Our first ever Ojibway District Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) STEM Merit Badge Day is here! This event is for Scouts BSA Scouts ages 14 and older. Face coverings (masks) will be required for all participants. 

Scouts will be able to select one of five merit badges to work on during this inaugural event:

            -Environmental Science

            -Astronomy

            -Electronics

            -Engineering

            -Chemistry

These Merit Badge sessions will be conducted in the morning. Pre-requisites for the Merit Badges can be found under the Attachments section. After the break for lunch, Scouts will have a tour of the campus before closing ceremonies.

We will be using the Virtual Blue Card system used at our Summer Camps as well as our other virtual Merit Badge events. Instructions on how to print these can be found in the Attachments Section.

Due to SVSU guidelines, only Scouts 14 years of age or older may participate in this event, and class sizes are limited to 8 Scouts per class.

Check in will begin at 8:30 am and end at 9:00 am at the South Entrance of Pioneer Hall. Please arrive on time with all required documents completed. The schedule for the event can be found in the Attachments section.

Food and Beverage  
Food will not be provided at the event. All attendees should be prepared to bring their own lunches/water and make accommodations for safe keeping (such as in your backpack).

Required forms  
The following forms are required upon event check-in and cannot be submitted electronically due to the private information enclosed. All forms will be returned back to your pack at the end of the event except for the Unit Checklist and SVSU Visitor Screening Form which must be held on record.  

• All participants (youth and adults) must submit parts A and B of a completed health form  
• Youth Member Release and Waiver of Liability (Covid form)  
• Adult Member Release and Waiver of Liability (Covid form)  
• Supplemental Medical Permission form for any member of the vulnerable class or over 60 years of age signed by a health care provider.  
• Use the Unit Checklist to turn in with your troops’ paperwork
• SVSU Visitor Screening Form (found in Attachments)

These forms can be found at www.MichiganScouting.org/MIScoutingForward