOS-3305 | 2 (a-d any 2),3 6,8+printed worksheet | 12 | | 12 | 0 |
Ms Trisch Axsmith Tavolette PMP
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Citizenship in the Nation*
| AM-4 | GOS-2305 | 2, 3, 6, 8. printed worksheet | 12 | | 11 | 1 |
Mr Don Knab Honorable
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Citizenship in the Nation*
| PM-1 | GOS-2300 | 2 from requirement 2(A,B,C,D)&requirements 3,6,8 | 12 | | 15 | 0 |
Mr Fred Smith
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Citizenship in the Nation*
| PM-2 | GOS-2154 | 2 (a-d any 2),3 6,8+printed worksheet | 12 | | 12 | 0 |
Ms Trisch Axsmith Tavolette PMP
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Citizenship in the World*
| AM-1 | GOS-2355 | 3a, 5b, 5c, and 7, bring worksheet | 12 | | 14 | 0 |
Mr David Kent
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Citizenship in the World*
| PM-1 | GOS-2355 | 3a, 5b, 5c, and 7, bring worksheet | 12 | | 15 | 0 |
Mr David Kent
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Citizenship in the World*
| PM-2 | GOS-2305 | 3, 5, 7+ worksheet. Incompletes can be emailed | 12 | | 9 | 1 |
Mr Don Knab Honorable
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Coin Collecting
| AM-1 | LBR-3214 | 2, 5 (a or b), 6, 7, 9 (a or b), 10d | 10 | | 15 | 10 |
Mr Robert Romberg
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Communication*
| AM-1 | LBR-3215 | 3,5,7,8, printed worksheet, + attend mtg on own | 12 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Albert Cohen
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Communication*
| AM-2 | LBR-3220 | 3,5,7,8, printed worksheet, + attend mtg on own | 12 | | 12 | 0 |
Ms Janeen Thompson MPA, MT-BC
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Communication*
| AM-3 | LBR-3225 | 3 ready to present, 5, 7, 8, 9 | 10 | | 14 | 0 |
Mr Christopher Lien
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Communication*
| AM-4 | LBR-3232 | 3,5,7,8, printed worksheet, + attend mtg on own | 12 | | 7 | 0 |
Scouter Anonymous
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Communication*
| PM-1 | LBR-3215 | 3,5,7,8, printed worksheet, + attend mtg on own | 12 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Albert Cohen
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Communication*
| PM-2 | LBR-3220 | 3,5,7,8, printed worksheet, + attend mtg on own | 12 | | 12 | 1 |
Ms Janeen Thompson MPA, MT-BC
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Communication*
| PM-3 | LBR-3225 | 3 ready to present, 5, 7, 8, 9 | 10 | | 15 | 0 |
Mr Christopher Lien
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Communication*
| PM-4 | LBR-3232 | 3,5,7,8, printed worksheet, + attend mtg on own | 12 | | 7 | 0 |
Scouter Anonymous
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Digital Technology
| AM-1 | GLE-2149 | Bring 1, and 6 to class with printed worksheet | 10 | | 20 | 0 |
Mr Paul Graves
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Digital Technology
| PM-1 | GLE-2149 | Bring 1, and 6 to class with printed worksheet | 10 | | 20 | 2 |
Mr Paul Graves
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Dog Care
| AM-1 | GLE-1139 | 1B,1C,3,4(Takes 2 months to earnMB),5,6d,7H,8,9,10 | 12 | | 25 | 12 |
Mrs Barb LaRue MBC
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Electronics
| AM-1 | GLE-2139 | 1-6,#4 Will build circuits in class. Prep to share | 10 | | 20 | 1 |
Mr Samuel Otto
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Electronics
| PM-1 | GLE-2139 | 1-6, #4Will build circuits in class. Prep to share | 10 | | 20 | 1 |
Mr Samuel Otto
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Emergency Preparedness*
| AM-1 | BOO-1480 | Req 1.) Earn First Aid merit badge prior to MBU. | 10 | | 25 | 0 |
Mr Dave Bujak MPA, FPEM
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Emergency Preparedness*
| PM-1 | BOO-1480 | Req 1.) Earn First Aid merit badge prior to MBU. | 10 | | 25 | 0 |
Mr Dave Bujak MPA, FPEM
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Engineering
| AM-1 | GLE-2129 | #2 & #5 | 10 | | 18 | 0 |
Mr Dan Burnett
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Engineering
| PM-1 | GLE-2129 | #2 & #5 | 10 | | 18 | 1 |
Mr Dan Burnett
