Boy Scouts of America® Western Massachusetts Council

Merit Badge University

31st Annual Merit Badge University  Presented by Alpha Phi Omega, Kappa Omicron Chapter 

April 1, 2023 and April 22, 2023

 Contact Information:      

MBU Chair: Alicia Bergeron

MBU Email: mbuapoko@gmail.com

Advisor: Mia Santos-Izyk

Cc: santosm028@gmail.com

Where: Herter Hall, UMass Amherst (tentatively)

Times: Check-in begins at 8:30am

First session: 9:00am - 11:30am

Second Session: 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Cost: $5 per person

Lunch: There will be a lunch break between 11:30am - 12:45pm. Scouts can eat at any of the 4 dining halls (Hampshire, Berkshire, Franklin, Worcester) for $6.50. Scouts are also welcome to bring their own food or go to BlueWall.

Classes: Scouts should sign up for a class during each session. Merit Badge classes will be limited due to faculty-student ratios. Badges are offered on a first-come, first-served basis..

Registration*: Will be online through Tentaroo, an online event registration website used by the Western Massachusetts Council. Blue cards will be done online via Tentaroo as well. This will open at midnight on March 14th.

***Registration received via email will NOT be accepted.***

*Please note that registering for a badge at MBU does NOT guarantee its completion. Scouts will need to demonstrate to the counselor that they have completed ALL of the requirements for the badge(s) they are taking. This includes prerequisites (requirements assigned that need to be completed prior to MBU) as well as any homework that is assigned, to be completed between the two session days. If a scout does not complete all requirements for the badge(s) they are signed up for at MBU, they will receive a partial. If they are unable to complete a Merit Badge, they will have to seek out their own counselor to complete the Merit Badge unless otherwise said.