Oil and Gas Engineering MB coming 2016?

[RememberSchiff 3689]

Some of our scout camps have active energy production facilities such as solar arrays and oil wells which under contract with local energy companies. From such a relationaship, Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation in Ohio has partnered with Ohio Gas and Electric and developed a specialty camp program Ohio Gas and Electric Energy Education Program (OOGEEP)

 

"THE POWER PROGRAM: Earn Energy, Engineering and Mining in Society merit Badges during this four day overnight camp at MVSR. Boy Scouts and Venturers will tour the American Electric Power, electrical Generation plant, and the Three Rivers Energy ethanol plant. They’ll visit the gas/oil well site on camp property and explore careers in energy and engineering. With a syllabus co-written by the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) our S.T.E.M. director Kevin Burch promises a fun and educational program."

http://www.muskingumvalleycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/e-blast.pdf

 

Now the interesting part,if news reports can be believed, an Oil and Gas Engineering MB is coming next year.

 

Boy Scouts recently attending a STEM camp at Camp Muskingum successfully completed an innovative oil and gas specific curriculum designed in partnership with the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) and the Muskingum Valley Boy Scout Council. Based on the success of this camp, and through funding provided by Ohio’s oil and gas producers, OOGEEP plans to offer a full oil and gas engineering merit badge at the camp in 2016.

 

The merit badge is already in its third year at Camp Manatoc near Akron. The exciting program introduces scouts to the oil and gas industry through both classroom and field learning. The badge is designed to: showcase how engineering is crucial to Ohio’s oil and gas industry; explain how companies produce energy for Ohio from Ohio; allow scouts to put their engineering knowledge to work building models; give scouts a first hand looking at a working oil and gas well; and introduce engineering career paths available in the industry.

 

“As an Eagle Scout and current engineer working in Ohio, I’m so proud to have watched this program develop and grow,†said Tim McNutt, General Manager of Pipeline Operations for Dominion East Ohio. “Strong science education is so important and this program teaches science and engineering to Scouts who are eager to learn.â€

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http://oogeep.org/2015/08/oil-and-gas-engineering-merit-badge-to-expand-to-camp-muskingum-boy-scout-camp/

http://www.coshoctontribune.com/story/news/local/2015/08/24/local-boy-scouts-offer-oil-gas-merit-badge/32254769/

Edited August 24, 2015 by RememberSchiff

[CalicoPenn 729]

The way I read it, the organization offering these opportunities has been offering a program where Scouts can earn specific merit badges and can earn a special patch from the organization for the past 3 years in Akron and is expanding the program to another Council, and is using the term Merit Badge incorrectly for their special patch, apparently not knowing that the term Merit Badge has specific meaning in the Boy Scouts . 

[vumbi 44]

Gee, I'm sure looking for them to add "Convenience Store Sales" and "Service Sector Work" or maybe "Lawn Care" to the MB quiver. Sheesh.