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Entrepreneurship
| AM-1 | LOW-1115 | 1, 3, 4 + printed worksheet | 10 | | 10 | 0 |
Mr Alan Reinnagel
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Entrepreneurship
| PM-1 | LOW-1115 | 1, 3, 4 + printed worksheet | 10 | | 9 | 0 |
Mr Alan Reinnagel
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Family Life*
| AM-1 | BOO-1560 | 3,4,5,6b(done before or after), complete worksheet | 12 | | 17 | 0 |
Mrs Jennifer Clancy
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Family Life*
| PM-1 | BOO-1560 | 3,4,5,6b(done before or after), complete worksheet | 12 | | 18 | 0 |
Mrs Jennifer Clancy
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First Aid*
| AM-1 | BOO-1541 | 1, 2d (need to bring your scout book&first aid kit | 10 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Wayne Kip Webster
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First Aid*
| PM-1 | BOO-1541 | 1, 2d (need to bring your scout book&first aid kit | 10 | | 12 | 0 |
Mr Wayne Kip Webster
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Genealogy
| AM-1 | LOW-1135 | 2a; 3, 4b 5, 6 & 7. | 10 | | 18 | 8 |
Ms Carla Lien
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Genealogy
| PM-1 | LOW-1135 | 2a; 3, 4b 5, 6 & 7. | 10 | | 18 | 7 |
Ms Carla Lien
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Geocaching
| AM-1 | GLE-1159 | | 10 | | 10 | 0 |
Mr Anthony Kerr
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Law
| AM-1 | LOW-1105 | 4, 6a and b, 7 and printed worksheet | 10 | | 12 | 1 |
Mrs su Grimes
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Law
| PM-1 | LOW-1105 | 4, 6a and b, 7 and printed worksheet | 10 | | 11 | 2 |
Mrs su Grimes
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Moviemaking
| AM-1 | LOW-3015 | Req 2a and 2b (aim for a 2-minute story) | 13 | | 10 | 0 |
Mr Alexander Vance
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Moviemaking
| PM-1 | LOW-3105 | Req 2a and 2b (aim for a 2-minute story) | 13 | | 10 | 0 |
Mr Alexander Vance
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Personal Fitness*
| AM-1 | BOO-1441 | 1, 6-7 if in organized sport, requirement met | 10 | | 16 | 0 |
Mrs Lisa Drennon
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Personal Fitness*
| PM-1 | BOO-1441 | 1, 6-7 if in organized sport, requirement met | 10 | | 16 | 0 |
Mrs Lisa Drennon
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Pets
| KIOSK | GOS-1305 | ALL prerequisites COMPLETE, easy to read on wrksht | 10 | $1 | 6 | 0 |
Mrs Jean Maynard
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Photography
| AM-1 | LOW-3115 | 4, 5, 7. mail prereqs to kevin@kevinjamesphoto.net | 10 | | 10 | 4 |
Mr Kevin McCoy
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Photography
| PM-1 | LOW-3115 | 4, 5, 7. mail prereqs to kevin@kevinjamesphoto.net | 10 | | 10 | 0 |
Mr Kevin McCoy
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Reading
| KIOSK | GOS-1305 | Drop wrksht in AM, Stop by at lunch or end of day | 10 | $1 | 25 | 0 |
Ms Jane LeBlanc LMHC
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Reptile and Amphibian Study
| PM-1 | GLE-1139 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 8a, 9b | 10 | | 15 | 8 |
Mr Robert Romberg
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Scholarship
| KIOSK | GOS-1305 | Drop wrksht in AM, Stop by at lunch or end of day | 10 | $1 | 25 | 0 |
Ms Jane LeBlanc LMHC
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Sports
| AM-1 | BOO-1420 | Print worksheet, fill all sections with notes/pict | 12 | | 12 | 9 |
Yves Robinson
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Sports
| PM-1 | BOO-1420 | Print worksheet, fill all sections with notes/pict | 12 | | 11 | 4 |
Yves Robinson
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Textile
| PM-1 | LBR-3214 | 6 | 10 | | 10 | 0 |
Christina Ruhland
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Veterinary Medicine
| PM-1 | GLE-1129 | Worksheets with answers 1-5 written | 10 | | 12 | 7 |
Mrs Janelle Yates
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Sponsor Information |
--- Start here for help ---
Most of your questions about payment, start and end times, and where to be are explained beneath the list of badges on this page.
