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Advancement News Index

[…] Advancement Committee Mechanics: Growing the District Advancement Committee; November/December 2014 Advancement Committee Mechanics: Setting Goals and Making Plans—Time Well Spent (Part 1) June-July 2014 Advancement Committee Mechanics: Venturing Specific Training: Advisors and Committee Members January/February 2015 Advancement Committee Position Descriptions June/July 2012 Advancement Committee Position Descriptions (Camping Committee and Outdoor Program Liaison and Records […]

History

[…] new Learning for Life subsidiary. 1995: The Outdoor Exploring Committee met to consider options of how to better serve older youth interested in the outdoors. February 9, 1998:  Venturing was officially created by the BSA executive board. The old Exploring program was completely reorganized and split into two program categories. All the career-oriented posts were […]

Training Updates

[…] Thursday – Friday. Other weeklong conferences available include:  Advanced District Administration & District Operations 2.  Both trainings are BSA Professional Trainings. KODIAK CHALLENGE DISCONTINUED Julie Dalton, National Venturing Chair and Tom Giugni, Scouting U Chair recently made an announcement that Kodiak Challenge is being discontinued.  “It is being discontinued in favor of utilizing the […]

Advancement and Awards

[…] develop according to a standard. This is the case from the time a member joins and then moves through the programs of Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, and Venturing or Sea Scouts. Experiential learning is the key: Exciting and meaningful activities are offered, and education happens. Learning comes from doing. For example, youth may read about first […]

Activity Planning and Risk Assessment

[…] following exceptions: Law enforcement officers who are required to carry firearms within their jurisdiction Use as part of an official BSA shooting sports program Appropriate hunting in Venturing Some activities considered by youth and leaders are not compatible with the Scouting program. Some have unacceptable risks that have been confirmed by serious or even […]

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.