Please read everything we've included in the event description. If you still have questions, contact the Towpath MBU Team by clicking this button.
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Description |
Saturday February 10, 2018 - 8:00am – 4:00pm at Rochester Institute of Technology. Cost: $12 per scout includes pizza for lunch and a commemorative patch.
Doors open & Check-In begins at 8:00 a.m.
Morning Session 9:00 -12:00 p.m. Afternoon Session 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Counselor Check-out 4:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Registration is by troop only – all scouts must register with their unit. If you are a single scout wanting to register, contact us at Towpathmbu@gmail.com for instructions.
A designated unit leader from each troop must register (create an account )with Meritbadge.info to sign up.
Adults from each unit are required and must stay in the building to assist counselors.
SCOUTS SHOULD STAY IN THE DESIGNATED ROOM FOR LUNCH. Registration fee includes two slices of pizza and a drink. Additional slices and drinks will be available at an added cost.
NO CHANGES, CORRECTIONS, OR SUBSTITUTIONS AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2018 |
Counselor Information |
Welcome and thank you for offering your expertise at the 2018 Merit Badge University. We continue to improve our Towpath MBU and are grateful for you volunteering your time. We need additional MB counselors. You can see the current list of offerings at meritbadge.info and at https://www.scoutlander.com/publicsite/unithome.aspx?UID=21043. Please contact us if you are willing to be counsel a MB or two.
There will be a lunch / break room for merit badge counselors. We’ll tell you the room number when you arrive at the registration desk.
Here are some notes that should answer most of your questions: 1) Please wear your Class A uniform (if you have one).
2) Please come to the registration desk between 7:45am and 8:00am in the morning. The registration desk is in the lobby of A300 Auditorium in Gosnell Hall. Park in S lot. This is closest to the Gosnell Building. You will be handed a packet with your room number and class roster(s). Directions for accessing the RIT WiFi will be in there too.
3) Your Room will be open at 8:30am, which is the same time registration opens for all the boys. We highly recommend you be in your rooms no later than 8:00am for the morning session. Public Safety opens the rooms for us. Sometimes, this presents a timing issue. We will do our best to have the rooms open at 8:30am.
4) All rooms should have a projector, but “be prepared” and bring a laptop and a thumb drive. Likewise, you can “be prepared” by having a powerpoint version of your class and a non-powerpoint version of your class. The rooms have white boards. Bring your own markers.
5 The morning session begins at 9:00am and ends at 12:00pm.
6) The afternoon session begins at 1:00pm and ends at 4:00pm.
7) The boys are responsible for their own blue cards – not you.
8) Be sure to allot enough time to sign the blue cards. It is recommended that the very first thing you do is make sure all the boys have the blue cards filled out correctly. This includes your name and contact info as well as the list of requirement numbers for you to initial (suggestion, write this data on the white board).
9) It is highly encouraged that all boys use the worksheets available on the web (meritbadge.org) to write down answers to the requirements. (This makes checking their pre-reqs a lot easier.) Despite our constant reminding, sometimes boys do not bring worksheets (or a writing utensil). It is recommended you bring extra worksheets and extra pens or pencils.
10) The merit badge counselor is responsible for bringing any other supporting material to complete the requirements not listed as a pre-requisite.
11) You are encouraged to bring other adult help or ask a visiting parent to sit in with you (if there’s room). Most of the classes are full and the extra hands to review worksheets will be helpful. People who help review do not need to be merit badge counselors, but only the merit badge counselor is allowed to sign off on the blue cards.
12) Although the goal is to allow every boy the opportunity to complete his blue card by the end of the day, it is OK for to have a partial blue card at the end of the day. The boy can contact you or any other counselor for that merit badge to sign off on the card once the final requirements are completed.
13) Please practice “Leave No Trace” principles and leave the room as you found it.
14) We will have a hospitality room for MB counselors with subs, pizza, and drinks for lunch. |
Unit Sign-up Instructions |
1) Please wear your Class A uniform (if you have one).
2) Remember, please bring at least two adults for every ten boys in your troop. At least one shouldn’t be presenting a merit badge.
3) The registration desk, located in the lobby of A300 Auditorium in Gosnell Hall (Science building), will open between 8:00am and 8:30am. Park in S lot. This is closest to the Gosnell Building.
4) The adult leader for the troop will receive the materials for the troop (not everyone in your Troop has to stand in line at the registration desk). The materials will contain all pre-registration materials, including room assignments. You can find the room assignments on meritbadge.info on your roster.
5) The morning session begins at 9:00am and ends at 12:00 pm.
6) Two slices of pizza and a drink will be provided for lunch to all registered scouts. Adult leaders will have to buy their own. Please bring cash for pizza and drinks. Additional food for leaders and parents is available from Nathan's (soup), Ben and Jerry's (ice cream), and Bytes (snacks). These places accept cash or credit cards. It is important that the scouts stay on site at lunch. If the KIOSK merit badge counselors need to talk to the scouts, they will do so during the lunch period.
7) The afternoon session begins at 1:00pm and ends at 4:00pm.
8) The boys are responsible for their own blue cards – not the merit badge counselors. We will have no extra blue cards at the event, so each troop is responsible for bring extras if needed.
9) Be sure to fill out the blue cards correctly. This includes the name and contact info of the merit badge counselor (which will be given at the start of class) as well as the list of requirement numbers for the Merit Badge Counselor to initial.
10) All boys should use the worksheets available on the web (meritbadge.org) to write down answers to the requirements. (This makes checking their pre-reqs a lot easier.) Also, each boy should bring at least 2 writing utensils.
11) We will ask adult leaders to check on the availability of completed Kiosk Merit Badge blue cards for your troop at lunch.
12) Parents and adult leaders are encouraged to sit in on the merit badge classes (if there is room). Most of the classes are full and the extra hands to review worksheets will be helpful. People who help review do not need to be merit badge counselors, but only the merit badge counselor is allowed to sign off on the blue cards.
13) Although the goal is to allow every boy the opportunity to complete his blue card by the end of the day, it is OK for boys to leave with a partial blue card (except for the Kiosk Merit Badges). After MBU, the boy can contact any counselor for that merit badge (not just the one who taught the class) to sign off on the card once the final requirements are completed.
14) Please practice “Leave No Trace” principles and leave the room as you found it. |
Payment Instructions for the Unit |
Once you have signed up all of your scouts, click the Show & Print Roster button at the top of the page, then Go to File > Print in your Internet Browser.
THIS IS YOUR ORDER FORM AND BILL.
Fax, mail, or hand deliver that form to the scout office by Feb. 6 with your payment to secure your scouts’ selections.
Write checks to: “BSA Towpath District” and mail to Towpath MBU c/o Seneca Waterways Council, 2320 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Rd, Rochester, NY 14623 (be sure to include the scouts' names). |
Directions to the Event |
Open this URL (http://www.rit.edu/maps/) for directions and access to a campus map. When you arrive at the Registration desk, a campus map will be in your registration materials. |
Release Information |
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